Garmin FORERUNNER205

I purchased the 205 shortly after it was released in the UK and so have had one for some time now, other than a problem with a faulty button (the guys at Garmin promptly replaced the unit under warranty) I've not had any problems with it. + The Product: Essentially its a small wrist mounted GPS, at its very basic it will record information on your run (or walk or cycle ride). Information can be viewed on this history section of the GPS so you can see / compare things like distance run, average speed, fastest speed etc.. You can then download this information for a permanent record, or to carry ... more

I bought the Garmin forerunner 205 6 months ago. I bought it as a training tool and it has done that and helped me out 100%. Even if your your in to cycling or running or even hill walking there are different modes for each. There is a quick mode which enables you to set up quick interval sessions for running and cycling which you can dictate the pace (speed per km/mile) and race agaisnt. So you don't need a partner. There is also another interval mode where you can be more specific and set the distance, pace speed or time/rest/speed etc. You also have a split second counter which accurately ... more

In my opinion this is a great piece of kit for runners who likes to keep track of there progress. It has many settings such as time, distance, pace, calories burnt and a GPS tracker so you can never get lost which is great for me as i live on the Somerset levels and can retrace my steps with this piece of kit. I am at the moment using this to keep track of my 10K pace as i would like a sub 60mins and at the moment is a valuable piece of kit. When you get home from training you can put all the data you collected on the Garmin onto a database which is provided with the watch. Cyclist and walkers ... more