Which Sports Watch?

[RSDonovan]

Hi!

I would like to buy a Sports Watch for my daughter for her birthday. She is a keen runner who has twice completed the Brighton Marathon, and now, after giving birth in November, is getting back into practice.

I know nothing about running but I am a keen GPS user, so I can sort of guess what they do.

- Keep a record of courses run, speeds attained, with split speeds (spoken?)
- Are able to upload courses run (preferably with Bluetooth)
- Download courses to retrace
- Offer coaching, preferably verbal, such as "You are on course for a personal best"
- Heartrate monitor, preferably on-wrist sensor rather than additional sensor

Anything I've forgotten would be a bonus!

Price not a problem, but needs to be sturdy, waterproof, long battery life.

All help gratefully received!

Thanks in advance,

Richard

[bhg481]

I know some people like to give surprise presents but, in a case like this, I would ask your daughter which she would like best. If you buy her the "wrong" one she's stuck with it; she can't swap it as it's a present and buying herself the "right" one just wastes your present. Why not ask her which one she would like and then buy a small surprise present as well to give her on the day.

[Zacs-Master]

You probably need to be careful about which mobile phones they sync with too.