, taking just a couple of minutes to locate and hold reception.The Garmin 305 was such a successful piece of kit, it was hard to see how it could be improved on, but the 405 seems to have the edge in every respect. Release date: End of AprilPrice: RRP

Last month we announced that we had 14 all-new Garmin Forerunner speed and distance monitors to give away. With over 12,500 entries this was one of our biggest ever competitions. Without further delay here are the winners*:Forerunner 205 Hannah

We're delighted to announce the winners of our Garmin Forerunner competition!We offered three all-new Garmin Forerunner 205s and 305s to the RW members who posted the most helpful reviews of their existing heart rate monitor or speed & distance

Functionality 8 Accuracy 8 Value for money 8 Added Features 6 TOTAL 39Suunto X10, £350 Contact www.suunto.comOne of the most expensive devices on test but worth the investment if you're a competitive mountain/fell runner, or even just a gadget fiend. Packed

information to be useful for runners who simply fancy giving heart-rate monitoring a go. It has a simple stopwatch – start, stop and no lap function – but you can keep a check on your current heart rate, your maximum and your average

You have to pity race organisers. They go to great pains to have someone ride round their course measuring it with a Jones-Oerth counter, then 200 runners turn up wearing wrist-mounted GPS computers and claim the route is 300 metres too long. Speed

. Speed and distance monitors are the hottest area of running equipment with a new launch seemingly every couple of months. If you’re thinking of splashing out on one, here are three of the latest additions.Garmin Forerunner 201 – £160Although it is based

some super reviews of his Polar F11 heart rate monitor and Garmin 205).AlfaMale, also writing about the New Balance 1050, mainly in comparison with his Asics 2100s.Giving a female perspective, Thalita Vergilio writes warmly of the modestly priced Asics

The Nike+ receiver fits into the bottom of a standard iPod NanoNike – along with Apple - have just put on a sprint in the race to make the sexiest running gadget yet. The ‘Nike+’ kit turns Apple’s sleek iPod Nano MP3 player into a speed and distance

If you want to know exactly how far, and fast, you've run, then a speed-and-distance monitoring (SDM) watch is an essential piece of kit. Timex, Garmin and Navman produce SDMs that use satellites to trace your steps. They're pretty good, but if you