really what i need is a watch (ideally) or heartrate monitor that will alert me when i am over a certain heart rate while i'm running.

options so far are:
Garmin 235
Garmin vivoactive 3
Apple Watch 3 (no LTE).

I play some golf so the vivoactive is tempting but i have a laser sight to get an accurate distance. I'm not sure how much i'll get into the other activities and really start tracking EVERYTHING i do. really want a watch that will monitor the heart rate; notify me if i'm too high; and look cool.

Any MAF'rs welcome to offer any other advice that i might need before i get started.

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Posted by tke_swamprat

Houma, LA

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 11/3/17 at 4:45 pm to drexyl

I have a Garmin 225. I like it. The 235 is nice!

Depends if you think you’ll get into triathlons. Then you can get a 920 or one of the 700’s

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Posted by 3nOut

Central Texas, TX

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 11/3/17 at 5:35 pm to drexyl

quote:
Garmin 235
Garmin vivoactive 3
Apple Watch 3 (no LTE).

if it's of any interest.... DC rainmaker's strava posted a garmin 935, VA3, samsung gear, and apple watch all tracking the same run. Garmin's were pretty dead on. apple was .2 off and samsung was 1.46 miles off.

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Posted by rds dc

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 11/3/17 at 6:56 pm to drexyl

I used the Garmin with chest strap heart rate monitor. Just be patient, MAF training can get frustrating at times, esp. if you are used to training at higher intensities.

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Posted by drexyl

Mingovia

Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 11/3/17 at 9:08 pm to rds dc

I have no ego when it comes to running so hopefully that will help with the frustration. I do a lot of boot camp stuff with some running but I'm looking at doing some long distance relay races with some buddies. I'm in good shape strength wise and weight wise but cardio endurance is the weakest part of my game. A few of the guys I work out with started with MAF a few months ago and have seen some pretty good results.

Leaning toward the Garmin 235.

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Posted by rds dc

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 11/5/17 at 10:53 am to drexyl

quote:
I have no ego when it comes to running so hopefully that will help with the frustration. I do a lot of boot camp stuff with some running but I'm looking at doing some long distance relay races with some buddies. I'm in good shape strength wise and weight wise but cardio endurance is the weakest part of my game. A few of the guys I work out with started with MAF a few months ago and have seen some pretty good results.

It is great for base building if you follow the plan. That means doing the warm up and cool down portions of the run. It takes a lot of time but I was impressed with the results.

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