Talk me out of buying a Garmin Forerunner 205 (Read 1617 times)

Ah February of 2007. The novelty eventually wore off and I think I've used my Garmin 4 times since September.

Ditto. I got a Garmin in 11/07 and it was entertaining for a while. Now I wear it maybe once every few weeks if I'm concerned about pace on a long run or something tweaky like that.

The 405 at least looks it would be a decent sports watch, instead of like running with a brick.

Yeah, pretty much every watch looks like a brick on my delicate and girlish wrists. Meh.

Ah February of 2007. The novelty eventually wore off and I think I've used my Garmin 4 times since September.

I was considering getting one. How do you think you lost interest? Just found over time that you prefer to run by (kung fu) feel?

I an considering getting one. How do you think you lost interest? Just preferred to run by (kung fu) feel?

Pretty much, yeah. I thought I'd want to improvise routes a lot more than I actually do--it turns out running familiar routes is mentally a lot easier, I can just zone out and run. So 98% of the time I just head out for an easy run on a route that I know the distance. Then there's a % of the time where I head out for a run, wind up ad libbing the route anyway, but either I'm okay with estimating the distance since it's only an easy run anyway or mapping it on RA takes like 1 minute. I still occasionally use it for long runs when I'm making it up on the fly and for intervals by distance instead of time on the roads. But by occasionally I mean 4 or 5 times since September 08. The new GPS importer that Eric developed for RA makes it easier, but still, eh, GPS doesn't buy me much and it's kinda bulky on my lithe and runnerly wrist. It's a decent toy but if mine broke I would not replace it.

So, I am now the proud owner of a Garmin 405. I won it for being the closest to my pace goal without going over at CMM (0.46 seconds).

Given your pacing is perfect, you'd think the Garmin is the last thing they should offer as a prize.

I have the 205 for over 2 years now (had the 201 before that). I almost never run without it even if its a familar route. I just love entering the data when I'm done, even though, I rarely ever go back and look. The only time I run without it is on the track, and even then...I miss it! Yes, I'm a freak...but what can I say, I'm an engineer. If I didn't have the 205 I would HAVE to get something else, or I'd just have to quit running. MUST HAVE DATA! Steve

Trent: I went over. How so?

I think he may have been implying a cuckoo's nest, but not sure.

I thought you were almost a second over. Those hundredths count.