Español As I mentioned on Twitter, after receiving the TomTom Runner Cardio and starting the test, I immediately noticed that I was having problems, specifically with the pulse reading. For a few days I was debating whether to arrange a change of device or to carry out the test with the one I had available. After making the relevant queries, I finally decided to test this TomTom Runner Cardio unit without waiting any longer. After consulting several sources, it seems that it is a common recognised failure of some units, so I think it is interesting to reflect this in the test, instead of waiting for a fully functional unit. And as the sensor is basically the same as the one in the Mio LINK Anyway, I'll talk about all this later, when I play, in the section about the optical pulse sensor.
This watch is the evolution of the TomTom Runner that the Dutch firm launched in 2013. And not only have they added an optical pulse sensor, they have also improved the software. But let's go with the full test.
Before we start the test, I would like to clarify that the watch is a store-bought unit, so it is not a demonstration unit with special care from TomTom or any special software revision (of course, it doesn't work properly). It is simply the watch that you and I can buy in any store, with the same accessories and presentation, although I hope that the one you buy works from the first moment.
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Unpacking
The TomTom Runner Cardio (which is the subject of the test, as TomTom also has a slightly different watch, the TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio, which also has specific functions for cycling and swimming and is more oriented towards triathlon) is presented in a square box made of methacrylate on the top and cardboard on the bottom. Inside, the watch is waiting anxiously for us to take it out and put it on our wrist.
The box itself shows the characteristics of the watch, so that the absent-minded shopper will know it well and learn its characteristics when it is found in the store.
But let's get him out now, because he's anxious to get out and run. Of course, inside such a small box, there can't be many things. Clock, charging and synchronization cable and a short instruction manual.
This is what our new watch looks like as soon as it comes out of the box.
And surely the first thing we'll do is turn it over, to see where its magic comes from. This sensor is capable of taking your heartbeat directly on your wrist. It will do so by projecting light onto the capillaries and then the optical sensor reads our pulses. You can also see an extension in the rubber band that holds the watch, and its purpose will surely be to prevent light from outside entering the area where the sensor is located, confusing the readings.
Although it has already been inserted into the belt, it can be removed from it. The belt can be replaced, for example, by the black and red one in which we can also find the TomTom Runner, or a new version that TomTom has just launched on the market: deep green and white.
The charging cable is a small desktop base, with a USB connector at the other end that will be attached to the computer to synchronize the clock and charge it, or to a USB charger if you just want to charge it.
We can insert and load the unit without the strap...
And of course with the strap on. This will be the usual way of charging, as the strap is fully adjusted with the watch and taking it off costs some work.
The optical pulse sensor is licensed by Mio, and as you can see in this picture, both are the same.
The light emitted is the same in both cases, with an intense green colour, thanks to two high intensity LEDs.
The strap closure has the TomTom logo engraved on it.
We're going to train
Once we've got to know the TomTom Runner Cardio, loaded it up and configured it with our profile, we can go out and train. However, I recommend doing the initial configuration by connecting it to the computer, as TomTom has probably released some clock update that includes some kind of improvements. I did it and, indeed, started downloading an update.
To start our new training, we simply have to press on the control crosshead to the right (twice, as the first one unlocks the watch, even though the display does not show anything). We have two training options to choose from, RACE and TAPE. CHRONO, as you can imagine, is simply a stopwatch.
RUN is the mode for outdoor use, while TAPE corresponds to the mode for running indoors on a treadmill. This way we tell the watch how it should act, since if we choose RUN it will activate the GPS to take the data from there. In TAPE mode, it will use the data from its internal accelerometer to do the distance calculation (which we can calibrate from its own menu).
Select again to the right and it will start searching, both the GPS signal and the pulse signal, either with the integrated sensor or through another sensor connected by Bluetooth (I will expand on this later). We can see the icons at the bottom, which correspond to the satellite search (and will also indicate the quality of the signal), the heart rate monitor icon and the battery status.
The satellite search is amazingly fast. Thanks to the QuickGPSfix feature, after every connection to your phone or computer, it downloads the satellite location for the next seven days. So when we ask you to do the search, you know where to do it and in less than 30 seconds you'll have coverage. It doesn't even let us stretch!
With the GPS signal found, it is now possible to start the training or race, by clicking on the right, but we can also click on the left to exit, up to access the summary of previous activities or down to enter the menu of the activity, where we can configure the type of training or event as well as the information that will show the screen. By selecting TRAINING we configure the training to be done, in STATIST we configure the information that will show at the top of the screen during the exercise.
