Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor

There are a lot of GPS devices out there. Some are smaller and some are larger. Some have more features that others. Here are a few of the features that make the Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor the best choice:

It has highly sensitive GPS with excellent signal reception. You'll never be lost.

It measures your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned plus much more. It gives you everything you need to know to devise an effective workout.

It even gives you a "virtual partner". In other words, it gives you an imaginary workout buddy to compete against. Most of us are at our best when we compete.

It's waterproof, so it doesn't matter how much you sweat.

The battery is rechargeable with a battery life of up to ten hours.

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Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor

I love the Garmin 305!

I've had my Garmin 305 for more than 6 months now and I absolutely love it! It's helped me train and finish a marathon. It was a wonderful help with my 20 weeks of training. I programmed it with my interval training sessions -- it was very, very easy to program my different training sessions (for example, run 4 minutes/walk 1 minute). It also helped me when I got lost on my long runs -- I went from running 3 to 4 miles at a time to running 20 miles (that was my long run) so I got lost. With my Garmin 305, I marked various locations and it directed me back to them so I could find my way home.

I would not have been been able to train for my marathon without it! OK, maybe I could have, but it would have been a lot less fun, a lot harder, and I would have gotten lost.

One more thing -- I'm a pretty small woman, and even though the wrist unit is pretty big, I found it pretty comfortable to wear.
-M. Hunt

Great for Cycling and Running

I previously had a cycling computer and a separate HR monitor. This is by far the best cycling computer out there and I can take it out on a run and track all of my statistics using their software.

Pros: HR, optional cadence (I recommend), elevation, grade%, time in HR, speed, time, etc...there are lots of options. Also there are several Forms that you can modify to have it show the data that you are most interested in. Lightweight.

Cons: No bike mount included. Glass is a bit shiny for when you are biking. It is still a bit big while wearing on your wrist.

I have had it for 2+ weeks and I would recommend it. I have since removed my previous computer and wired cadence and gone with the wireless cadence. Enjoy!!!
-C. Marshall

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!

I trained for 3 months for a 54 mile trail run in VA. During my training I tried running on roads but then started to go to a local park with lots of trails. I tried assuming I was running 10 minute miles which turned out to be a bad assumption. My wife got me a Timex GPS watch but I knew Garmin was the king and the Timex had a separate antenna to wear and a watch. Researched and bought the 305. It is first off very close to wearing a regular watch, it's light and not big at all. Nobody noticed it in the park. I'd say it's like wearing 2 Casio regular size sport watches. It is very accurate. I tried it along routes I've measured by car. It does not lose it's signal in the woods, I'm talking trails in the woods with leaves on the trees. Not one NO Satellites message. It downloads to google earth if you search for programs I found 2 that would do it for free on my 1st search on Google. Google earth and seeing where you ran is awesome. It's so accurate it shows if you go down one side of the street on the way out and on the other on the way back. It worked on my 54 mile run and it really helped. It has a heart rate monitor which is very cool, but I did not use it on my 54 miler. I hope this helps.
-Charles J. Pinigis

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