TomTom Spark 3 Multi Sport GPS Fitness Watch - Large Strap, Black

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If you want a low-end running-only watch then, in my opinion, the Polar M400 stands out as the winner with a good web data platform for runners. The good thing is that most of these services will also pull through the heart rate data as well as the usual running data metrics. The monochrome screen is clear and helps with light or dark viewing at a glance, which is ideal for running. There’s no volume control on the Spark 3 itself, so you’re reliant on adjusting volume using your headphones.

TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music Review: Best GPS Watch

You can now add routes to the watch as well, which is handy if you want to run an approximate distance or just freshen up your running routes. Here) is a link to a SHORTER 1 minute review of the Runner 3/SPARK 3 BUT for those of you who want LOTS OF detail read on. I could guess the reason but, let’s face it, manuals are not interesting and neither are my thoughts on manual naming conventions. There you can select Training and then Race where you can race against recently logged runs, TomTom's own race times based on different distances and there's even a custom mode. That feature is cool, but if you’re after more structured training programmes, Garmin or Polar watches offer more than the TomTom Spark 3.If you like exercising with music and would prefer to lug around only one device on your arms then the Runner 3/ Spark 3 stands out as a fairly obvious choice against a smartphone.

TomTom Spark 3 Multi Sport GPS Fitness Watch with Heart Rate

He specialises in all things tech and gadget related – from science and health to sports and adventure. This means you can go out, get lost, and still find your way back to the start using an on-screen trail line. With the arrival of the Spark 3 (also known as the TomTom Runner 3), the company is sticking with the same formula while making some changes in the design and tracking departments. But navigation isn’t exactly intuitive: it’s largely up to you to remember how to get anywhere in the labyrinth of menus. TomTom introduced the light-based monitoring technology to the range last year and it works in a similar fashion.For a sports watch, the Spark’s design is pleasingly unobtrusive, especially compared with the slightly more outlandish offerings you see from its main rivals, Garmin and Polar. Once the device knows where you are it loads up satellites MUCH faster on subsequent occasions using its assisted-GPS (a-GPS) feature.