Reviews of The Garmin Forerunner 110

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1. For a couple of years I made use of the Forerunner 305 - that is until I drove over it by mistake!  I decided to borrow my wife's 101 and was so impressed that I bought one.  Firstly it is much less bulkier on the wrist than the 305 which also weighs more.  Second, it is much faster when it comes to connecting to the satellites.  Third, although some complain that it doesn't provide a current pace read-out it does have an average pace read-out that you can set to whatever distance you desire.  A chime alerts you when the distance is covered.  For example, my watch chimes at 1 mile intervals and my average pace read-out is set to my pace for that mile.  In my opinion that is ideal for races or running.  Although the 305 provided a current pace I never knew what distance it applied to.  Because of the practicality of the chime there is no more need to check my watch all the time to see how many miles I've reached.  It is very simple to use and the info can be uploaded to the net easily also.  If I must name one problem I would have to say that it is that the charger and the watch have points that must align when you want to charge it.  The charger doesn't simply plug into the watch.  At most it is a minor nuisance.  For cyclists the 101 is not portable and so cannot be used but I have a Garmin cyclometer on my bike so it isn't an issue for me.  In short I can honestly say that for running and racing this GPS wa2.

2. If you like easy use and you aren't very technically minded then this is the watch you need.  Operation is really simple:  1.  Go to timer mode and wait for the satellites to lock in.  (The most I've waited is about 1 ½ minutes)  I use the time to stretch and prepare myself.  2.  Start the timer and see the mileage on the top.  At the completion of a mile there is beep and the difference is indicated.  If you need to you can stop and start along the way.  3.  When done hole down the reset button for 3 seconds until it beeps, stores your run, resets the timer (which stores upwards of 100 hours).  4.  When you are back at your PC load on the free Garmin software.  It has been said that you might detect some error when you run steep quick hills but I'm not certain about that.  After I ran a 4 mile flat race the device registered 4.02 which isn't bad.  For races it must not be set on timer mode too early because this results in it going into battery saving mode and the GPS is kicked out.  You might find that this timer mode can be adjusted if you check the user manual.  GPS remained locked through all longer runs and the battery charge was excellent.  The design is pleasing and sleek, and similar in size to the Triathlon shock watch which is ideal.

3. Of course I can't compare with other GPS watches since this is the only one I've ever purchased but I can tell you that this is a simple watch to operate.

My only real problem with it is that I am unable to determine my split time until I can connect it to my PC but besides this it really does function well.  I was particularly pleased to discover that the elevation chart and the pace chart actually synchronize with each other.

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