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Does anybody know what this is like? What functions does it have?

Thanks!
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 19:48

dont know


mine never arrived
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 19:49

Really? How long ago did you subscribe?
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 19:53

about 4 years!
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 19:58

Ha ha, same here!
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:01

Marvelous! Not sure I'll bother subscribing then, :-D
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:03

Don't bother with it. They are crap. Get the subscription deal that gives you more issues.

Ok to be fair, If you don't have a watch they are a bonus. For 20 quid you can get a basic timex that is about 50 times better.


Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:05

Thanks very much.

What I really want is a speed/distance monitor, but I can't afford one :-(
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:08

hi, mine arrived yesterday, It has a clock and date function and a light! I'll use the stop watch as its an upgrade from using my mobile. Tis ok. Nothing fancy tho and experienced runners are prob used to better. But its free whatcha expect! Theres no distance monitor from what I can tell.
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:24

Wait 'til it starts beeping and you can't switch it off....
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:37

None of the buttons worked on my watch. Go for the extra-issues deal.
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:38

To be honest, I had one of these years ago but it didn't last very long.

I've also had 2 kit bags which have had much more use. They are also years old (well over 10 and probably nearer 15) but are still in use.
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:56

beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep...


[snigger]
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 20:58

LOL Jj!!

Did think of that post myself....



...not that mine did.
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 21:46

I suscribed and was expecting a watch but it never came



sniff I fancied a new watch and would haev susccribed to anling monthly if I had known it wouldnt come!
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 21:56

i got my watch a few days ago, no complaints, 20 lap timer and alarms etc not great but free and im using it
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 22:09

I like the snazzy new watch and it was the reason I subscribed, now if they could just make it worth my while to unwrap the magazines after they land on my doormat then we'll be cooking with gas.

:)
Posted: 11/07/2006 at 22:49

Got mine a year ago. It said Water resistant 50m, so I wore it canoeing. It filled up with water. I didn't even roll!

Never did work out how to work it.
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 07:56

Feeder,

Have you decided if ure going to go along to any of the training sessions yet with Horwich...having read some of the threads all the sports shops will be empty after your shopping sprees !!!!!!!!!!

If your interested its the third race of the Jubilee series tonight (5 miler).


Posted: 12/07/2006 at 08:22

Well I'm pretty pathetic and 5 miles would kill me at the minute. Where does that race take place, in t'hills or is it a road race?

Think I might go to Argos at lunch and ask for their cheapest possible digital watch with stopwatch. Bet I could pick one up for a fiver to tide me over until I can afford £200+ for a speed and distance monitor.

Bought my first ever copy of Runners World this morning to read on the train. Not bad so far.
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 08:31

like fattyonadiet, I got mine, and I really like it. I used to just use the stopwatch on a digital watch, but it was doing my head in trying to remember my split times, so the 20-lap memory on the RW freebie is absolutely IDEAL for me!

Posted: 12/07/2006 at 11:52

Its a couple of loops around Rivington going past the Yew Tree twice
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 12:04

Sounds good Stuart, but I'm definitly not going to be able to make it tonight. I'd like to come and watch but I have no car at the minute and my other half is away tonight, so maybe another time. Thanks for letting me know though.

Just went out and bought a Casio sports watch (it's in the gear section but has no reviews yet) for only £23. It might be rubbish, but it's worth a try.
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 12:54

Here's me saying that I couldn't run 5 miles and I have just run 4.5 and could have carried on further!

Very proud of myself. I did it in 45 minutes 18 seconds. Is that unbelievably awful or just plain awful?
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 19:22

Nope, that is Known as good!

Sandbagger!
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 20:02

What does sandbagger mean?
Posted: 12/07/2006 at 20:04

i too subscribed and chose the free watch option. I got my first magazine two/three weeks ago. (March 08)

....still waiting for the watch though. By the sounds of it on here I might as well not wait any longer.

Surely this classifies as false advertising? (Maybe I just never read the part in the brochure that said "subject to availability")

Posted: 07/02/2008 at 16:55

For anyone still waiting for their free gift, please contact the people who handle the subscriptions on the following e-mail address:

rodale@subscription.co.uk

To make it easier for them, they recommend you to add the following details in your mail:

Name:

Postcode:

Telephone:

Subscriber Number:

I've just received a mesage from them regrading my gift:

"Thank you for your recent email.

Your gift is currently enroute, I would however advise you to allow up to 28 working days for receipt.

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this may cause."

Better late than never!

Posted: 22/02/2008 at 12:23

I have 3 watches from Runners World ( I can't remember why...something to do with me cancelling my substciption and then renewing again...). That means I have 3 watches that beep at random times through the day and night . What do I use mine for?  Only as a stopwatch I'm afraid. Invariably I lose the miniscule instructions straight away and have never worked out how to even set the correct time or date.
Posted: 22/02/2008 at 23:29

haha

Once mine arrives I'll be sure to post the teeny manual up on here.

3 watches? That's greedy . You should probably look to hand them out to the poor guys on here who never received theirs.

Posted: 22/02/2008 at 23:42

Mine has just arrived. (Nov 08)  Someone asked what features they have. The Manual offers the following features.

7 modes (Time, Alarm. Chronograph. Lap, Recall. Timer. Pacer and Pedometer)AnimationTime display in Hour. Minute and Second. Selectable 12-hour/24-hour formatAuto calendar display in Month, Day and Dale. (2006 - 2099)Hourly Chime. Key tone on/off4 daily alarms6-digits (1/100 second) chronograph with total 100 laps memoryLap recall can show every lap time, total time, best time and average time3 timers: Count-down stop, count-down repeal and count-down upPacer beep, remaining distance and a counter of step are shown in pacer modePedometer beep, exercised distance and a counter of step are shown in pedometer modeEL backlight. (Press S4)

It doesn't look like the watch on the advert, this one is black with 4 red buttons, 2 each side.

I think I'll stick with my Polar RS800... But thanks any way. Oh and it arrived in 7 days

Posted: 21/11/2008 at 17:55

Extreme Muzzy wrote (see)

Wait 'til it starts beeping and you can't switch it off....

LOL - I had a sudden mental image of Danger Mouse running around with a watch going beep beep beep before it exploded!
Posted: 21/11/2008 at 18:06

Hi, just wondering if anyone else has bought ultralieve pro  - I read an article in last years runners world and it's been sold out for months??!!

I got an email update from ultralieve and they sent me an offer to purchase one.  I bought it about 6 weeks ago because my knee really hurts when I train.  I thought it might of been my gait stride but I went to the physio and they told me it was over training and running on concrete - all the pounding has taken it's toll on my knee.

Because I had ultrasound on my knee from the physio - this actually reduced the inflammation and pain so I thought I could save myself some much needed funds.  I was pretty dubious but I had nothing to lose.

 I used it for 4 weeks - twice  a day - once in the morning/evening.  The device (ultralieve pro) actually works - I think I have to eat my words on this occasion.  I'm now trying for the Ironman so my training needs to up to scratch.  If anyone else have bought one, let me know.  I saw this code and it may save you some cash  - awul09 - the site is www.ultralieve.com

I did read a review in athletics weeklly about it so it can't be bad I think

Posted: 02/12/2009 at 20:07

Oh how kind of you to post that. I must go check it out....

NOT!!! Spamming not welcome on the forum.

Can you use Utralieve with fur coughs? 

Posted: 02/12/2009 at 20:11

Thanks, SB..think I'll check it out as I can't seem to shake off this niggling pain in my foot, and then put it on the Christmas list
Posted: 02/12/2009 at 20:30