Timex Ironman Road Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Plum/Silver, Mid Size

by Timex

• Digital heart rate monitor watch built for multi-sport athletes seeking to track training, maintain target heart rate, and improve over time
• Indiglo night-light with Night-Mode; 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits; 50-lap memory with average heart rate per lap; 100-hour, 20-mode countdown timer
• Target heart rate zone with alarm notification when you're not above or below zone; digital transmission protects data from cross-talk and electronic interference
• User-replaceable battery in heart rate sensor with 3.5-year battery life; includes chest strap monitor
• Includes limited one-year manufacturer's warranty

Product Description

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The Timex Ironman Road Trainer digital heart rate monitor watch is custom-built for multi-sport athletes seeking to track their training, maintain a target heart rate, and improve over time. An essential training companion that also makes a bold style statement, the Road Trainer series offers wireless performance and comfort in a next-generation design. This innovative tool is designed for elite-level fitness enthusiasts and aspiring weekend warriors alike, helping them meet their exercise goals.

Features

• Indiglo night-light with Night-Mode
• 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
• 50-lap memory with average heart rate per lap
• 100-hour, 20-mode countdown timer
• Alarm with five-minute backup
• Water resistant to 100 meters
• Target heart rate zone with alarm notification when you're not above or below zone
• Average heart rate for your workout and for each lap
• Time in zone and percent of maximum heart rate display
• Automatically sets your five heart rate training zones; one manual zone
• Recovery heart rate timer measures heart rate after timed recovery
• Digital transmission protects data from cross-talk and electronic interference
• Data Recorder 2 and Data Recorder compatible
• User-replaceable battery in heart rate sensor
• 3.5-year battery life
• Includes chest strap monitor

Warranty
This Timex watch includes a limited one-year manufacturer's warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

About Timex
With a history that traces back to the 1850s, Timex Corporation is the nation's leading watch manufacturer. The company is known for its diverse and wide-ranging line of affordably-priced watches, with styles and designs made for everywhere from the locker room to the board room.

Product Description

The Road Trainer digital heart rate monitor with 50-lap memory chronograph eliminates cross-talk. It is perfect for the multi-sport enthusiast who works out harder and longer at the gym or on the road. 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.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 3 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• ASIN: B001GWUE02
• Item model number: T5K213
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

99 of 101 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great when they work, quality control issues though March 25, 2011

By J. S. Carr

After much research I decided that using a heart monitor could really add a lot to your workout.

Researching the available options I basically found 3 categories / units worth pursuing. The first is Omron's heart rate monitor, which people seem to love as an inexpensive monitor but the rate transmission is not encoded so two of them can't be used in close quarters. My wife and I are doing P90 so that ruled those out. There's also a category of very nice units with GPS features and other goodies that were way beyond our needs so I wasn't keen on paying that premium. The third is any of the Timex. There are a lot of listings for Timex HRM's and the differences are mostly asthetic (with the exception of whether it has lap capability or it can show where your current rate falls in the desired range graphically).

My wife picked this watch / HRM and I picked one with a men's look. Their use is exactly the same though, and the straps are identical. Per other reviewer's advice I ordered a tube of Spectra electrode gel at the same time.

At first all was well for both of us. Just goop up the strap, it fits comfortably across the chest, hit 1 button on the watch and it started giving a rate. Setting a target range on the watch was pretty easy. You hold down the "Heart Rate" button to turn the rate alarm off and on quickly and easily which is really nice to activate it once you're warmed up so it's not beeping at you constantly while you're starting your workout. If you use the chrono feature the watch keeps track of averages, calories burned, etc on its own. It is even easy to get averages for each lap, so in my case I could hit the lap button between phases of the workout to get insight into each individually in addition to the overall info....

After a couple weeks my wife's continued to work well but my monitor started giving me weird readings and not wanting to sync up to start. I tried using more goop, less goop, played with exact placement, using water, but all to no avail. Then I figured the battery must have been half dead already so I replaced that. Still no joy. In an effort to isolate the problem my wife and I swapped chest straps for 1 workout. With her identical Timex chest strap I got readings *immediately* and it gave very accurate readings, but with my chest strap she couldn't get accurate readings. I don't know what the chances are the "new" battery could have been dead so I tried swapping out the batteries. Same thing.

