Best Running Watch-table

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Review

Rating for

casual runners

Rating for

marathon runners

Rating for

ultrarunners

Recommendation Reason

With Heart Rate Monitor

Without Heart Rate Monitor

GPS Accuracy Weight (oz) Size (CM3)

Waterproofing

Pace from FootPod Heart Rate Monitor Cadence Data Upload Battery Life (hr) Altimeter Navigation Training Effect Heart Rate Variability GPS Pre-cache
Garmin 620 Review 5 4 2 Small and feature packed Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!

But you need the HRM for many of the features.)

6.5 1.5 20 Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod/HRM (+Alert) Yes 10 No No Yes Record only Yes
Garmin 310XT Review 4 5 5 The best value for money. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 5.9 2.5 63 Good (50m) Yes Yes Footpod Yes 20 No Map of current route No No No
Garmin 610 Review 4 5 2 Smaller than the 310XT/910XT recommendations. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 6.4 2.5 41 Fair (IPX7) Yes Yes Footpod (+Alert) Yes 8 No Back to start Yes Record only No
Garmin 910XT Review 4 5 5 A better but more expensive version of the 310XT. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 6.8 2.5 49 Good (50m) Yes Yes Footpod Yes 20 Yes Map of current route Yes Record only No
Suunto Ambit2 R Review 4 4 4 A good watch at a reasonable price. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 5.8 2.5 30 Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Limited 8 No Back to start map Yes Record only Yes
Polar V800 Review 4 4 4 Great accuracy, but pricy Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 7.6 2.8 31 Good (30m) No Yes Footpod Limited 13 Yes Back to start Yes Display Predictive, not cached
Motorola Motoactv Review 3 2 1 If you can live with the flaws, it's brilliant.

(Discontinued, so only buy if it's under $150).

Not available as a package Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 1.2 20 Poor (IPX7 with seals in place) No Yes Footpod (+Alert) Limited 6 No Full color maps No No No
TomTom Cardio Runner Review 3 3 2 Heart Rate monitoring without the chest strap Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Separate HR strap not needed 5.0 2.2 30 Good (50m) No Yes (optical) Internal/Footpod Yes 8 No No No No Yes
Polar RC3 GPS Review 2 2 2 Better Heart Rate Monitoring than Garmin. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 5.1 2 29 Poor (IPX7 with seals in place) No Yes Footpod Yes (but painful) 13 No No No No No
Soleus 1.0 Review 1 1 1 Remarkably cheap, but limited. Not supported Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 2 28 Good (30m) No No No No 8 No No No No No
Garmin Fenix 2 Review 1 1 3 The most features, but mediocre GPS Accuracy. Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 4.7 3.2 32 Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod/HRM Yes 15 Yes Map of current route Yes No Yes
Garmin 10 Review 0 0 0 Small and cheap, but appalling GPS Accuracy

and there are better watches for not much more.

Not supported Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! 4.1 1.3 33 Good (50m) No No No Yes 5 No No No No No