RunningAHEAD - Topic: Garmin GPS watches

eric_allan

I'm on the right

posted: 12/5/2009 at 3:49 PM

Hi everyone! I was thinking of asking Santa for a Garmin Forerunner for the holidays. I was curious if anyone has one, how they feel about it, and how accurate the mileage is.

Thanks!

Eric

I'm Eric, the guy who runs to keep his sanity.

Jill_B

I fly.

posted: 12/5/2009 at 4:11 PM

I have the 205 and LOVE it. It's usually pretty accurate, but I run where there isn't much tree coverage - so that might be part of the reason mine works so well, I don't know. I couldn't imagine not running with it now!

Bring it on.

RunnerKSA

posted: 12/6/2009 at 5:20 PM

I am addicted to mine and it is very accurate. If you are in a big city with tall buildings, you will have some problems. Otherwise, even with a pretty good tree cover, mine is great. The 305 has a heart rate monitor, which is the one I have. I would avoid the 405.

Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 12/6/2009 at 6:32 PM

I like the 205/305 series, honestly have not had any accuracy problems. The 405 seems too glitchy.

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

jb944

Chicago RnR 1/2 Marathon

posted: 12/6/2009 at 7:45 PM

Love my 305.

jeffdonahue

posted: 12/8/2009 at 12:01 PM

Anyone have any experience with the new 310 series?

The 4XX series ones seem too glitchy, I agree adn the I have heard teh bezel thingee is way too sensitive. But the 310 says it has a 14 hour battery life, which sounds good and I liked the 305 functionality. If the 310 is just a bit smaller, I might go with that.

RunnerKSA

posted: 12/8/2009 at 9:09 PM

I haven't heard much about the 310 yet, but that is what I would get if I were replacing the 305. I have seen it, and it is not really smaller than the 305 - shaped a slight bit differently. It looks nice, though.

Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

mlybrand

posted: 12/25/2009 at 10:38 PM

Love, love LOVE my 305. Too bad I can't really use it of late, since most of my running is indoors (got to run outside today though... God how I miss it).

Mark Smile

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 12/26/2009 at 10:07 PM

305 here. Happy with it.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

KathyRunning

posted: 1/1/2010 at 6:01 PM

I adore my 305. I've convinced at least four other people to buy them, and they've all loved it.

Actually, here's a link to my blog post about my love for my Garmin...

http://www.runningnotes.net/kbrown/runningnotes.nsf/d6plinks/KBRN-7RE3EX

http://www.runningnotes.net

A Mile A Day

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