Garmin and rain (Read 948 times)

I am planning on running a 5K later today with my new "toy", the Garmin 305. I have very quickly become addicted to running with this device to keep an eye on pace, heart rate, miles run, route, etc ... great tool! Anyway, according to the weather there is a good chance I will be running in rain, not drizzle, but RAIN! I would like to hear from others that have worn their Garmin devices while raining. Any problems? thanks!

Try putting scotch tape over the speakers. Jeffgoblue has some good advice http://www.runningahead.com/forums/search?keywords=scotch+tape+speakers&a=Search

No problems and don't mess with the tape. The thing is made to be water resistant. Some folks swim in them.

You can swim in them, but the manual specifically states that while the watch has such and such a depth of water resistance, it is not meant to be submerged. Just an FYI. Rain is no problem though. I taped the speakers, but that was to prevent sweat and gunk from getting stuck in there as opposed to rain water.

Since I happen to be sitting here looking at the owner's manual and getting ready to de-virginify this thing, here you go: The Forerunner is waterproof to IEC Standard 60529 IPX7 (editor's note: isn't that frickin' helpful?). It can withstand immersion in one meter of water for 30 minutes. Prolonged submersion can cause damage to the unit ... This product is not intended to be used while swimming.

Congrautlations on the new toy, JK. Give you something new to play with besides... errr... nevermind.

I have been running in the rain for the last 4 months (what can i say, i'm from scotland) and my garmin is still alive!

Ouch! and sort of weird!

Will do. I'll only really get concerned though when you start running with an ekg monitor and anal temperature probe.

Does that come with the 405? Dammit. I should have waited.

My Garmin leaks like crazy - I've had to bake it in the oven (very low temp for extended period of time) twice to get rid of the water inside the watch. It's none the worse for wear, though. I carry a ziploc sandwich bag now so I can slip it into if I'm caught in the rain.