It goes without saying that elite athletes need a dedicated training device that’s as tough as they are. Well, Timex’s Ironman Global Trainer, with its Bodylink system, is just that. This GPS-enabled watch features intuitive performance and multisport modes for both training and events. It precisely calculates speed, pace and distance while measuring location and altitude with ascent/descent distances and rates. Requiring no calibration, it records up to 100 location waypoints, allowing users to track back and create routes. It can recall up to 50 custom routes for pace tracking.

The 20-workout memory offers dated summaries of up to 1 000 laps, and there are chronograph and interval timer functions. A performance pacer helps users meet their finishtime goals. It also includes a hands-free option that automatically starts and stops data capture, and a multisport event mode to track and record activity specific data, including transitions, in a user-defined sequence. Price: about R3 500. Contact distributor Just Time on 011-405 3300 or visit www.justtime.co.za