When you access TRAIN you access the different training modes. These modes are present in both RUN and TAPE mode
The different trainings we can set up are:
NOTNormal training: We simply go out for a run and the watch will record all the data. Perfect for a day's running or training without looking for anything special, just an outing to do miles.
OBJECTIVESTomTom Runner Cardio: The TomTom Runner Cardio will alert us when we reach a distance, time or calories that we indicate. It does not only do this through digits, but also has a circle that fills in as we complete the target.
You can select the distance not only in hundreds of meters, but also in kilometers
INTERVALSWarm-up: We will define the warm-up, interval, rest, number of repetitions and cool-down period after the last interval. Each part of the training can be defined based on a certain distance or time.
The negative part is that we cannot select how we want the intensity of the interval to be, the objective of the interval. That is, we cannot set the interval and then zones for that interval, which would be ideal. That way it would be possible to edit the exercise part and the clock would warn us if we are above or below what we are looking for in our training.
This would be the perfect setting, as we could prepare, for example, a 2km warm-up in heart zone 1, 5×1000 intervals at a pace between 3:50 min/km and 4:10 min/km with a rest in zone 2, ending with a 10-minute cool down. But unfortunately, we can't prepare the training so thoroughly, and we have to stick with the setting that the TomTom people have determined to be most appropriate.
RETURNSIt is possible for the TomTom Runner Cardio to alert us each time we complete a "lap". This can be after a certain time (minutes and / or seconds), distance or marking us naturally laps from the screen with the touch button of the three points (which is the same used to turn on the backlight). In this way it is possible to configure the way of training if you need to meet certain objectives, as often happens in many occasions for competitions. In addition, these laps will be marked in the activity information that podremos consult from different platforms (but not from TomTom MySports).
ZONESThis is the menu I would like to see after the intervals, but TomTom has decided to put it as another type of training completely different. Personally I think that despite its usefulness and probably the most interesting option of all, it sins of lack of configuration. Yes, we can create a training in a certain pace, speed or heart rate range, but this will apply throughout the training, it will not allow us to expand the training design.
COMPETEThe option of competing allows us to challenge ourselves by comparing with recent activities or against activities we have previously defined from the web application MySports If you want to save a workout and then challenge it, you need to click RACE AGAINST THIS on the activity details page. The problem is that to challenge an activity, you have to do it first.
Basically it is a "Virtual Partner" as Garmin uses in their watches. Our target is the gray arrow, we are the black arrow and we have to overtake it before reaching the finish line. This type of option is usually used when we want to run below a pace, for example, in a race. Inexplicably, TomTom does not contemplate that podamos create an activity to which podamos challenge or create an activity manually to fix this problem. Therefore, without these options, it loses quite a bit of interest.
Imagine that we want to run a marathon below 3:30, and we want to help ourselves from this option to do it and see how we go as we progress in the race. Well, to be able to do that, we would first have to run a marathon at that pace. A concept that is a little lacking in logic.
Information displayed on the screen
It is possible to configure the information shown on the screen as we wish. We have three fields for this, two small ones at the top that we must set before starting the training (or pause the training by pressing the cursor backwards for 2 seconds) and the main screen, at a larger size, that we can consult during the training by simply pressing the up or down button.
Configuring these fields is very simple. As we saw before, pressing down before starting the training we can enter the STADISTIC option, arriving at the screen shown in the following image. Entering SCREEN, we will be able to define the fields that will remain fixed during the training. SPEED will allow us to choose if we want to see rhythm, speed in KM/h or both.
By clicking on SCREEN on the right we can select the fields to be configured by LEFT or RIGHT.
The data that we can see both in the main screen and in a fixed form at the top are the following:
- Clock
- Duration
- Distance
- Rhythm
- Average pace
- Speed
- Average speed
- Calories
- Heart rate
- Heart zone
We can compose our training screen, based on this data, in any way we want.
This way of representing the information is different to that proposed by other manufacturers, who usually propose several screens configured. TomTom has decided, wisely, to show it in another way. So we can select two data in a fixed way and change in the main screen looking for the one that interests us most at a given time.
GPS reliability of the TomTom Runner Cardio
In the end, the most important thing when using a GPS watch is that the information it shows us is reliable and that when we review our workouts the information is accurate. Let's take an example of a workout comparing the results obtained between a TomTom Runner Cardio and a Garmin Forerunner 410.
