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| Better [[Heart Rate Monitor]]ing than Garmin
| {{Polar RC3 GPS with HRM}} $260
| {{Polar RC3 GPS with without HRM}} $200
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| {{MotoactvPolar RC3 GPS}}| Water resistant with careLimited (IPX7)
| No
| Yes
| LimitedYes (but painful)| Poor Fair (3-6hr13hr)
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| Fair (8hr)
| No
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| Water resistant with care
| No
| Yes
| Limited
| Poor (3-6hr)
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=Recommended=
This section covers the watches I'd recommend.
==The best value - Garmin 310XT==
* The biggest flaw in the RC3 GPS is that it's not quite as good as the cheaper Garmin 310XT.
* It's much harder to get your data from a Polar device to the various training software that's available. Often you have to convert the files from the Polar format to TCX, and the best tool I've found is [[https://jmelhus.com/index.php/tcxcreator/| TcxCreator]].
* It's only waterproof to [http://www8.garmin.com/footnotes/IEC_60529_IPX7.html IPX7], which 3'/1m for 30 minutes. It might be showerproof, but not much more than that.
==If you need Heart Rate Variability – Polar RS800CX==