Run, swim and pedal without limits with the new Garmin Forerunner® 920XT

Garmin, the world leader in portable navigation solutions *, presents its most complete multisport watch: Forerunner® 920XT.

The multinational takes advantage of the celebration of Garmin Barcelona Triathlon 2014, which takes place on October 5, to publicize this new device. A new watch that has all the necessary elements for triathletes to wear on their wrist or bike an ally as complete as necessary during their training and competitions.

 

With a lighter 15% design and a finer 18% than its predecessor, Garmin Forerunner® 920XT is presented as an intelligent device that accompanies us in our day to day. In addition to becoming our best sports coach, he offers us notifications every time we receive emails, calls or text messages, acts as an activity monitor and is able to track activities in real time.

Smart personal assistant
Garmin Forerunner® 920XT is much more than a complete multi-sport trainer with integrated GPS. It accompanies the users in their daily life, becoming an advanced personal assistant that alerts by a soft vibration when they receive a text message, an email or a call.

At the same time, as activity monitor, it provides information about the steps, the distance traveled, the calories burned and, of course, the time. It also advises the user when to start up after a period of inactivity or monitor sleep hours. All this can be visualized in its different configurable screens.

In the water, invincible
On the water, Garmin Forerunner® 920XT is an all-rounder that offers maximum functionality. In this sense, it is provided with a Accelerometer that provides swimming metrics and it has been designed to train both in the pool and in open water. Its water resistance reaches up to 50 meters and it is able to provide the swimming distance, the type and the number of strokes, in addition to the efficiency and the cadence.

Also, calculate the swolf score to help measure the effectiveness of the athlete in swimming and is able to record drills or start timed series without having to watch for a watch in the pool.

On land, unstoppable
When used outside of water, Forerunner® 920XT provides the vast majority of performance for which Garmin products are characterized, such as time, distance, pace and speed. Likewise, it integrates a barometric altimeter to obtain complete and accurate data on height, which also includes the ascent, descent and slope.  

On the other hand, used with the monitor heart rate HRM-Run™ (in Pack or optional version), Garmin Forerunner® 920XT helps the user to improve the running technique, monitoring the cadence, vertical oscillation and contact time with the ground.

At the same time, includes the VO2 max system, which estimates the maximum oxygen volume (in milliliters) that can be consumed per minute and per kilogram of body weight in maximum yield. This indicator of aerobic capacity should increase as the physical condition improves.

To all the above, an integrated metronome is added, which marks the athlete, through vibrations and tones, the pace of strides to follow. And, also, it is provided with a benefit through which the device provides recommendations on the estimated time of recovery and rest after each training.

By bike, for all
When using Garmin Forerunner® 920XT on a bicycle, the user will have Accurate data about the slope and the cumulative difference. To these data there are many others, as long as it is combined with compatible sensors of speed, cadence, heart rate monitor or ANT ™ power sensors (Vector® or others).

For example, when used with the HRM-Run ™ heart rate monitor and a power sensor at the same time, it provides an estimate of the VO2 max or, what is the same, oxygen consumption, also on the bicycle.

Share everything in real time
Once the exercises are finished, it is possible synchronize and transfer the information to the orderlyUse a compatible smartphone via Garmin Connect or Garmin Connect Mobile. In this well-known online community the user can analyze their records and share their activities, routes and brands with other athletes.

And from this moment, you also have a new and more complete view of your training sessions and competitions. In this sense, when an activity is completed using multisport mode, the time of each tranche and transition is stored in a combined file that is very simple to visualize and share. Through the individual tabs, it is possible to access detailed data corresponding to each section.

As a complement, athletes can use some of the best-known fitness apps to complete their data, since Garmin Forerunner® 920XT is compatible with MyFitnessPal.com, Strava, MapMyFitness and Endomondo.  

The most powerful in any sport
Specifically designed to be used quickly and effectively in any sport, this equipment facilitates the transition through the multisport function, which allows changing sports modes with the push of a button.

Finally, Forerunner® 920XT offers up to 30 days of autonomy in clock mode and 24 hours with GPS enabled, which become 40 when the UltraTrac mode is activated. This makes it the ideal equipment for users preparing high level tests.

 

PVP Forerunner® 920XT black and blue with charger and USB clip: 449 euros (VAT included)
PVP Forerunner® 920XT white and red with charger and USB clip: 449 euros (VAT included)
PVP Forerunner® 920XT black and blue pack with clip charger, USB and heart rate monitor HRM-Run ™: Euro 499 (VAT included)
PVP Forerunner® 920XT white and red pack with clip charger, USB and heart rate monitor HRM-Run ™: Euro 499 (VAT included)

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