First of all, this is the data collected by Garmin:
And the ones we see below are those corresponding to the TomTom Runner Cardio
There are some data that we have to discard, such as those related to heart rate and calories consumed, as the TomTom's heart rate monitor did not work and was fixed at 130 heart rates. So we have to focus on the distance travelled, the pace and the height. Between one and the other there is a difference of 40 metres in the total distance, less than 1%. A really good result for a commercial GPS. The Garmin set a final average pace of 6:48 min/km while the TomTom did it in 6:51 min/km. However, the information provided by the Garmin is much higher (I will talk later about the TomTom's MySports web application).
Since the data provided by the TomTom application is so scarce, and since it allows you to export workouts automatically to other applications, let's compare another workout. And this time I'm going to do it by 1 km splits. First, the information collected by the Garmin Forerunner 410.
And then the one that brings us the TomTom Runner Cardio
Where we find more differences is in the recorded elevation, because neither of them has a barometric altimeter, so it is an estimation through GPS and also, in the case of the Garmin 410, are corrected. But the rhythms are totally comparable, and although there are variations between the two teams, always around 1% of error between them, with the maximum error found in the KM 12 that goes up to 1.66% of error.
These small differences in the final result may also be due to the way in which the data is collected by each device, because while in the case of the Garmin the capture is of the Smart type (it creates smaller data files collecting data after variable periods of time), in the TomTom this capture is of 1 second. In other words, every second records the change. This detail, taken at the time of training, is immediately noticed when there are changes in pace. The TomTom records changes in speed much faster than the Garmin, a very important detail if we are doing interval training in short periods of time. The Garmin has practically no time to record these changes in speed
Optical pulse monitor, sweat problems
As I mentioned at the beginning of the entry, unfortunately the unit used for the test had problems with the pulse sensor. The sensor works correctly, it measures the pulse at all times, except when we start our training and start to sweat.
After consultation with TomTom and other users of the TomTom Runner Cardio or Multi-Sport Cardio, it has become clear to me that this is a problem that is present in some defective units. TomTom is already aware of this problem, so you can buy the watch with peace of mind. If, after purchasing it, you find this problem, you can return it to the shop or contact TomTom for a replacement.
But the problem doesn't stop at the sensor alone. After a couple of weeks of use, my test unit has had another problem, and that is that it has lost one of the two green lights.
After examining it with a microscope, I noticed that the resin encapsulation received on that LED was not complete, leaving part of the LED "in the air". This has caused the accumulated sweat to short-circuit the LED and damage it irreparably. It is clear that I got the unit manufactured on a Monday.
Since I can't provide data from the heart rate sensor while exercising (although it is included in the "activity monitor" part that you will see below), and the sensor is the same as the one mounted on the Mio LINK which I have analysed in the past, I copy the conclusions of that same article in this one, as the result of the comparison will be if not the same, very similar.
In all the tests I have done with Mio LINK, it has proved to be totally reliable. The pulse data it gives is always the same, very similar to that given by a chest strap.
To see it, nothing better than a multi output chart in continuous comparison.
Start 1 - 1h20m continuous race
The first test carried out was a continuous-paced start, with few slopes and maintaining a constant pace. Both exercise cards show an average heart rate of 146 ppm with a maximum of 160 ppm
Image 1: Garmin 410 with chest strap (Garmin premium soft strap)
Image 2: Mio LINK connected via Bluetooth to Android phone with Runtastic app
Figure 3: Overlay of the two graphs, in blue MIO graph, in red Garmin graph
Both graphs are very similar, the only difference is that the Garmin graph has more saw teeth, probably due to the way Runtastic records the data. In both cases and during the same race, the information received would be the same.
Departure 2 -1h30m bicycle ride
A slightly different test, this time changing the sport: bike ride. I looked for changes of pace, ups, downs and jumps to see if Mio LINK moved from its place and stopped giving pulse information. At no time was the transmission cut off. The average pulse in both records was 134 ppm, while the maximum was 162 ppm in the recording made by Garmin and 163 ppm in the combination of Mio LINK with Wahoo fitness.
Image 1: Garmin 410 with chest strap
Image 2: Mio LINK connected via Bluetooth to iPhone with Wahoo Fitness app
Figure 3: Overlay of the two graphs, in blue MIO graph, in red Garmin graph
This test was harder for both contestants. The first few minutes of training are not decisive, as I was not wearing my Mio LINK strap properly. As you can see from the overlay chart, the first few minutes were not giving the same readings. But after I stopped to adjust my strap (you can see the drop in heart rate), the chart again developed in a very similar way. This time there are some blips at very specific moments, especially from the reading of the Garmin.
