[colchar]

My younger brother is a marathon runner, and is sponsored by Adidas. Because of that, there isn't much gear I can buy him that he doesn't already have, or at least have access to on the cheap whenever he wants it. And I can't buy him shoes because he is very particular about those, and gets his custom made by Adidas (he has training shoes and gets shoes made for each race).

So I was thinking of buying him a runner's watch as part of his Christmas presents, but I don't know squat about them.

Can any runners here offer recommendations for decent runner's watches?

 

[laristotle]

 

[butterknucket]

LCBO gift card.

 

[colchar]

LCBO gift card.

I buy him actual bottles each year.

 

[butterknucket]

Ok seriously, what about a gift car for a place that sells them? That way he can pick out the one he wants?

 

[colchar]

Ok seriously, what about a gift car for a place that sells them? That way he can pick out the one he wants?

Yeah, I had definitely considered that.

 

[cheezyridr]

get him one of these and tell him to use it instead of running

 

[Player99]

How much do you want to spend?

Is he full time and broke or has a good job and so doesn't need basic survival gifts?

Is he a foody healthful eating guy or not so much?

 

[colchar]

He earns a good living and eats healthy (probably couldn't run marathons if he ate a shitty diet).

 

[Distortion]

I would stay away from anything to do with his running equipment. At his level he is probably very picky about timing devices also . He would have a specific heart rate monitor and watch system he likes. When I was racing I liked the Timex triathlon watch. 8 lap split timing stop watch, Waterproof etc. But there is probably much better trendy stuff now.

 

[cheezyridr]

see? more proof my idea is the best one. the guy's already healthy. now he can chill

 

[StratCat]

Books, like this one...

Never Wipe Your Ass With a Squirrel: A Trail Running, Ultramarathon, and Wilderness Survival Guide for Weird Folks

Jason Robillard

 

[Chitmo]

My buddy Frank (pro body builder) always used to make fun of me for running. He used to say that women never look at a guy with his shirt off and think "I bet that guy can run really fast!"

 

[Budda]

A custom shirt that says "what are you running from?"

 

[butterknucket]

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[butterknucket]

He earns a good living and eats healthy (probably couldn't run marathons if he ate a shitty diet).

John Belushi won marathons eating little chocolate doughnuts.

 

[LanceT]

Get him some socks. The universal gift.

 

[colchar]

I would stay away from anything to do with his running equipment. At his level he is probably very picky about timing devices also . He would have a specific heart rate monitor and watch system he likes. When I was racing I liked the Timex triathlon watch. 8 lap split timing stop watch, Waterproof etc. But there is probably much better trendy stuff now.

Turns out you were right - he has a Garmin 235. When in a training cycle he needs to know his pace down to the second so uses one already.

 

[Player99]

Give him something he can experience as opposed to a consumer product.

 

[allthumbs56]

How about a bus pass