Keep in mind we have two chest straps we are using at the house in identical conditions, used the same way, cleaned the same way, etc. I'd always heard that if electronics lasted 10 hours they'd last 1,000 hours but there's something else going on with these chest straps.

I do like the HRM system so I'm going to give it 3 stars but given the prevalence of other reviewers who report difficulties I don't think my experience represents a tiny rate of failure that can't be avoided but instead a design flaw that makes the Timex chest straps unreliable even when used carefully and cleaned after every use.

If you're not looking to spend $150+ on an HRM and need something nicer than the Omron I would say to order this anyway, from Amazon anyway, but save the box because it's likely you'll need it to exchange for a new one. Thankfully Amazon is all aces about returns / exchanges. If you're considering buying from a source that might be less accommodating about returns then I would say stay away because you will probably not get your money's worth. Read more ›

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch & heartrate monitor February 21, 2010

By MD

I have now had this watch for 6 months and it is really fantastic. The heart rate monitor works very well and it is very comfortable to wear. I debated if I wanted to get a heart rate monitor watch with a chest strap and I am really glad that I did. It is very accurate and so easy to use. Also, I have a very small wrist and it is very comfortable. Lastly - I did a lot of research and found you can change the battery on the chest strap yourself, I haven't had to yet, but am glad I have that option.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great HRM! June 26, 2011

By Running mom

I researched a lot of HRM before deciding on this particular model. I am very happy with my purchase and highly recommend this watch to others.

I am an individual who excercises 4-5 days/week for health and weight management. I was interested in seeing how my different workouts (running, spinning, weight/cardio classes, etc...) compared as far as my exertion/heart rate and the number of calories burned.

This HRM is easy to set up (although the instruction manual could be a little clearer and in a better order) and easy to use once you have it set with your maximum heart rate and other options. I am a petite female (5ft. 2in. approximately 110 lbs) and I have to wear the watch on the tightest setting. The chest strap fits great. I don't even realize I have the chest strap on and it fits easily under a sports bra for a comfortable fit. The face of the watch is a good size (I wouldn't want it any bigger for my size wrist)---the screen is easy to read and it is easy to toggle between settings. I know other reviewers mentioned it being easy to hit a button by mistake but I haven't had that problem. The calories burned and the heart rate monitor seem accurate and I haven't had any problems with interference from gym equipment or other HRMs. One of the selling points for me to purchase Timex was that I could change the batteries myself or take it to a local battery retailer and have them do it. I know other manufacturers (Polar for example) have you send your watch in for battery replacement.

Overall, I love my watch so far and it has become an asset to my workouts. I would highly recommend this watch to others.

On a side note, the first HRM that was shipped to me was defective. Amazon was wonderful and easy to work with on an exchange/return!

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic training tool! April 22, 2010

By Jessica

Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this HR monitor watch not only so that I could get an idea of where I was during running, but also so that I could improve my conditioning during my runs. The chest strap is comfortable & stays in place (ladies should wear under your bra). The watch has a lot of features, some of which I haven't tried yet. I love the indiglo feature, perfect for those pre-dawn runs! It's definitely helped me improve my pace!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Ladies Heart Rate Monitor May 24, 2010

By Marji

I really like this heart rate monitor although I do have to agree with a few of the other comments concerning calories burned, this morning on the treadmill the watch gave me a calorie read out of 349 calories and while the treadmill had 279 calories used. The treadmill reading seemed to be more in line with the workout I had done. The heart rate readings appear to be very accurate and I like being able to see the review that is given at the end of a workout for total time, time in heart rate zone and average heart rate.

I would definitely recommend this heart rate monitor to others. It has also been fun to wear it at work (I wait tables) and see that when we get busy I am often getting a real workout even while I am working.