The graph in minute 43 is striking, because after a couple of minutes I stopped the graph. Garmin scores 5 ppm more than Wahoo's app, but nevertheless the Mio LINK and Wahoo are more realistic in the fall of keystrokes, because while Garmin records a full minute at 105 ppm stable, Mio LINK scores more variations and makes the graph descending and then going back up again. A much more realistic behaviour.
Except for very specific moments, we can see that both graphs follow the same movement and are constantly traced.
Output 3 - 2h15m continuous stroke (XXIX Marbella Half Marathon)
In this case there is no comparison with any other device. I only had the Mio LINK connected to the Garmin 410 through ANT+. But it does serve to check how, when connected by ANT+ to the Garmin 410, the saw teeth are continuous, unlike when it was connected by Bluetooth with the Runtastic app.
Daily use clock
We cannot forget that the TomTom Runner Cardio, besides being a sports watch with GPS, will also serve as a watch for daily use. Its bold and casual look may be more or less valid depending on the wardrobe (actually, with a suit I don't see it), but it is a watch that is designed to be used daily and not as that accessory that we wear when training.
And as such, it has specific watch functions.
In addition to being able to set the time manually (and you don't get it directly from GPS, as other equipment does), we can also set an alarm.
We also have night illumination, not only for when we train at night, but also when we are using the watch as what it is, a device that gives us the time (among many other things ...). To illuminate the screen we just have to press on the three dots on the screen, and the screen light will automatically turn on. This "button" is the same as the one used to mark a lap when we are training.
TomTom Runner Cardio as an activity monitor
In my tests with the optical sensor, it occurred to me that 1TP10I could start a "TAPE" activity, but without it being a workout. I simply let the watch take the heart rate as an activity monitor. Evidently, and despite having an integrated accelerometer, the calculated distances are incorrect. But it wouldn't be crazy for TomTom to think about adding this feature to both the current TomTom Runner Cardio itself (via an update) and the future watch that will replace it.
For TomTom it would be very simple. Just add a separate function with a specific calculation algorithm, like those used by activity monitors, such as the SPC FitEspecially to rival other watches that are beginning to introduce it as a novelty, such as the Polar V800 that was the first to add it, followed by the Polar M400 and the Garmin 920XT.
After almost 5 hours of normal activity, these are the results obtained. Obviously the distance and steps do not correspond to reality, since much of that time was spent working on a table or in the car, so the accelerometer and the algorithm used have taken the data as what it is not, but it does serve as an activity monitor somewhat rudimentary, since it is possible to see at what times the heart rate has risen or what has been the average of it, being able to determine whether we have been active or not during the day.
I would even dare to say that the data obtained in this way (thanks to the pulse sensor), correctly processed, would be considerably more real than that which a traditional activity monitor can provide. By taking the pulses, you will actually recognise the intensity of the activity carried out and the calorie count will be much more accurate.
Connectivity, with the phone and with other sensors
The TomTom Runner Cardio has connectivity via Bluetooth Smart. This allows it to connect to other devices that use this technology, such as an external pulse monitor. And you will say... why do I want to connect to an external sensor if the watch integrates one? Very easy, for when it stops working, as in the case of the test unit...
No, seriously, this can be useful depending on the type of training. For example, despite being the Runner and not the Multi-Sport, and not having a specific cycling function, we can see on the screen the speed instead of the rhythm. This would allow us to synchronize the watch with the Bluetooth heart rate monitor and be able to mount the watch on the handlebars of a bike.
For the same reason of not having a direct cycling function, we could not use a speed and cadence sensor. So, if this is important to you, I recommend that you buy the Multi-Sport version of the TomTom Cardio. But if you do not use this type of device, with the Runner version you will have more than enough.
Bluetooth also allows connection to compatible phones (i.e. phones that have Bluetooth 4.0, such as iPhone from 4s or Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Motorola Moto G, etc.). Downloading the TomTom MySports application allows you to synchronize your watch with the web application, and update your QuickGPS data.
And, of course, the watch supports USB connection through the charging cable. We can download the software TomTom MySports ConnectWe can do the same as with the mobile application, but much faster (the download via Bluetooth is very slow). It also allows automatic export of training data to other platforms such as Endomondo, Strava, Runkeeper or others, as well as downloading the training file to upload it to any other platform.
