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The Running Green Girl
I have a Garmin 405 and I'm really happy with it.
Here's my review of it:
Garmin Forerunner 405 with Heart Rate Monitor Review
I agree with the other replies, though, if you aren't looking for all those extras, I would think a 110 or a 305 would do the trick.
A girl I used to work with bought a Garmin 305. She ultimately ditched it because it was a bit heavy to run around with. Would you describe yourself as having chicken-bone type wrists?
I have a Garmin 205 because I was not interested in anyting but time, distance and pace and didnt feel that I wanted even the few extras that come with a 305 (HRM or other such stuff).
At first I thought it was too clunky and heavy to wear when running, and one day I had the idea to buy a wrist band and put the Garmin over the wrist band (before I did that, I tightened it up the band would pinch my wrist or if I loosened it so it didnt pinch, it bounced around and was not confortable to wear)... After I started wearing the Garmin over the wrist band it quit bouncing and didn't pinch any more and after a few days, I got used to the extra weight......
HONESTLY, I thought running with a Garmin was pretty silly until I got one and now they seem like required equipment...
Champions are made when no one is watching
The Timex GPS I had for awhile actually had garmin guts. Not sure about the current model. I have a Garmin 310xt. I like it and I like the battery life, but I don't use any of the bells and whistles and it has lots. The 110 would be more my speed too... assuming the battery life is reasonable. You should check on that.
The Timex GPS I had for awhile actually had garmin guts. Not sure about the current model.
I have a Garmin 310xt. I like it and I like the battery life, but I don't use any of the bells and whistles and it has lots. The 110 would be more my speed too... assuming the battery life is reasonable. You should check on that.
I don't know about the current Timex GPS, but I had 2 of them in 2005 - 2006 and they were both junk. Constantly losing signal and never getting it back.
Player
I have both the 305 and 405. I prefer the 305 as it has the screen where you can see your route. I often deviate from my planned route and with this screen I don't have to think about finding my way back.
I've got the 405cx and the 305. Like the above poster, I prefer the 305. I have no idea about the superior calorie counter thing. I rarely use the 405 but it's nice to have a backup in case I forget to charge the 305. I also use the velcro strap that I got with the 405 on the 305 which I highly prefer to the plastic strap which pulled hair on my wrist and basically sucks.
After my 305 died I got 310xt. I love it. It is much faster finding satellites, battery lasts much longer which is great on our long, often several days long hikes.
Yeah, I forgot to mention the 310XT has a great battery life. Supposed to last 20 hours. I got 19 hr 15 min out of it once.
tomatolover
Giddyup.
True story, Sunday in Bend oregon, I was cruising down the road and a pack of skateboarders started making fun of me. First it was my hat (which was a normal cap, really, not even a running cap), then it was my shoes (red trail shoes... ok, that was fair), and then.... NICE WATCH, DUDE.
They were talking about my 310.
Sigh.
I did a bit of internal reflection as I shuffled away from them.
Yeah, they were right. I looked like a super dork. Then again, whatever. I'm 44 and I'm pretty sure I could kick their teen smoker asses.
GET OFF MY LAWN
Ultima tastes like failure.
True story, Sunday in Bend oregon, I was cruising down the road and a pack of skateboarders started making fun of me. First it was my hat (which was a normal cap, really, not even a running cap), then it was my shoes (red trail shoes... ok, that was fair), and then.... NICE WATCH, DUDE. They were talking about my 310. Sigh. I did a bit of internal reflection as I shuffled away from them. Yeah, they were right. I looked like a super dork. Then again, whatever. I'm 44 and I'm pretty sure I could kick their teen smoker asses. GET OFF MY LAWN
This said by a bunch of kids who most undoubtedly are showing off their skid marks by having their assess hang out of their pants--They're just jealous.
They were likely many many things, but I assure you that they were not jealous. They were having fun and I was an easy mark. And I really, really was. Is ok.
You're probably right in this case, but I had the weirdest experience at my 30th HS reunion. There were a couple of boys who teased me mercilessly when we were young (I was an easy mark, too - "the brain"). My mom always said it was because they were envious. I remember thinking she was crazy! But at the reunion, EACH of these guys made a special effort to come up to me to tell me how much they admired me! Blew me away. I mean, they went on and on about it! So you never know!
But at the reunion, EACH of these guys made a special effort to come up to me to tell me how much they admired me! Blew me away. I mean, they went on and on about it! So you never know!
Any chance you're single and maybe had a little hubba-hubba factor going on?
No, you're right -- it's the brain thing. Totally.
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