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Maggie & Molly
I've been reading and reading and reading. I think I am down to the 210 and the 305. I can get the 305 with hr monitor for about 130 - 140 and will need to purchase the footpod for about 70. Total. 200ish. I can get the 210 with footpod and hr monitor for 300. I haven't seen much feedback on the 210 although pretty much everyone likes their 305. I just like that the 210 is smaller. I think that everything I would want in reports is available on both except that I have seen that the 305 has the 'return home' option. I haven't seen that mentioned with the 210. Help?
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You don't need footpod for 305 unless using on treadmill. I have 305 and love it.
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I do at least half if not more of my winter running on the treadmill. I don't need the footpod for either when outside though.
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Curious: if running on a treadmill, why do you wear a GPS device?
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Presbyopia? Yet? This is a factor for me, and has been since I was about 45 years old. If your near-vision is getting worse then you may be happier with the 305 and it's bigger display. If the lighting outside is not good enough I cannot read the 305's display. Think of the early parts of marathons that start in the dark - I can't read the thing for the first miles or two!
Just another factor to consider.
+1 - why do you need a footpod for this? Doesnt the treadmill give you your distance?
I wear it for its heart rate monitor. And it makes uploading to RA easier.
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Presbyopia? Yet? This is a factor for me, and has been since I was about 45 years old. If your near-vision is getting worse then you may be happier with the 305 and it's bigger display. If the lighting outside is not good enough I cannot read the 305's display. Think of the early parts of marathons that start in the dark - I can't read the thing for the first miles or two! Just another factor to consider.
I know the 205 has a backlit mode if you press the power button. I guess I assumed the 305 has this as well.
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How important is the HRM to you? If you go with the 205 w/o it, you can find that around $110 and sometimes even under $100 when there are specials.
Yep, you're right there. As with the 205, pressing the power button puts the backlight on. You can set whether that turns it on permanently, or for a set period of time too.
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because I like all the graphs, etc. and I stop and start the dreadmill and don't have to worry about accuracy.
Sad but true - even using backlight function doesn't help me enough to be able to read the screen. If I have it set to one item on the screen then I can read it. Even just having two things displayed makes it unreadable for me except in decent ambient light.
After I wrote that, I hoped I hadn't made a poor assumption regarding eyesight. Sorry about that, Ken.
Just hit the lap button when reach each mile and edit the interval in RA.
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^^ That's what I do. I use the Garmin for the HR monitor when I'm on the treadmill and hit my own laps.
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