Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size Reviews
Posted on Jan 16, 2010 with Comments 5
Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size
- Preset your Desired Heart Rate Target Zone to One of Six Ranges, Review Workout Average and Peak Heart Rate
- 10-Workout Memory automatically saves latest workout, Lock past workouts, Review Time-In-Zone and Calories Burned
- 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits, 50-lap memory per workout with average heart rate per lap,
- 5-Segment Interval Timer with Training Zones, 2-mode countdown timer, 3 Alarms with 5-minute backup, INDIGLO night-light with NIGHT-MODE feature
- Owner-Replaceable Battery; Data Xchanger USB compatible; water resistant to 100m
The Race Trainer digital heart rate monitor includes a linked interval timer with training zones that acts like a personal coach. This 10-workout memory HRM can be upgraded to work with a Timex on-line training log powered by TrainingPeaks . Wear your heart rate monitor to . . . Track your activity level…Maintain a healthy lifestyle…Intensify your workouts. The lightweight Digital Heart Rate Sensor features an adjustable elastic strap and a replaceable battery.
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(out of 18 reviews)
List Price: $ 149.95
Price: $ 113.92
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Review by Wiley for Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size
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The watch has “Triathlon” below the Ironman label, and the manual states it is a triathlon training tool. However, this monitor will not work while swimming. It is an excellent tool for cycling and running, and the review mode is very helpful in recording workout information. I called Timex when the heart rate monitor failed to function in the pool after re-reading the manual to see if the problem could be pilot error. Instead, Timex warranty personnel told me the watch did not work while swimming and was not intended to and there was nothing they could do about the problem. (Not very courteous in providing that information as well.) He also added none of the monitors will work in water. This is incorrect as Polar monitors work quite well while swimming. At the advertised price on Amazon, this is a very good value, and if you don’t need it for swimming, it is very good. I bought the monitor specifically for cycling and swimming, and I still considered keeping it because the other features of the watch are excellent.
Review by uncle-buck for Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size
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4-30-2010 Update: Had an issue with irregular heart rate readings after six weeks of use. Called the Timex support center and reached a very nice woman. She suggested replacing the battery in the chest strap since there’s no way to know how long the unit I purchased had been sitting on the shelf. Even offered to send a new chest strap if the battery replacement didn’t fix the issue. Fortunately, it did.
The more I use this, the better I like it.
I used Polar F6 heart rate monitors for four years. The Timex IronMan Race Trainer is superior in several ways. It has more features. It is more comfortable to wear. And most importantly, the heart rate readings are much more accurate and consistent.
Takes a little time to set it up and learn how to use it – and it’s worth it. The print in the manual that comes with the product is small, so I recommend downloading and printing the manual from the Timex website.
All in all, this is an excellent product and a good value.
Review by Daniel Badilla for Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size
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The watch is great, it has all you need for your monitored training. The 12 workout memory is enough for two or three sessions so you don’t have to worry about losing your workout data before sending it to your coach. The only thing I would have liked to be able to do that I can’t is to set all the workout zones manually, but that’s minor.
Review by D. Karkut for Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size
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I agree with the comments from the other raters, and I generally like the watch. In my first review of the watch, I had 2 important criticisms, and at least one has been addressed. So, an edited review…
After my review which criticised the difficulty of turning the out-of-zone heart rate warning on and off, I emailed Timex, too. I soon got a reply from that explained how to turn it off and on easily – by holding down one button for a few seconds. Yes, it also explains it in the manual, which I did not read fully. So, my bad.
The second quibble was that the monitor dis not report accurately at the start of a run, and Timex just said to use electrode gel – whatever, I’m not doing that. It does seem correct when I just put the monitor on my chest; however, I get too-high readings (135% max heart rate, e.g,) until about 5-10 minutes into the run. I’d say it’s because that’s how long it takes for the contact/sweat to give good readings, but if that’s the reason, why the correct readings before the run starts?
Review by Michael D. Weaver for Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size
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I’ve always used Ironman watches for training in the past but never the haeart monitor. I have polar heart monitors I used for cycling… this will replace my polar watch. I love all the classic Ironman features combined witht he heart monitor features! A+