I love gadgets and the SDM sounds like something to have a go with. I have a concern as to whether or not it works well or even at all off road. Most of the running I do is off road and at times can be through deep mud, ploughed fields and often in the rain. Has anyone any experience of one of these monitors in such conditions?
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I've had an SDM for about a year now. I'd have concerns about whether or not the footpod would hold up under the conditions you mention. It's certainly puddle and (heavy!) rain proof but I don't know about it being completely submerged for any length of time.
... Just had a look in the instruction booklet that comes with it (what, read the manual?! ;-) and it describes the footpod as "splash resistant".
If you do mainly or exclusively off-road-in-the-mud running, I think you'd probably get better use out of the Timex. It uses a GPS unit that you can strap to your arm out of the way of the wet.
Cheers,
Dave
In any event I would recommend the Timex GPS over the SDM. It is more accurate, doesn't need calibration, and the only downside is the occasional signal loss.