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Garmin Forerunner 205 Wrist Worn GPS Personal Training Device | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: £98.95
New (12) Refurbished (1) from £84.99
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: Forerunner 205
Model: Forerunner 205
UPC: 753759051914
EAN: 0753759051914
ASIN: B000F5HZHQ
Release Date: May 5, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The Forerunner 205 from Garmin is a personal training tool designed for both professional athletes and amateur runners and walkers. It combines a GPS with an armband and a large easy-to-read screen. Compact, lightweight and waterproof, the Forerunner 205 is the perfect coach and uses GPS satellite data to calculate your speed and distance, letting you concentrate on your race. It's completely customisable and packed with great features. It enables you to save waypoints and get to your destination quickly thanks to its simple navigation graphs. It also stores your routes in its history list and allows you to backtrack if necessary. Its Training Center software gives you precise details of your performance on your computer. The Forerunner 205?s aim is to keep you fit and get you to your destination on time!Internal menu languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Slovenian and Slovak. User guide languages: French and English
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 Like it! May 21, 2007
Bob McCola (London, UK)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
By way of background I'm a part time runner, prone to injury and generally a gadget freak. Bought the original Timex Speed & Distance monitor when it was released as with family commitments I struggle to get to club or track sessions and thought it would be a useful alternative. Where the Timex didn't really hit the mark for this purpose the Garmin does. The realtime feedback is great, particularly the virtual partner. The course and interval options work well, there are nice touches like auto lap and size wise it's no problem. Where I would be concious of wearing the Timex receiver I happily wear this every run.
The bundled software is functional and useful rather than elaborate and could easily be enhanced with more features. The cynic in me says it's so Garmin can on sell the Motion Based monthly service:). So three weeks in I'm still exploring new ways of using it and all in all very pleased. Now wish I'd gone for the 305 for the heart rate monitor as well.
 Small and easy to use February 14, 2007
Nozza (UK)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Bought this is a present for a runner keen to log running. Forerunner 205 is smaller and certainly more comfortable than the 301. Software works well and installs easily. Battery life is good. Features are fantastic. Only downside is performance in the wet when raining. For some reason the unit sometimes loses signal in the wet or when humidity is high.
Garmin customer support is second to none.
Lovely piece of kit. But would consider the 301 or 201 if buying again.
 Excellent product March 8, 2007
Bosh (Newcastle Upon Tyne UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Very impressive product, provides a vast array of information about your runs to a very accurate level, the interface is intuitive and customizable. It can seem to take quite awhile to find a satellite initially typically a fews seconds to a couple of minutes, but once it has connected....large building and tree cover don't seem to bother it and it stays locked on.
The included PC software is quite useful but abit clunky, although i have read there are some open source alternatives. Also the actual software on the watch itselfs appears to be update regularly and improved by Garmin.
The overall size of the watch is quite large approx twice the size of your standard digital watch, but it is much less obvious than the previous models. And it pretty impressive considering the amount of functionality packed into it. It small enough to wear and not look an idiot while running, but too big to wear day to day. Also the strap seems abit flimsy, feels like it might snap off after a year or so. But on a whole this is an excellent product....it you dont mind afew "what is that brick on your wrist" jokes.
Improved my running February 18, 2007
Mark P. Kennerley (Fleet, Hampshire)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Have had the forerunner for about 2 weeks and have seen considerable improvement in my running times. I am now able to see how fast i am running and have set the alarm to go off when my pace falls below a selected time. The unit is quick to attain satellite signals although takes a little longer when overcast, i have not had any experience with it in the rain yet so cannot add comments to previous reviews. I had a Navman previously and this unit makes the navman look like a glorified watch.
Buy one!
Forerunner 205 May 27, 2008
J. Nicolson (Scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've only had the watch for a week but it's definately 5 star. You wont get a better unit for the money.
If you want a reliable, easy to use, running watch that tells you how far you've gone, how fast you're going and how long you've taken, you don't need anything else. The fact that it also has various training programmes, virtual training partner, calories burned and an elevation tracker is a bonus.
If you want to spend a lot more money, there are better watches. But for me (an experienced runner covering up to 40miles/week) I don't need anything else.
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