MySports, TomTom's activity website
When we pair the TomTom Runner Cardio, either via the phone via Bluetooth or with the computer via USB, it automatically uploads the workout to TomTomThere is no problem with it if you don't need large data from your workouts and just want to keep track of time, pace and distance, but it doesn't provide much more information, and above all it is not comparable in any way with competing web applications.
The backend of MySports is owned by the company MapMyFitnessSo we can also register on this website and keep track of it, but in this analysis I will focus on the TomTom website as it is basically what the company provides to keep track of all our activities.
The first thing we can say about it is that it is quite slow. Navigating between activities becomes tedious. Just deleting an activity that we are not interested in keeping takes an average of 10-15 seconds, as we must find the activity and wait for it to load. Then enter the activity and wait for it to load. Hit delete, confirm and, again... yes, you guessed it. Wait for it to load. The thing is that navigating through it becomes quite heavy, as everything takes quite a while, it is not at all fluid.
The first thing we find when we access our account will be this screen. It is the main panel where we find a summary of the last activity, the total data and at the top, the main menu.
By clicking on "VIEW ACTIVITY DETAILS", a new window will open with expanded details. Enlarged to say something, because it is not that it breaks down a lot of information.
If we select "TRAIN" from the menu, it shows us the activities against which 1TP10We can compete. The ones it shows are the ones it offers by default, and as I have detailed before, to add a new one you first have to do that activity and then click on "RACE AGAINST THIS" in the activity itself. So forget about poder create an activity that serves you as "Race partner", because podrue not do it.
Within "TRAINING" also 1TP10We have access to the heart rate zones. We can enter our maximum frequency and then vary the zones manually. These zones will be the ones that we will then have in the watch, and on which podremos prepare a training by zones or when we look at what zone we are training. 
Finally we can access our user profile. With the data we enter here, the calculation of the calories consumed will be made.
And that's it. It's not that I wanted to go through this section quickly, it's just that the application doesn't offer more. As I said, it's a fairly simple application and hardly offers any data about training. If TomTom wants to be a serious contender in the mid-range of sports watches, then of course its web application is the first thing you should check out.
Summary
First of all I would like to stress that I will skip the issue of the defects of the test unit with the pulse sensor. If I had not already tested on the Mio LINK I might think it's a general failure of the sensor, but knowing it (and using it regularly) I'm clear about how it works and what it offers.
The test started with a lot of enthusiasm. A sports watch with an integrated sensor, without having to use a chest strap for the pulses, and with a multitude of training possibilities. I think this is the way to go for all manufacturers. The sensor simply works and having everything in one device to carry, one device to recharge and one device to use, is fantastic.
But the final feeling is that it is a product that has yet to be polished. Slight details when preparing a workout that, it is true, we can find a solution manually. But the presentation of data at the end of training or race is not acceptable. However, it is grateful for TomTom the ability to export the training to different file formats and upload them automatically to certain pages and manually to wherever we want. But it adds a further step, and is something we can not do from the mobile application. Only synchronize with MySports, not with other services. And if we want to synchronize with other services we will have to do it from the computer, duplicating the training.
With a price of £259 on the Runner Cardio version (£299 on the Multi-Sport Cardio) it should offer something more if you want to compete with other brands' mid-range watches. For example the Garmin Forerunner 220 offers more training possibilities at a similar price, and the new Polar M400 we are all waiting for promises to offer similar features at a knock-down price.
Recommended for:
The non-competitive runner who is tired of the chest strap but does not analyse his races or his times. He runs at his own pace and does not seek constant improvement.
Not recommended for
Everyone who likes to prepare their training sessions looking for maximum efficiency, who likes to compare all the data and see their evolution as a runner.
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Exceptional work you do. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much for your comment, it is appreciated.
I'm glad you like the work I do, and that you continue to enjoy it
a query, when you use the intervals, then you can't see how much time was done in each interval? what you throw at me is the same a summary but x kilometer
There are no settings that allow you to change what is displayed at the completion of the interval.
Impressive work, incredible, congratulations
Thanks for the comments, Sergio. Appreciate it.
Good evening from Sao Paulo,
I bought an M400 and would like your opinion comparing that with the TomTom. Obviously the Polar band is a pain in the ass, but I have already heard many problems with the TT's pulse sensor.
Are there any sales figures or statistics as to which one is selling more?
Another thing about the M400, I am not able to share the INFO of the workouts on Facebook or instagram, much less the curious function "relive" a session, with video from google maps, any tricks in this regard?
Grateful and congratulations per page, we will do the advertising you deserve
sergio a.
I can't give you sales figures, but I can give you data on the web, and the Polar M400 is a real winner.
