TomTom Spark GPS Watch Review

Hello! I have been running with the TomTom Spark GPS Fitness Watch over the last couple months. I’ve received a bunch of questions on how I like it, but I wanted to give it some mileage before sharing my thoughts. Now it’s time to talk about it…

The TomTom Spark is different from a lot of other fitness watches because it can hold a lot of music and can be hooked up with wireless headphones. This allows you to run without a phone / ipod and headphones for music. Boom! Or should I say Spark!

It’s a GPS watch, music player, multisport tracker and heart rate monitor all in one. Your playlist can be downloaded from iTunes or Windows Media player and put right on the phone. It holds up to 500 songs. That should be enough for a full marathon or two (or three).

The watch connects to your computer to upload the data. Runners are often data people. I am not so much. But I do appreciate when it’s easy to see running stats. This info is important for training! (For people who are responsible about mileage and improving, not Monicans…)

I used the watch at the Jerusalem Marathon. I was a little afraid it was going to have a hard time finding a signal since I was halfway across the world from where I usually turned it on for a signal. But it was no problem at all! The watch had a good connection and battery life the whole time!

Since it can track heart rate you need to wear it like a normal watch with the face on the top of your wrist. I go back and forth with how I wear it depending on if I want those numbers on any given day. The way I’m wearing it below won’t work for heart rate, but the ‘usual’ way above will.

Overall thoughts on the TomTom Spark Fitness Watch: It is super easy to use. The readings while  I am running are big and clear. I have the watch showing me Pace / Overall Time / Mileage while I run. The numbers are easy to read with a  quick glance. It has a great battery life (I used to charge my last watch every night but can go a few on this one). And even though it’s easy to read the watch is a good size (not so big you need a wheelbarrow to carry it with you on a run like other watches). I dig it.

You can check out this watch here on their website. It is about $249 directly from them. There are also other running watches for less if you don’t need the it to have music or be multisport.

Question: What time is it?

Me: 8:42pm. PST.

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