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| Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist Worn GPS Personal Training Device (With Heart Rate Monitor) | 
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| Category: CE
Buy New: £145.94
New (14) from £138.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 180
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Forerunner 305 (With
UPC: 753759051945
EAN: 0753759051952
ASIN: B000FMQ296
Release Date: May 5, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 awesome device April 10, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I use this device for all my runs. It finds the satellites very quickly and never loses reception.
The description of the item on Amazon says that it is not MAC compatible, which is not true. You can download the Training Center software for MAC - their latest release is currently March 2008. I also have Training Center on my PC and I can't really tell the difference between the two!
The Garmin is fully compatible with my MAC and I've never had a problem with it!
The training center software is great - you can create your own workouts and load them onto your Garmin. You can specify goals, e.g. run 2km and keep heartrate in Zone 2. When that stage of the workout is finished, the device beeps and you go on to the next stage of your workout (whatever you specified after that).
The Garmin measures everything I can imagine being measured during a run - even elevation, which is quite interesting when you do hill training.
This device really keeps you motivated - you can load up your own training schedules and keep a history of all your runs! I can really recommend it!!
Oh, and your run is mapped against a map in the training center software, so you know where you have been running.... you can even take one of your old routes and then run against yourself... so much fun!!
Higher level of training April 4, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've only just started using my forerunner, and am already finding it to be brilliant! im just learning how to create workouts, and can't wait to get pushed by the watch! It helps you reach your training goals at a pace that suits you! altogether it's like a higher level/standard of training!
 Great Gadget March 31, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a good gadget, one that is getting plenty of use. It has certainly made me change the way I run and encouraged me to find out more about different methods of training. The first time I used it I set it to alert me whenever I dropped below a certain pace and I ran my best time for that course. The heart monitor works well but I recommend that you set your own heart rate zones as they were too low initially. There are plenty of links on Runners World to help you do this. I used the formula 214-(0.8*age) to get my estimated maximum heart rate which seems to work well enough for me. Working out the zones was not immediately obvious so take bit of time to understand how they are calculated. You have to apply the percentages to the Working Heart Rate then make sure you add your resting heart rate otherwise you find your zones are much too low.
The Training Center software is reasonable for looking at the recorded data on your PC. The map is only useful to identify whereabouts you were, e.g. I can see that my maximum heart rate was near the top of a hill that I decided to run up quickly. The map is just a dotted line and the elevation is not all that accurate. From Training Center you can also view the route in Google Earth.
I also load the data into MapMyRun which gives a proper map with satellite pictures (similar to Google Earth but without the fancy stuff like 3D) which makes it easy to see off road routes. It also shows the elevation profile which seems a lot more accurate. The best feature of MapMyRun is for inputting new courses you are considering. It makes it easy to design a route that will be the distance you require. You can load these back into your Garmin and use them as routes. I am not sure how practical it is to switch between the normal data screen and the navigation screen while you are running. Probably too difficult. I have used it for navigating for a fell walk which worked well and it alerted me when I went off course. It can show you an elevation profile but I forgot how to find that mode while on this walk. I would be nice to be able to show the direction you should be taking as one of the 4 data fields while you are running. I got lost when trying a new course through areas I didn't know and being able to navigate and monitor pace, heart rate and time at the same time without having to change modes would be a great feature.
This is my first GPS sports watch so I don't know how it compares to others. I like it a lot but also see that it will probably seem very dated in 5 years time. To be honest if I use this for two years without problems it will have been well worth the money.
[Addendum]
I've been using this for three months now. I've found that my maximum heart rate is well above that suggested by the age formula. I wasn't aware of the power of Sport Tracks software when I first tried it. There is a lot more to it than meets the eye on first look. Having used MapMyRun and Training Centre I was wishing for software which combined the mapping features of the former with the statistical features of the latter. I have found that Sport Tracks does all this and more and it is a free download. My final wish was accuracy of elevation from maps instead of the inaccurate elevation data from GPS. My latest discovery is that there is a plug-in for Sport Tracks that does this too. There are numerous other plug-ins that expand the functionality too. All this can be accessed from within the "online" view in Sport Tracks. Now I only use MapMyRun for planning new routes and I hardly use Training Centre.
Brilliant watch March 13, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have had the 305 for two days and my admiration grows. It has exceeded my expectation in every way. The ability to alter the displays is amazing. So pleased am I with the purchase that I am moved to write this review.
A really tool for walkers as well, recommended February 24, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Although this portable GPS and heart rate monitor seems aimed at runners, it also works really well for the walkers out there. It's relatively easy to use as long as you read the well put together manual. I had to use it without the software for the 1st week and was very pleased with the results.
Once you install the software you can see visually both time/distance and heart rate over each workout. The maps are a bit crude but still usable.
The only other grips are the time it takes to acquire a satellite at the start and the accessing the menus on the run. If you own an iPhone/ipod touch the interface will seem primitive otherwise a good product that does exactly what it promises and more.
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