As for the sensor, you can always buy a Mio Link and pair it with the Polar one. You can find a sample right here on the web. It's actually the same sensor as the TomTom.
At the moment Polar has not added the option of sharing training on social networks, they are still improving the Flow platform, so this is something that will come sooner or later.
Hello, I would like to know if running a race the watch vibrates every time you do 1 km for example.. as happens to the garmin forerunner 220... thanks
Yes, it can be done, but it works differently.
You have to make a training with target laps, and set the lap. That way you will receive the warning every km (if that is what you have set)
Hi Eduardo! First of all I want to thank you for your work, complete and detailed. I wanted to ask you a question about the TOM TOm, mine is the runner but I imagine it will work the same way.
My question is about the interval training. The programming is easy, but if I choose, for example, a series of 500m and a 1min rest between them, the watch warns me of each stage of the training... I tried it one day and it was a real mess.
I'd appreciate it if you'd explain this to me.
A greeting and thank you!
Yeah, the clock is ticking off the parts of the workout. It's basically programmed:
1. Warming up
2. Work report (in your case 500m)
3. Rest (in your case 1min)
4. Number of repetitions
5. Cooling
As you progress through your training, you will be warned on the clock display of what is coming next.
Do I push the button from one stage to another or does the clock warn you? e.g. does it warn you when you reach 500m?
The clock warns you
Thank you very much, yesterday afternoon I tried it and it worked fine, the problem is that when you switch the activity to the computer it doesn't offer you individualized data of the times of each interval.
Good one... do you know if tomtom intends to incorporate any track tracking? Thank you.
It's not in their plans, at least not in the current Runner.
Hello, thank you very much for all the explanations, you have helped me a lot with the clock. It arrived to me on Monday!
But a doubt has arisen: yesterday the trainer ordered to make a 4000 m. giving turns to the tartan by the track 1, that is 400m. I wanted that the clock was counting the turns up to 10, giving the time that I take for each one and giving at the same time the pulse, since we had to do it to 160-170 maximum.
And I didn't know how to set that. If I set a stopwatch, I didn't get a pulse, and if I set a race, I didn't know how to set the laps...
How should I proceed? Thank you very much!
You can create the laps by tapping on the screen, in the right area (where you have the three dots), after activating the laps option.
As for displaying the information, you can set the two top metrics which are the ones that remain fixed, and manually select the large metric in the center of the screen.
Thanks, I just don't know what this Laps thing is... or how to manually dial each lap when I give it.
Race - training - laps - manual and there you go marking every lap
Hello.
The first thing is to thank you for the work and how much you help us.
I wanted to ask if you know the differences between the TomTom Runner and the TomTom Runner 2.
Greetings.
Roman
You can see what's new in Runner 2 (or Spark) at the presentation: https://www.correrunamaraton.com/nuevo-tomtom-spark/
I'm waiting for TomTom to send me a test unit to do the full test.
Hi, could you recommend me some non-banded heart rate monitor, I train with pulse intervals, so it is important that I can see my heart rate at all times to improve my performance, I am seeing the fitbit surge and the tomtom, but you say it is not good for competitive runners.
If you only need a heart rate and training with rhythm targets or other options are not important to you, the TomTom Cardio can be a perfect fit. Other options are the Garmin Forerunner 225 and Forerunner 235.
If you're going to use it for running, the all is better than the Fitbit Surge, which is more fitness oriented and only for occasional running use.
Thanks, you helped me decide to buy it.
Your analysis is very good!
The only doubt I have is if in the web "MySports" you can see the splits or intervals of 1k with their corresponding pace. In your analysis there is an image with intervals, but it is not clear to me if they correspond to the Tomtom.
Thank you very much!
Yes, on the web you can see every kilometer separately.
On Thurs., Dec. 31, 2015 at 6:52 p.m., Ezekiel () wrote
Hi, I have a question about the tomtom multisport and I use it when I go out on my bike and in one hour of exercise it marks me around 1400 calories when before another clock marked me around 700 to 800 this will be an error of the tomtom? Because I don't feel that my heart rate is too high to mark this thanks
Yes, 1400 calories in an hour of cycling is a lot. Check the settings for weight, sex, etc
I have it recently and in general it works pretty well but as far as connectivity via bluetooth with the phone APP I give it a "zero patatero". It goes fatal, there is no way to make a single connection in conditions. I only get it through the computer with the cable.
i have been given a cardio tom tom runner and i am fond of walking fast but not running my question is if the watch will measure me the same distances as if i am running.
