GPS Running watch recommendation

[Skyeaussie]

I am looking to buy a running watch but can't decide what to get. Any suggestions? I am looking around to spend $300 CDN and I would like to be able to control my music with it and map and track my runs. I keep looking at the Garmin vivofit hr. I would also like a wrist hr monitor as I don't think I can wear a chest strap. What watches do you love?

[marymac442]

I am looking to buy a running watch but can't decide what to get. Any suggestions? I am looking around to spend $300 CDN and I would like to be able to control my music with it and map and track my runs. I keep looking at the Garmin vivofit hr. I would also like a wrist hr monitor as I don't think I can wear a chest strap. What watches do you love?

Vivofit doesn't have GPS, it sounds like you should get the Garmin Forerunner 235 or the vivoactive.

[n_fraser]

A recommendation of what NOT to get - I bought the Nike watch a few years ago and hated it. There may be newer models now, but at that point if you wanted to change the screen (i.e. having pace and distance versus pace and elapsed time) on your screen, you had to plug it into your computer to do it. Plus there were only two on-screen options, while I prefer three (pace, elapsed time, distance).