A satellite-enhanced watch ,little touch-screen gizmos are an almost indispensable part of professional modern marathoners life as it helps them pace themselves perfectly across the 42km journey (full marathon distance).
These satellite-connected watches help runners measure not just their real time speed and distance during training sessions and races, but also helps monitor others aspects of the athlete like heartbeat calculated by a band strapped across the chest.
These devices, when connected to the internet, offer detailed performance analysis like a speed-per-kilometer breakdown besides navigation details and other features. The device also collates information over a period of time forming an informative database for the runner.When you go to some foreign countries, you don't know how much distance you have to run as sometimes there are no markers. So, this gadget comes pretty handy.
A low-end satellite-enhanced watch costs around Euros 200 (roughly Rs 14,000) while the higher end ones are priced anywhere between Euros 300-400 (Rs 21,000-28,500).
