Fast forward to this training season. In my running group the majority of the people have some sort of GPS watch and all I had was an app on my phone that only sometime worked. The app would randomly say I was on mile 7 when I had barely done 3, or I would keep it in the pocket of my water belt and have to slow down to see what my pace was <--defeating the purpose. So I looked at several watches online with different brands and models to determine which one I wanted. All of them were $150+ and I didn't want to spend that much on one. I only needed to know the distance, time, and pace so I didn't need a super fancy one (like one with a heart rate monitor).
I heard that Nike had some sort of sports band that you could wear a chip in your shoe and it was only about $60. I saw one at Luke's Locker but when I read about it online it had mixed reviews. I didn't research it very well so it might be a great tool and it has a terrific price point if you don't need tons of options.
I kind of forgot about it for awhile then I remembered Andrea still had hers and I thought I might be able to purchase hers since she never uses it. I emailed her and asked if I could buy it from her if she wasn't using it and she said yes! A friend of hers was borrowing it, but I could buy it for $30 when she got it back from her.
It's an older model and it's really big on my wrist, but I don't care! I am happy to pay $30 for a cheaper version of the same thing. I am a simple girl.
I love my new watch!! I honestly do not think I would have gotten my two new PR's this past weekend without my new watch. I could tell my pace the entire time and knew when I needed to step it up to have the sort of finish I wanted. It has absolutely helped me with my training.
What GPS watch do you use? How did you decide?
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