Looking to get a Garmin - which one? (Read 1095 times)

The primary reason I got it was to be able to track distances when I was running, so I didn't have to have some pre-planned route if I was traveling. I still like to see the distance in races, but have found that, because I don't always run the tangents, and through natural error of the device, it can be somewhat misleading in longer races. In and of itself, not a problem. Just don't rely on that when you're on the cusp of hitting a BQ.

My only real problem is that if it does lose sat reception while on a run, it takes forever (or never) to pick it up again. During my last 2 maratons & my last ultra, I lost reception part of the way into the race (for no reason I could figure out) and never got it back... then again I use the watch in hundreds of days of training and racing each year so I guess statistically it loses signal pretty rarely.

Nothing was more frustrating for me than to lose the GPS signal during a race. So, I recently bought a Garmin Forerunner 50 which uses a footpod (reportedly within 98% accuracy). Still learning how to use it, but I'll never lose the signal again! This is what works for me. Bill

So... I've had both the 305 & 405. I'm having some considerable distance accuracy issues with the 405 on different distances, different trails - all consistently off by about .05 to .1 miles. Depending on the distance... this is truly not ok. Working with Garmin support who says..."the 405 is 95% accurate". they seem to refuse to have any other response, even given another opportunity to step up My brother on the east coast also has a 305 & 405 - same problem. My running partner who runs right next to me & starts & stops with me - is always at least .03 off from my time. Its really frustrating and clearly a firmware issue rather than a problem finding satellites....

+1 on the 305. Love it Love it Love it