A few months ago I attended a twitter chat hosted by Fitfluential and TimexSport, with hopes of winning the Timex Ironman OneGPS+ watch. OMG the more features I learned about the more I HAD to have it…

So…what was it about this watch that made it a MUST have for me? Other than the fact that I love all new gadget? Let’s see…where do I start?!?! I was sold, when I learned it has…

Live Tracking

Messaging

Music (4gb storage/1000 songs)

Bluetooth (connects to wireless headphone, heart rate monitor, speakers)

Water resistant (up to 50 meters)

Uploads workouts wirelessly (Strava, Runkeeper, MapMyFitness)

I loved the fact that I could actually leave my phone home if I wanted needed to…let’s face it…I NEVER want to leave my phone at home. But with this watch…if I HAD to, I wouldn’t be completely disconnected!



I didn’t win the watch that night and was kinda bummed out. Kinda like, how I feel after I finding out I didn’t hit the lottery even though I know it’s 1 a gazillion chance in me winning…ok, maybe not the same level of disappointment but you get my point. I was disappoint.

So imagine how excited I was when I learned that I would have an opportunity to review this watch!!! You guessed it…Uber excited!!! My watched arrived while I was out of town at the wedding I was telling you about, yesterday. I knew it was on the way but thought it wouldn’t arrive until after I returned. I was pleasantly surprised to see it sitting in my foyer when I returned. For one…I didn’t know my son still had a key and clearly had been there (I digress) and two…it came earlier than I expected…yay!!!

We got in close to midnight…I was beyond exhausted but I HAD to open it…Battery DEAD! Although, I was disappointed…I was somewhat relieved because there was NO way I would not have played with it ALL night! So, I charged it and went to sleep. Got up the next day and couldn’t wait to get right on it.

Setup was very easy…step-by-step instructions were easy to follow and straight forward. Pairing my headphone…no problem…adding music…no problem. Everything went smoothly. I went through every feature/setting on the watch and made sure it was set up the way I wanted it. I love the encouraging message you get right before going for a run…

I turned on Auto Pause…I’m struggling enough on my runs…I don’t need it adding time to my run, while I’m waiting at a light. I set auto-lap for every mile…which automatically tells me my pace every mile…this can be changed to time if you like. There’s also a pace alert feature that I set, which alerted me when my pace fell below a certain pace. I think this a great feature for when you’re trying to maintain a certain pace…but I’ve learned that I’m typically always giving my all and if my pace drops it’s typically because I’m giving all I can and this feature may not be the best thing for me. However…it also ensure that I’m not running too fast as well. I tend to take off running faster than I should…and then burn out. This feature will help me out with that problem.

I setup the contacts…adding contact on the phone can be a bit time-consuming but logging into the portal and doing it from there…piece of cake! This is where you setup who can receive live tracking notifications.

So…all in all this watch is everything it’s advertised to be…with one exception…although it’s connected by AT&T…your cellular text messages are not coming to the watch. Once you activate your watch…your watch receives an email address….so the messages are actually emails…not text messages…not that it was advertised as such but that’s was my expectation. But regardless…you’re still connected! I set my husband’s email address to his text address (xxx-xxx-xxxx.txt.att.net)…that way it comes through to him as a text message. Because if I had to rely on him checking his email…I might be stranded for days.

Enter Below for a chance to win your very on Timex Ironman OneGps+. This is open to US residents only

Timex Ironman OneGPS+ Watch

Winners will be randomly selected. Winners must contact me within 48 hours or I will draw another winner.

Question…Do you run with your phone?

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Timex.