Saturday, June 18, 2011

Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS Receiver and Sports Watch (Electronics)


Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS Receiver and Sports Watch (Electronics)


I ordered my 205 from Amazon.com in late October and started using it in early November. I have been using a Forerunner 201 since Christmas of last year (2006) and loved it.

The 205 has been an excellent upgrade. I am so pleased with it. It never, ever loses reception (I've only lost GPS signal a couple of times and that has been jogging through tunnels), is accurate, user-friendly and a powerful motivator.

It really helped me out running my first marathon by keeping me on a consistent pace and letting me keep track of so much information.

All in all, I have found that after running almost my whole life, the Forerunner's (first the 201 and now the 205) have helped me get to a new level of running (I've lost almost 25 pounds and run my first marathon). My 205 functions as an accountability partner and teacher. I love the fact that no matter where I am I can run out the door and know exactly how far I've gone and how fast I've done it. It really simplifies the planning process for runs. I also like the added navigation features of the 205 (over the 201). They look to be very impressive, but I have not used them thoroughly yet.

If you run more than once a week, you need a 205.



Pros:

-Provides great information (and tons of it: elevation, pace, best pace, average pace etc.)

-Accurate

-Easy to use

-Very comfortable (I was concerned that the plastic strap would be less convenient/comfortable than the 201's cloth/velcro strap, but the 205 has been great to wear.)



Cons:

-So far I really haven't found any, but I'm a pretty low-maintenance guy. I just get out and run.

-The only downside (just thought of this) is that the display is smaller than the 201's which makes reading it at a glance slightly tougher. It hasn't bothered me at all, but I'm 23 and have good eyesight. If you've got poor eyesight than you might want to go with the larger display of the 201.

Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS Receiver and Sports Watch (Electronics)





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