well priced.Contact www.timex.comOakley D1 £129 Features 100-lap memory; three alarms; three-zone countdown timerPros Clear displays; two-deck stopwatch; sturdy lightweight strapCons ExpensiveThis is a very modern execution of a traditional

When Runner's World readers were asked to list their essential kit last year, heart-rate monitors came out on top. Unfortunately for the female runner, using a heart-rate monitor is usually an uncomfortable experience, requiring 10 minutes before

(2GB), £179 (4GB) Weight 44gEstimated battery life 14 hoursThe iPod Nano looks great, sounds great and, in its 4GB guise, holds up to 1,000 songs. It's intuitive to use - even the most technophobic runner out there will have little trouble

to at least 10mph (even if you’re not a fast runner, you’ll need this for sprint intervals), and a decent warranty length.Home models have certainly come on since the last time RW looked at them, two years ago. For a reasonable outlay of £1,000- £2

though, it does the basics well enough.Contact www.timex.comTimex BodyLink Trail Runner £180 Tested by Big KevFeatures Simultaneous display of heart rate and speed distance, 2 linked interval timers, latitude, longitude and altitude, navigation

as accurate an investment.Polar RS200SD - £155The RS200SD is easier to set up and use than Polar's more expensive monitors. In theory, you can lace the footpod on to your shoe, head out for a run and expect 97 per cent accuracy. Most runners, though

waymark routes so you don’t become lost; you can program and store interval sessions on the watch; store 1,000 laps worth of data; and download your runs to your PC and overlay them on mapping websites. The HRM information can be downloaded onto your PC

-song capacity model). Then you’ll need a Nike+ Sport Kit at £19 – that consists of the motion sensor footpod for your shoe (an oval ‘button’ 35mm long and 7mm thick) and a little plastic receiver that plugs into the bottom of your iPod Nano (about

attracted more than 700,000 women to more than 200 events, and raised more than £50 million for research into cancer. Cancer Research UK has also launched a successful 10K programme and continues to work closely with teams of runners and fundraisers at major

-mounted GPS unit, giving accurate altitude measurements and ascent and descent rates. Data can be reviewed on the watch, though you’ll need to purchase a separate Data Recorder 2 (£60) to download it on to your computer. On the downside, it took about 10