Timex ® IRONMAN® GLOBAL TRAINER GPS :: Get pace, speed, distance and moreall on your wrist. The Ironman® Global Trainer GPS is easy to use for those who want a simple speed and distance product. But also fully customizable for multisport athletes that require a high-performance training tool. Customizable displays show up to four windows of information. Advanced online training log software analyzes data across several dimensions. The only GPS-enabled watch worthy of the Timex® Ironman® name.
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2010-08-31By M. Mellang (Indiana)
I'm sending this watch back for several reasons. Here they are:
1. GPS Accuracy - It's not that great. When I run on the track I always run in the outside lane. However, this watch has me anywhere from the soccer goals in the infield to the street beyond the bleachers. When I'm running through town, there are times it's half a block off. From the map created with the GPS data, I couldn't tell if I was running on the street or in an alley. I don't expect a GPS watch to pinpoint my location exactly, but this was totally unacceptable.
Also, it takes forever to acquire a signal. Sometimes I'll be in my front yard for 5 minutes waiting for a signal. It's frustrating to be ready to run & have to wait. Once it locks on though, it doesn't drop it.
2. The Software - You must use this watch with TrainingPeaks ([...]) software. It's OK, but there are tons of other options out there. Being tied to one vendor is a recipe for disaster. TrainingPeaks is OK, but the really good stuff requires a paid membership. Not cool Timex.
3. It only records data every 2 seconds. Garmin watches record every second.
4. The elevation feature is a joke. There's a 5k route I take around town. I start/stop at my house, so the elevation gain/loss should be even. Nope, not according to Timex. Sometimes I gain hundreds of feet, sometimes I lose hundreds of feet. It's never the same, or even close.
5. Can't use a Garmin Foot Pod with it. No treadmill running during the winter.
Some good things...
I have a feeling a lot of this will be fixed in firmware updates (I'm running the latest firmware), but I'm not going to suffer through it. The watch it very sturdy; I never worried about hurting it. Also, it's more customizable then any watch I've ever used. - great for the geek in me.
Perhaps in 6 months or a year this watch will kick ass. However, as for right now, I ordered a Garmin Forerunner 310XT Waterproof Running GPS With USB ANT Stick.
2010-08-16By I. Izet (SF Bay Area)
Hello Gents,
Had this baby for 3 months now(yep!) and can't be happier: we are on a vacation, swim everyday in the sea and can track my mileage. Battery life acceptable, couldn't use the web based map function yet, but I totally love it!! Have all the Pathfinders, Citizens, and a few Ulysse Nardins, but this has been my favorite beater this trip, plus I amaze the local fishermen on any remote island I care to swim.
Cheers,
S/F Bob
PS: only gripe, sometimes lost the signal in the middle of the sea. Maybe is in the manuals, but who has the timex?
