Hi all,
Am driving myself crazy looking at all the different garmin watches available so can anyone recommend one for me please? What I'm after is the following:-
An accurate mileage
Something that I can programme to do interval training - (If there is such a thing?)
I don't want to spend a fortune but am quite serious about my running and am after something to help me improve.
I've been using a nike+ for years and although it's great to track your runs the mileage is very inaccurate.
Thanks for any help or suggestions!
p.s I have very small wrists so don't want a huge watch.
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I guess my position would be - I'd save the dosh and get one without HRM, but would gratefully accept if someone offered a free upgrade!
Like I say lots of people disagree with me and think a HRM is the best training aid there is.
Katy- heart rate monitors are great. Even if you don't want to use it now you might want to in a couple of years and the price is not that much different.
I recently upgraded from the 205 to the 410 with hrm. As well as being neater and more stylish the 410 is much quicker at acquiring satellites so you can get on with your run without waiting.
I looked at the 405 but read that the bezel mechanism was badly flawed and this was rectified in the 410. See:
http://www.ransacker.co.uk/running-shoes/goings-on/garmin-forerunner-410-gps-watch-review/
You can the 410 with heart rate monitor for under £200 and I reckon it's worth the extra over the cheaper models.
Good luck!
Pingu1874
I had a 405cx and sold it after 2 incredibly annoying months of use. So it was with some reservation that I jumped back in with the 610, but have been really happy, it's a fantastic piece of kit.
It's fully customisable for interval training, the 110 is not and isn't too bad for size and bulk either, I'd say it's comparable to a G-Shock and much more like a regular watch than the 405 which always felt like you were wearing an electronic tag to me.
Had the 405 and we never got on, didn't like the touch bezel, and a had few units die on me. Although Garmin replaced them.
305 was ok but just too bulky, then before that had the 301 which was like wearing a mars bar on your wrist.
My boyfriend purchased the 110 a week ago as Sweatshop were doing half price offer, even as of today it's £99 and that one is also very good. Small and very light, not as many features I don't think you can set it for intervals. When you're not using it for training displays as a standard watch.