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How To Choose A Running Watch
By Sean Fishpool on 08/08/2002 10:42:37
Should you spend £30 or £130 on a running watch? And what's a countdown timer anyway? Here's all you need to know
The kind of watch you need depends on the kind of runner you are. If you never race, never do speed sessions and all your runs are leisurely lopes, you don’t even need a watch. But most of us – whether we run a mile in 12 minutes or five – like
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Treadmills: Features that matter
By Sean Fishpool on 08/07/2000 11:32:19
From speed to safety...
to simulate varying pace and terrain. Typically, you key in how long you want the session to be (and sometimes the starting speed), and the treadmill does the rest. Programme choices often include speedwork repetitions, hill repetitions, heart
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Six Running Watches (under £100)
By on 08/02/2010 17:21:27
You don't have to break the bank to train smarter. We test six of the best running watches for under £100
Sports timepieces have come a long way since the digital stopwatches of the early 1980s. Top-of-the-range speed and distance models are not within everybody's price range, so what are the features you should look for in a mid-range version
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RW Treadmill Test
By Runner's World on 02/02/2007 11:51:24
RW tests products from Bowflex, LifeFitness, NordicTrack, ProForm, Tunturi and Vision Fitness
, and comes with eight preset programmes. A useful feature was that you could store four different user profiles and track your sessions. Also impressive was the Position Speed Control mode – the speed of the belt changes in relation to where you are, so
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RW's Running Watches Test
By Rob Spedding on 08/07/2002 10:32:47
8 good running watches reviewed
, with beeps in between. And there’s also a pace calculator, which will indicate your average pace for the session once the distance of your run is entered. (A cheaper, more limited, 50-lap Triax Speed is also available, £84.99.)Pros Memory, biggest digits
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RW Heart Rate Monitor Test
By Runner's World on 29/08/2006 12:16:15
RW tests products from Polar, Suunto, Garmin and Lloydspharmacy
-up to set a heart-rate target zone for that session and a fitness test which predicts your VO2 max. It also lets you record detailed heart-rate information for each rep you run, or every split in a race, providing you with your maximum and average heart rate
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Heart Rate Monitors - The Basics
By David Mitchell on 20/10/2008 10:49:53
Do you need a £360 heart rate monitor - or will £30 be enough? Here's how to buy a versatile training ally
of controlling the rest periods in a speed session). Some recovery functions are more sophisticated than others. %max Your current heart rate as a percentage of your maximum. It’s usually shown as a small figure in the corner of the screen. The monitor either
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RW's Treadmills Reviews
By Sean Fishpool on 08/07/2000 11:23:51
11 treadmills tested
running and dont have complex interval sessions as a high priority; also if you dont need to go above six-minute miling.Contact: 0115-981 6500; www.cvfitness.comProform 570 £800Defining features No programmes; sliding speed control; 10mph; 40x127cm; 0
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RW Test: Speed and distance monitors
By Runner's World on 04/12/2008 08:27:21
RW tests adidas miCoach, Suunto X10, Oregon Scientific SE300, Timex Bodylink Ironman Triathlon, Polar RS800CX, Garmin Forerunner 405, Nike+ iPod Touch
Being able to see how fast and how far you're going while you're running is one of the best ways to get the most out of your training and keep motivation levels high. Speed and distance monitors come in different shapes, sizes, prices and levels
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RW Test: Home Treadmills
By Kerry McCarthy on 08/01/2010 11:10:05
Keep your training on track through winter with our guide to home treadmills
sessions: aim to run your longer intervals (three to eight minutes) just shy of your 10K pace, and your shorter efforts (one to three minutes) closer to your 5K pace. Indoor running means wind drag doesn't slow you down as it would outside, so your
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