Amazon.com Its no longer enough to train hard; you also have to train smart if you want an edge. Enter the Timex Ironman Race Trainer digital heart rate monitor watch, which gives elite athletes the performance tools they need to succeed. The watch is distinguished by its digital display, which rests comfortably on the side of the wrist via a unique sling band. The side-leaning display allows athletes to conveniently check their heart rate, zone, or elapsed time without twisting the wrist or letting go of bike handlebars. Its the handiest watch innovation since backlighting. Just as importantly, the Race Trainers heart rate system boasts an impressive array of fitness measurement features, including a multi-workout heart rate sensor, a 10-workout memory thats either chrono- or interval timer-based, a 50-lap memory per workout, and a post-workout review that displays your average/peak heart rate, time spent in target zone, and calories burned. When youre finished with your workout, the Race Trainer Pro wireless syncs with your computer using ANT+ technology, allowing you to store and track your workouts and then deliver the information to a complimentary online log powered by TrainingPeaks. Plus, you can conveniently program the watch from your computer prior to your next workout with desktop software available on TimexIronman.com. And Mac users will particularly love the Race Trainer Pro, as its one of only a few downloadable heat rate monitors compatible with the Mac. The watch comes with a Timex Data Xchanger device that plugs into your computers USB port. Other features include an Indiglo night light, a comfortable Flex Tech chest sensor with a consumer-replaceable battery, and a durable housing thats water-resistant to 100 meters. Designed for endurance athletes and fitness enthusiasts worldwide, the Race Trainer Pro is available in white or black. Product Description The Race Trainer Pro digital heart rate monitor includes 5 linked interval timers with heart rate zones that acts like a personal coach. This 10-workout memory HRM includes 50-Lap Recall per workout. Download capable with Optional Data Xchanger USB Device. Wear your heart rate monitor to . . . Track your activity level...Maintain a healthy lifestyle...Intensify your workouts. The lightweight Digital Heart Rate Sensor features an adjustable fabric strap and a replaceable battery. The Timex Story Timex Group B.V. is one of the best-known American watch companies. Timexs U.S. headquarters are located in Middlebury Connecticut and it has substantial operations in China, the Philippines and India and full scale sales companies in Canada, the UK, France and Mexico.The company began in 1854 as Waterbury Clock in Connecticuts Naugatuck Valley, known during the nineteenth century as the "Switzerland of America." Sister company Waterbury Watch manufactured the first inexpensive mechanical pocket watch in 1880. During World War I, Waterbury began making wristwatches, which had only just become popular, and in 1933 it made history by creating the first Mickey Mouse clock under license from Walt Disney, with Mickeys hands pointing the time.During World War II, Waterbury renamed itself U.S. Time Company. In 1950 the company introduced a wristwatch called the Timex. Over the next three decades, Timex was sold through a series of advertisements which emphasized its durability by putting the watch through "torture tests," such as falling over the Grand Coulee Dam or being strapped to the propeller of an outboard motor, with the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." With the help of former Olympic broadcaster, spokesman John Cameron Swayze, sales took off. The company later became Timex Corporation, then Timex Group and, to date, has sold over one billion watches.The company has remained very competitive and the Timex brand continues its do