I had been looking for something to replace my Nike+ for some time now. I had started running a couple years ago with an iPod Nano and Nike+ and really enjoyed the ability to track progress. The audio notifications were nice as well. This time around I wanted/needed something a little more advanced. My wife and I are fairly active; hiking, camping, horseback riding, running, working out as well as other things so I wanted something that would help to track everything but also help while camping/hiking/horseback riding to get us back to camp or the car.
In comes the Garmin Forerunner 305. This was recommended by a couple friends runners and riders for the ability to track and get you home. I ordered one at the beginning of the new year and have only used it for running, walking the dog and one ride, but it is exactly what I was looking for. I don't get the audio feedback like I had with the Nike+ so that's the only con for me. The Garmin does beep when you want it to, certain distance, time, etc. but if I'm plugged in to my iPod I feel like there's a chance of missing the little beep. We'll see how that goes.
I've only touched or used a few of the features on the Garmin and look forward to getting in to some of the more complex features as the warmer weather comes around. This was a great purchase, and I'm looking at adding the foot pod and pedal to the mix so that I can use it with the treadmill and when we go for a bike ride.
In comes the Garmin Forerunner 305. This was recommended by a couple friends runners and riders for the ability to track and get you home. I ordered one at the beginning of the new year and have only used it for running, walking the dog and one ride, but it is exactly what I was looking for. I don't get the audio feedback like I had with the Nike+ so that's the only con for me. The Garmin does beep when you want it to, certain distance, time, etc. but if I'm plugged in to my iPod I feel like there's a chance of missing the little beep. We'll see how that goes.
I've only touched or used a few of the features on the Garmin and look forward to getting in to some of the more complex features as the warmer weather comes around. This was a great purchase, and I'm looking at adding the foot pod and pedal to the mix so that I can use it with the treadmill and when we go for a bike ride.
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