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I love my new Garmin 305! I’m currently training with a team to run a marathon, which is now less than 2 weeks away! My coaches both have this watch and they have completed 15+ marathons themselves so I’ve had my eye on this one for a few months. I was so excited when it came in that I immediately went for a run! I used it for my 8 mile Turkey Trot run on Thanksgiving and knew immediately after how many calories I had just burned so I could enjoy my dinner without guilt!
It is so nice to be able to just start my watch and start running. No more mapping the mileage online before and then after to get my pace, distance, and calorie data. It’s invaluable to runners/ bikers who keep up with this info for training or health reasons. I have mine set on current pace, avg. pace, elapsed time, and distance. But the screens are customizeable and you can easily scroll to see the wealth of information this thing keeps track of. I love the interval setting which can set time or distance intervals. And the watch is big on a small wrist, but it’s not heavy and the screen size makes it easier to read while your running. Also for the reviewers saying that the heart rate monitor is too small, the screen can be set to show the numbers larger.
As far as the satellite signal, it takes around 1-2 minutes when I walk out of my door, but for some reason it takes less than a minute if I turn it on inside my house. Mine has never lost a signal after the initial lock.
After my run it is really easy to upload the data to the computer. Right now I’m using the Garmin Connect website, and [...] both so that I can decide which one I want to continue to use. They are both free and have been easy to use. So far I like [...] more because they can keep track of usage on gear, mostly the mileage on my running shoes.
This watch is perfect for the runner (haven’t used it for any other sport so can’t comment on that) and I don’t know how I’ve gone so long without it!