Can You Handle the Red-Hot RCX5?
The cutting-edge RCX5 is now available in new, striking red color design, combining the intelligent Polar coaching features with accurate GPS to guide you through all your sessions. Its exciting new features help you train at the right intensity, switch between sports easily and cross the finish line in time. The RCX5 is the sleekest GPS-ready training computer in the market. With speed, distance and heart rate, you can get the full picture of your training as the RCX5 keeps up with you in the water, on the saddle, on your run, and online, making it ideal for versatile multisport training.

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Everything a Multisport Athlete Needs
If you consider yourself as a multisport athlete, now is your chance to get everything you need in one limited edition RS800CX Multisport GPS Pack. With its three sensors, there are no restrictions on which endurance sports you can practice, ranging from grueling triathlon to bone-chilling cross-country skiing. The tiny but powerful G5 GPS sensor allows you to see your route on a map after training. When you use the stride sensor on your runs, the Running Index will score your performance. And the wireless cycling speed sensor tells exactly how fast you’re propelling your bike forward. Don’t wait too long, because this limited edition pack is available only from October to December in selected markets.

Did You Know?
Have you ever found it hard to use your heart rate monitor when you’re training? The button-free HeartTouch feature makes it effortless to operate your Polar training computer without the need to push any buttons. You only need to bring your wrist unit close to the heart rate sensor to do different tricks with this easy-to-use feature. Depending on the training computer, you can check the time of day, switch on the backlight, change the display view or take a lap easily.

Take Your Marathon Training Online
Do you sometimes find it hard to know if you’re ready for today’s training session or whether you are going at it too intensely after the long run you did last weekend? We offer you a free web service, the polarpersonaltrainer.com, to track your runs online. It gives you simple Training Load guidance and helps you find the perfect balance between rest and training by showing your cumulative training load with individual color indication for each weekday. Easy-to-understand color codes tell you when you will have recovered enough to go for your next run. With Training Load you can avoid over training, which is always the danger when preparing for a marathon. By using the polarpersonaltrainer.com you’ll optimize your training intensity and recovery times and reduce the risk of exhausting yourself. Try it out and let it help you on your road to marathon success.

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Did You Know?
What goes forgotten too often: there’s more to marathon training than just running. You should start every session with a proper warm-up to prepare your muscles for the long runs. When you’re cooling down after the session, decrease your heart rate slowly and walk around to help your muscles remove the lactic acid from your body. This should reduce the soreness on the following days. Also, remember to stretch your muscles before the run to improve circulation and blood flow and after every run to improve recovery time. Keep the stretches nice and gentle. If you feel pain, you’ve stretched too far.

Come marathon day, you may want to skip the warm-up to save energy. Instead, start your run slowly – even at speed that feels too slow – for the first 20 minutes. Doing this will help your fat metabolism kick in better and work for you throughout the whole marathon. This way you can save them precious carbs and get much of your running energy from fats. The run will be a lot easier this way. And don’t worry if you drop behind at first, you will have plenty of time to catch up when the others get exhausted.