How good are Garmin forerunner watches?
The ones that use GPS to tell ur pace, heart rate, distance...etc
I have a Garmin Forerunner 301, it does everything I want it to do, and when I need to replace it, it'll be with another Garmin. It's an early model, I bought it just as the next model was being released, and I understand that the later ones are better, but it's not worth me upgrading just yet.
It logs the distance and speed, along with my heart rate, and has different settings for running and cycling.
It takes a bit of time to pick up the satellite signals, and can lose the signal when you're near tall buildings or trees, but that doesn't happen very often.
I also found that the heart rate signal is better when running near power lines, my old HRM used to give up when I was running near an electrified railway line, but the Garmin is unaffected.
Hope this helps.
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I have a Garmin Forerunner Watch, and i Absolutely LOVE it!!! I highly recommend it. I can’t run without it!!!
Before you start running, you have to wait like max 30 seconds for it to start warming up, and for it to get information. you also can’t run in heavily wooded areas, because it can’t get a good signal. overall a 4 star watch (out of 5)
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i have had mine for 2 yrs!!
I have a Garmin Forerunner 301, it does everything I want it to do, and when I need to replace it, it’ll be with another Garmin. It’s an early model, I bought it just as the next model was being released, and I understand that the later ones are better, but it’s not worth me upgrading just yet.
It logs the distance and speed, along with my heart rate, and has different settings for running and cycling.
It takes a bit of time to pick up the satellite signals, and can lose the signal when you’re near tall buildings or trees, but that doesn’t happen very often.
I also found that the heart rate signal is better when running near power lines, my old HRM used to give up when I was running near an electrified railway line, but the Garmin is unaffected.
Hope this helps.
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25 years running, including 16 years coaching runners.
In general, excellent, but some models have different advantages or disadvantages compared to others within the Forerunner line.
The Forerunner 305 probably remains the best value (and most popular) out there. The new Forerunner 310XT is probably the best new model if price is a lesser concern.
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