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Originally Posted by Barewolf
I will probably end up going with the forerunner like you said. I read that you take your age and knock that off 200, and thats what your heart rate should be when running, but i dont know if thats true or not and i might be completely wrong, i read something somewhere. but with the Nike+ it alerts you if you go over a certain bpm, thats one of the reasons i liked it. but the forerunner does that also.
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That's generally right but have a look at
http://www.brianmac.co.uk/hrm1.htm for more info.
The 110 doesn't alert you if you go over a certain level but it's no big thing - I just keep checking my watch every so often. Once you've been running a while and know your own body you'll be aware of when your heart is under extra strain.