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Garmin Forerunner 205
The Garmin Forerunner 205 takes the GPS navigation concept and uses it for managing and keeping track of fitness. Simiar in features to its predecessor the Forerunner 201, the Forerunner 205 comes in a new shape and size and features the high sensitive Sirfstar 3 receiver. The 205 is designed to allow measurement and timing of exercise routines, walking, jogging, running, biking and even skiing. At the same time it also includes most of the features in a basic GPS unit, such as marking waypoints, reviewing track logs and could even work for geocaching.
After using the Forerunner 205 for some time you'll appreciate the new design, features and capabilities. The Personal Training aid products are intended to help you train better by giving you the data to make a better training program for yourself. They give you all the information that you need while you are on a treadmill or while you are out on the road. On top of that, you get to download your information to a computer and you can then take a look over time to see how things are going. Along with this look at your data, you can also create training routines that will help you achieve better results.
The Forerunner 205 and Forerunner 305 units work with a SiRF star III chipset mounted to see the sky and thus lock in on weak satellite signals when you are under heavy tree cover or in the concrete jungle of skyscrapers. You won't have much trouble under tree cover, because the signal is strong. The Forerunner 205 had no trouble picking up a signal through the roof.
The Forerunner 205 has a better overall feel and design than the Forerunner 201. So, while the unit itself is watch style that wraps around your wrist, it is by no means the size of a watch. The placement of the buttons on the sides and on the face of the unit are great. They are easy and natural to press and navigate the menus. On the Forerunner 201, the buttons all span the bottom edge of the unit and are harder to use than those on the Forerunner 205. Another related upgrade is the menu design in the Forerunner 205. Deeper in the menus of the Forerunner 205 the unit uses drop down boxes much like you would see in a webpage, which is intuitive and easy. This is a nice upgrade from some of the pop-up boxes that dealt with similar menu items on the Forerunner 201. The screen on the Forerunner 205 has better resolution.
The “Courses” feature lets you download previous runs to compete against them so you can improve. This is more than just saying that you want to average better than a 7 minute mile pace or something. This takes into account the fact that you run slower up that killer hill and that you make up time on the downhill. So while you run, you can see where you are versus your benchmark run and understand if you are ahead of your normal pace on the course or behind it. So, you are competing against realistic expectations and you don’t have the thing nagging at you because your pace has slipped running up the hill.
The Virtual Partner feature allows you to set up parameters for your workout that allows the Forerunner to set up a virtual running partner for you to run with during quick workouts and courses that you set up for yourself. The Forerunner then displays a runner icon and the distance that you are either ahead or behind your virtual partner.
The AutoLap feature allows you to set up intervals at which time the Forerunner will start a new lap. This can be helpful if you want it to set up a new lap, every mile for example, so that you can compare key data like your pace across each mile.
Workouts are a feature that starts in the Garmin Training Center software (comes with the Forerunner) that allows you to set a workout program, download it to the Forerunner and then go out and do that workout. Garmin has set up 14 running and 8 biking training styles inside the Training Center. So if you wanted to go out and do intervals, these training styles act as templates that allow you to set up intervals of whatever time or distance you want, and viola, instant interval training. With the Forerunner 305, you can also use your heart rate data to help set up training routines. These macros make it very easy to train in a way that you just can’t with a watch.
Overall, the Forerunner 205 is highly recommended. The interface is clean, the training features are stronger than the Forerunner 201, and with the power of the SiRF star III chipset onboard, the reliability of locking onto that signal in tough locations has gone way up. With the design and interface chanes, the new Forerunner system is a pleasure to use.
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