No problem, because the distance measurement is through GPS, it doesn't matter how fast you are
Thank you for your answer, it was a question that has already been resolved.
Hi, I have some questions about the operation of the tomtom runner cardio watch, one of the questions is if I should configure the watch in some way to enter my pace (ie 10 meters in 12 steps), so that I mark accurate data such as heart rate, calories and other data.
No, you only have to enter this value if you use the treadmill profile. To run on the street you use GPS and you don't need stride length information.
Thank you for your answer, you give us much more information than the poor instruction manual.
Excellent product description, I have a question ... this watch can measure how many calories burned, are made in a weight training? well I do weights, calisthenics and also run ... podrias me help me with that issue? or if you can, how to configure it to take calories ... I thank you very much for your time ...
Yes, by disabling the use of GPS you can use it without any problem in the gym.
One question:
How do you turn off the clock?
The other day I ran out of battery power during a race, because since I first charged it I haven't been able to figure out how to turn it off.
Can't turn it off, it's always on
today when I connected the clock to the pc and tried to export the activities I couldn't, it appeared to me:
NOW ON MYSPORT
WE HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED THE WAY WE ACCESS AND EXPORT YOUR ACTIVITIES.
USE THE APPS AND EXPORTERS FEATURE OF THE MYSPORTS SETTINGS
Does anyone know how to do it now?
Thank you
In the last update the procedure has been changed. Now the export configuration is not in the application, but in the web settings. Click on your name, settings and Apps and Exports.
In other words, the export control point of the web application has simply been changed.
I do that but it does not download to the computer. It appears connected to the pc. But the activities do not download
Right now I don't have a TomTom to do the import/export process with, so I can't test the new functionality.
Hi, one question, do you have a live feed so someone else can see where you are?
No, for live tracking you'll have to watch the Garmin.
Good analysis. It has helped me to know that the connection is Bluetooth smart, a necessary detail to buy a chest strap. The need arises from the fact that the posture of the wrist on the bike causes defects in the transmission of the pulse.
I bought this watch two weeks ago. In my sleep my screen cracked and I called the technical service and the warranty doesn't cover it. A REAL STAFF. I can assure you that it didn't fall down. How can a watch like this not withstand a blow that you can give in your sleep? I have worn a 20 euro lotus all my life and I have never cracked the screen. Lousy technical service that doesn't even check if the screen is good or good. Shame that it is something aí legal.
Hello, thank you very much for the information, I've been looking for a watch for a long time, the requirement is that it has gps and a pulse meter but I didn't want the chest band, I'm a long distance fan, sometimes I do series, and the only thing is to control the times and the heart rate, can you recommend it?
Yes, with those requirements perfectly. Also keep an eye on the Garmin 225, it allows more configuration and has a very similar price, with a better online platform.
Hello, Eduardo:
i wanted to know if with this watch at the end of a race like for example 5k, i can analyze the time of those kilometers i ran because i used to use a garmin 310xt and at the end of each czech race in the watch how much i did in each kilometer, it will be possible also with the tom tom runner cardio?
Yes, if you select the training by 1km laps it will divide it.
Eduardo. Excellent analysis.
I've been using the Samsung smart bracelet (gear fit), it had a defect and Samsung reimbursed me, now I want to buy something that will fit.
I use it when I play tennis, that's my sport, the information I use is average/highest heart rate, kmts traveled that even if they are short steps the gear fit took them well.
Do you recommend the Tomtom?. Some suggestion that when I play tennis, I always need motivation.
Thank you very much,
Eduardo. Excellent work.
I had the Samsung gear fit and lost it. I am looking for the best option and I ask if you can give me a suggestion. I play tennis and look for motivations, what I liked about the gear fit is that I took the average heart rate and peaks, the kmts traveled that although in tennis you take steps it seems to me that it took them well. Do you recommend the Tomtom runer and do you think I can measure something else in tennis? Thank you very much.
In tennis I can't tell you how the optical sensor will work, since it's a sport I don't practice. In principle there shouldn't be much of a problem, although it depends on whether you wear your watch on your wrist when you hit. As for using GPS, there shouldn't be much of a problem if you're in a fairly open place, although going around in a few meters won't be totally accurate.
In tennis I can't tell you how the optical sensor will work, since it's a sport I don't practice. In principle there shouldn't be much of a problem, although it depends on whether you wear your watch on your wrist when you hit. As for using GPS, there shouldn't be much of a problem if you're in a fairly open place, although going around in a few meters won't be totally accurate.
