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Wearing it as a watch aside... which I wouldn't do... I really do not notice the "bulkiness" of my 310 when I run.
Ditto for the 305.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
I have a Motoactv. I *am* a triathlete, but clearly don't wear the thing in the water. This is a very limited review, but I really like the gadget for running, listening to music, and tracking my time/distance/pace. I was very leery of buying it based on the mixed reviews, but I've had it for a month now and have had ZERO problems. Again, one person's experience. But the web portal has always worked, the unit has always worked, etc. I like that you can program workouts and it wirelessly syncs to the device. I LOVE that the device is small (I wear it clipped to my waist). The GPS signal is excellent -- I always get a signal within 30 secs of turning it on and it keeps the signal just fine under my shirt (or in the pocket of my bike jersey if I do a brick). I bought the bike mount and it integrated perfectly with my Garmin cadence sensor.
That said, it is definitely NOT as rugged as my spouses Garmin 305 (which I was using before). And it is clunkly for multi-sport workouts (like a brick). But for single runs or rides it does exactly what I wanted it to do. I'm going to try it on an speed session later this week -- that will be a big test. I currently do run/walk intervals just fine. I do wish it had an external speaker so I didn't have to wear headphones, but I can live with that.
Carrie