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Wanted!

July 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have spent most of the night looking for a runners watch and I’m not having any luck finding even one that has all the stuff that I want included in it.

Here are all the options that I need in a running watch, or a watch to run with if you please. I have arranged them in no particular order but I did organize them in a nifty bullet point fashion, cuz if makes me feel all grown up and shit.

  • It must tell time (its a fucking watch for Christ sakes)
  • Stopwatch
  • Digital – LCD – (I’ll have none of that second hand bullshit)
  • Water PROOF Up to 100 feet
  • Heart rate monitor with ECG accuracy
  • Keeps track of Average heart rate, min. and max heart rate
  • Keeps track of exercise time
  • Target heart rate zone
  • Keeps track of Calories burned
  • Pedometer
  • Count down Timer
  • Records Time in Target Zone
  • Elapsed Exercise Time
  • Heart rate transmitter MUST be located in the watch (wrist) I’m not wearing one of those stupid straps around my chest
  • One language ENGLISH
  • Lap counter
  • 24 hour clock
  • CHEAP!
  • Black
  • Lighted display

Let me know if you use or have any idea where I can find a running watch with all or most of these options. One thing I do NOT want is a GPS. If I wanted a GPS I would have went straight to one of the 5 billion, ok, there’s like 7 but that is still a lot,  Garmin Forerunner watches. Besides their CHEAPEST is 200 bucks!! Plus have you seen them? THERE HUGE!!! (insert joke here) It would be like running with a laptop on you arm.

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Tags: Fitness · Weight Loss

2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 meesha.v // Jul 9, 2008 at 10:32 pm

    I didn’t bother to read all of your requirements, here is one from Costco.

  • 2 SkinnyJoe // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    What you want doesn’t exist.
    For the heart rate features you want, and accurate pulse measurement, you have to use on eof those stupid straps.
    If you don’t want to wear the GPS receiver on your back, take a look at the Timex Ironman watches that put the GPS electronics on a strap on your bicep.
    None of those will fit your ‘cheap’ requirement unless you can steal it or find it used.
    AnyCrap-
    While we’re at it, lets also ask for it to have a built in MP3 player, a bluetooth phone headset, give turn by turn directions on a preprogrammed route and voice activated Twittering.
    With matching sunglasses.

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