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I started running this year and was using a free app on my iPhone to track my times, distances, and pace. I eventually got sick of carrying my phone with me every run and decided to get a dedicated watch. I was looking for something light that would allow me to track simple running metrics, and had no interest in heart rate or other factors. I happened to walk in to our local Garmin store in Chicago the very day the Forerunner 10 went on sale, and ended up buying one that day. I've now been using it for about 6 weeks and have been very happy. It usually finds a GPS signal in about 30 seconds. Uploading my data to GarminConnect is simple, taking only about 15 seconds. The day-to-day reproduciblity of the data is very high. I start and stop at the same spot every day, and the watch always records the same distance at that spot. The reports on GarminConnect are useful to me (maps out your route, shows graphs of your pace and elevation at every point in your run, lets you compare multiple runs, etc). Overall the Forerunner 10 provided everything I was expecting.
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I have used three or four different GPS watches over the last few years and the Garmin 10 is by far the best.
It is the easiest to use, provides accurate read outs on all the functions, and also easily accesses all the pertinent data after a run or race. In addition, as you prepare to use it for a race or run, it locates the satellites very quickly. It is highly recomended for runners looking for a simple GPS that will give them accurate time, distance, average pace and splits for a race or training run.
I started running this year and was using a free app on my iPhone to track my times, distances, and pace. I eventually got sick of carrying my phone with me every run and decided to get a dedicated watch. I was looking for something light that would allow me to track simple running metrics, and had no interest in heart rate or other factors. I happened to walk in to our local Garmin store in Chicago the very day the Forerunner 10 went on sale, and ended up buying one that day. I've now been using it for about 6 weeks and have been very happy. It usually finds a GPS signal in about 30 seconds. Uploading my data to GarminConnect is simple, taking only about 15 seconds. The day-to-day reproduciblity of the data is very high. I start and stop at the same spot every day, and the watch always records the same distance at that spot. The reports on GarminConnect are useful to me (maps out your route, shows graphs of your pace and elevation at every point in your run, lets you compare multiple runs, etc). Overall the Forerunner 10 provided everything I was expecting.
I purchased the pink Garmin Forerunner 10 to use for training and at during my 5K races. I used it at a race for the first time this weekend and LOVED it! It is the perfect size for my small wrist, it picks up a satellite signal in less than 30 seconds and it is very accurate. This is my first GPS watch and it is very user friendly. It does everything I need it to and feel it is a great deal for the price.
Before this watch came on to the market, I had looked at other GPS watches from time to time, but they generally seemed too big/bulky and expensive. This is the first moderately priced GPS watch with the features I was looking for. I have been using it for 1 week and am happy to say that it operates as advertised. It is lightweight, not too bulky, and starts/stops with the push of one button. The main face is preset to display run time and total distance, but you can toggle to a second screen to see your pace. The watch notifies you as you complete each mile, and displays your average pace for the mile as well as your average pace at the end of your run. You can also set the watch for run/walk intervals, or use the "virtual pacer" to notify you if you are running slower or faster than your desired pace.
Battery life may be a big issue if you want to use the watch outside of running, but I have just used it during runs, and recharged while connecting to Garmin's website to download my run stats, so it hasn't been an issue for me. If you are looking for a basic GPS watch that tracks how far and how fast, this is a great choice! Note that it will not monitor your heart rate, so if that feature is important to you, you should like at a higher end version.
I usually run with my iphone gps on my arm, I have an app (ismoothrun) and it automatically logs to the runkeeper website. However, for Orienteering or any race for that matter where headphones are not allowed or not practical, I decided to buy a gps watch. This one was new and looks small. It is thicker than many non-gps watches, but this is not really noticeable to me. It is probably because it is light weight. I now do training runs with both GPS watch and iphone (for music). The watch is convenient to look down and see my time, my speed, my distance. I also understand it is waterproof, which is a really good feature for me. I might even consider it for triathlons... though it is not really a swimmer watch (they have those too). Very pleased with this purchase. the more fully featured GPS watches might be attractive to some people (there is no heart rate support)... but if you just want a watch to track your runs and give you training feedback, then this is perfect.
Connecting to runkeeper or garmin-connect is a little more manual than an iphone app, but is not too difficult, as long as you aren't using Chrome.
the positives:
Cheap, accurate, light weight, useful, simple to use, and waterproof. fills my need to track races and Orienteering runs where headphones aren't practical/allowed.
the negative:
The software does not work with Google Chrome on my mac. Apparently this is a well known issue amongst those on the web who complain about such things. I solve this by opening Safari, which works just fine. Hopefully Garmin will update their software to work with Chrome...
I've been running 1000+ miles per year for the last six years using my Timex stop watch. Seeing this product I thought I would give it a try. Price was the main selling point. My first run was a 15 miler in Central Park NY. The watch took about 30 seconds to aquire my position. I set it up to beep every mile and it gave me my pace and distance. The distance was very accurate. A full loop of Central Park is nearly 6.1 miles. I did two full loops and they were recorded as 6.05, and 6.03. My goal was to slowly increase my pace from 8:15 to 7:30. The watch told me my pace/mile making for a much easier way to determine my speed. I must say I was truly impressed.
Other points:
I haven't used the instant pace function since I don't see the usefulness of the data.
I had no problem hearing the beep/alert to get my mile pace.
The display is large and very easy to read while running.
I had to finally replace my old Forerunner 305 after 7 years of great service. It finally died. The new Forerunner 10 is easy to use, light, and has the needed features you would want for training, racing or fun running. The GPS tracks very fast compared to my old Forerunner 305. It is waterproof and cost way less than other high end GPS watches. I also took it on some mountain biking in a thick wooded area and I never lost signal it kept perfect track of my ide. The Garmin connect is super easy to use and really gives all them info you need to evaluate your run. I have the black and red version as I am a man and dont think the green or pink would look very cute on me. They only bad thing I can think of would be if you run longer than five hours since it needs to be charged after 5hours of GPS use. This watch has exceeded my expectations.