My first run with a running watch as opposed to Runkeeper....photo & stats.

[richardvc]

I treated myself to a TomTom Runner Cardio as a present for graduating after a failed attempt with an old Garmin.

It turned up a day early which meant I could take it out on this morning's run.

Today I cranked it up to 36 minutes for the first time and just wanted to maintain a constant pace and enjoy the moment.

I felt I ran really well, consistently and included two tough hills to start and finish with.

The watch was truly awesome which uploaded seamlessly onto Tomtom's MySports website and my phone - I have made it sync to RunKeeper which I then post on Facebook as a means of motivation.

The watch itself which was very comfortable and no problem wearing whatsoever.

I loved the fact that I could see my stats on the move and how far I had gone etc

The picture is my stats that I have photographed straight off the TomTom website (because I couldn't remember how to take a screen shot) and was just pure running. I have not included my warm up or warm down walk.

I hope you find this interesting and any comments, advice or questions would be welcomed.

Richard

[poppypug Graduate]

That looks really good Richard ! Clear, concise information even a total numpty like me can understand that

Plus its made you go a lot faster too hasn't it so I reckon yes you have got a excellent piece of running kit there

Well done, looks like you had a really good run

Have fun ! xxx

[richardvc Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Christine

Have you looked on Amazon as they have reduced some of the Garmins. The forerunner 10 was something like £65ish if I remember.

[poppypug Graduate in reply to richardvc]

Cheers Richard

Yes theres sometimes really good deals to be had on the Garmins

I will keep an eye out when I get paid, thanks for the heads up xxx

[Noaky12 Graduate]

Wow thats some speedy pace there Richard. Nice one ☺

[Steve_L Graduate]

Decent pace, Richard. Well done.

[rich_wolves Graduate]

Looks great , i use my iphone but its annoying having to mess with the lock screen and try and read it whilst running. I want one !

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

That looks familiar

I bought a TomTom Cardio Runner back in August - the biggest selling point for me was the built-in heart rate monitor so no chest-strap required. It's nearest competitor is the Garmin 225, but it's significantly more expensive.

It's a great watch and I highly recommend it

[ju-ju- Graduate]

Good going, doing well there....