Thank you very much for your explanations, I have this model and I think it should have the sound with more volume, and another thing to compete in open water swimming can you measure the distance traveled and race time, or swimming is only for swimming pool Thank you very much.
No, there is no option for open water swimming.
Eduardo good afternoon, first of all congratulations on your reviews, a show. You have helped me more than once to decide on one item or another both for gifts and for me.
Reading your 2 TomTom reviews I only have one question, the normal Runnee and the Runner 2 are basically the same, right? I mean, to buy the 2 and have the same features as the 1 and a little bit better than the design, I'll keep the 1 the cheaper truth.
To make it clear that the subject of the wrist pulse does not compensate too much for what I have read here in this watch, and I am not uncomfortable with the chest band, for my type of training I am more interested in distances.
Greetings and thank you very much
Runner 2 is multisport in all its versions (the original Runner only allows running, except for the multisport version). If you only run, then you will be in the same.
As for the training functions, they are indeed the same in both versions.
Hi, excellent work, congratulations. I want to get a cardio watch for my wife for her birthday, she started running recently, but I'm totally fish in a barrel about all this. I found the tom tom on sale for £109, is it worth it or would you recommend another one?
Both the Polar M400 and the TomTom Runner are good options as a starter watch, you can check out the recommendations here: https://www.correrunamaraton.com/mejor-reloj-gps-2015-navidad/
a watch that fulfills its functions that if I have it works perfectly but do not rub the watch with a branch your screen is very fragile it breaks. the tom tom asks you for repair 95 euros just to change the screen.
Thank you, very good comparison.
The TomTom Runner 3 has already been released, do you dare to make a detailed analysis of it? What do you think of this new Tomtom?
I'm waiting for TomTom, they have to send me units from both of them. Last year they took quite a while and it seems they're going the same way this year...
Here's the initial presentation that's in place at the moment: https://www.correrunamaraton.com/tomtom-runner-3-adventurer/
First of all congratulations for your analysis, Eduardo very complete, I just have a little question, between this model (cardio) and the TomTom Runner (the first version) which one would you advise me? I'm starting in this so I don't know much about watches.
The difference between the TomTom Runner and the TomTom Runner Cardio is the optical pulse sensor. The former must be used with a sensor in the chest while the Cardio has the sensor in the wrist.
How about Eduardo a question. how long is the battery life of the tomtom, I mean the amount in months, years. That is, the cycle of charges and discharges of the battery?
Batteries usually exceed the service life of the device
Hello good morning. I'm after buying the cardio tom tom runner 2. My question is, in the case of laps, can you set it up by seconds one at a time?
For example, to run on the track and have it vibrate or beep after 22 seconds?
Or these seconds can only be set in 5??
Right now I don't have a TomTom handy to check it out, but I seem to remember that it allowed you to set it up by the second, one at a time.
Since I updated the application it does not show me the real pace. Then when I pass it I get it right but while I'm running it does not. Thanks
Hi Crisina, I'm sorry, something similar happens to me. For a few weeks now, while I'm doing an activity (going out for a run), I don't get the distance travelled, the average/km. and at the end of the activity the clock summary doesn't show any data. Then when I synchronise it with my computer, it recognises all the data.
Thank you, a greeting
Hello:
After almost two years of use and so far with satisfaction, I'm having problems with the battery. 50% battery is discharged in clock mode in just 8 hours.
Thank you and a greeting
I'd try resetting the clock: http://es.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17518/~/restablecimiento-del-reloj
It's clearly not a proper operation.
For the moment and after contacting Tom Tom, they sent me the info to do the factory reset and see what happened, and after the same result as before they sent me a repair order. As you say, they told me that this is not normal.
Thank you and a greeting
They finally switched my unit.
Good evening, I bought the cardio tomtom runner. I usually do obstacle courses, where there's water and mud. Is there a problem with using this watch in such conditions? It's supposed to be submersible, isn't it? A salute, and thank you very much. Aaahhh, muu good analysis and muu useful.
No, you won't have a problem with water.
Hello,
When I wake up in the morning, and take the clock from the bedside table, I get 669 calories burned by default, but 0km and 0 steps made because it has been leaning on the bedside table. Do you have any idea why this is? Did I set something wrong?
Thank you very much.
It's the calories that correspond to your basal metabolism that the body needs to stay alive.
How about... I just acquired this device..
I have doubts about the meaning of the arrows that appear...I don't know exactly what they indicate...they point up or down...I don't know if this marks a training zone....
Greetings