GPS watches are a great toy for runners. They allow us to track how far we are running, we can get real time feedback about how fast we are going, and they can help us find our way out of the woods when we get lost.
They are one of the best training tools to be invented and miniaturized to the point of usefulness in the past decade.
Are they a necessary tool in order to be a good runner? No, of course not. You could be a good runner even without a regular stop watch.
Having a stopwatch, or a GPS watch, can help you train more methodically and can help you structure your workouts so that you can make sure you are going at the required pace (both fast and slow, as appropriate.)
My favorite feature of my GPS watch is that I can just put it down next to my computer, press a button, and have my training log details filled in for me.
Making it easy to keep an accurate training log makes it that much more likely that I will review my log and modify my training to take advantage of my many years of accumulated knowledge about what does and doesn’t work for my body.
So which watch is the best? I have a definite suggestion, you can watch the video to find out:
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Video Transcription
Do you have a GPS watch? If so, what brand is it? Or are you still using a regular stopwatch? Do you ever run without a watch?
Leave a comment below and let me know.
I actually own the 405, good ol’ 305 and the Garmin forerunner 110. Because of my work though many many watches have past by my hands. I am a reviewer, all cause of my love of running.
Running without my watch feels like running without a braw xD
I agree with your assessment of the Garmin 305. For the price now, it’s hard to justify paying more than double for the 400 series (especially as there are many reviews that mention sweat / rain problems with the 405 … because we never sweat or run in the rain, right?!!) I’ve just bought my second 305: it was cheaper to buy a new one than replace the battery!
Cheers
Yeah, the 305 is value for money. I think the 405 was like a test cause they quikly updated it to the 405cx..Now im eyeing the Garmin Forerunner 310xt but the darn screen is made out of glass?! What were they thinking? With the rain/sweat issue and the glass thing, it makes me wonder who do they hire to overview this stuff. I swear by garmin but sometimes they just let me down in so stupid issues 🙁
Cheers
I am still using a Garmen 301…..keeps on going so I haven’t replaced it yet. Only two complaints, a little big on the wrist and isn’t too acurate in heavy woods with overcast skies.