My first ever GPS watch was the Garmin Forerunner 205. I loved that watch and used it on every run for several years. It was rock-solid when it came to tracking, the battery seemed to last forever, and it carried me through multiple marathons without issue. My only real issue with the 205 was that […]
Track or Treat: Enter the Clever Training Garmin Forerunner 10 Halloween Giveaway Contest
October 29, 2013 By 6 Comments
If you have kids like mine, you’ve been hearing about Halloween non-stop for the past few weeks. Pumpkin carving, costume planning, and spooky decorating have been ongoing for days in my home, and the culmination of all of this anticipation will be a candy infused sugar high followed by a dramatic crash from Thursday night […]
Timex Run Trainer 2.0 GPS Watch Review: A Much Improved Update!
September 13, 2013 By 9 Comments
My day-to-day GPS watch for tracking workouts right now is the Garmin Forerunner 610 (still need to review it!). Previous to that, I was a longtime user of a Garmin Forerunner 205. I’m starting this review with this information so that you have an idea of where I am coming from in my opinions – […]
Garmin Forerunner 10 (FR10) Review: Great Performance in a Small, Low-Priced Package
June 10, 2013 By 77 Comments
Update 7/8/2014 –I have now posted a review of the Garmin Forerunner FR15. The FR15 is basically an update to the FR10 that adds step counting, heart rate monitor sync, and longer battery life. One of the first reviews I wrote here on Runblogger was of the Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS watch. That was way back in April of 2009! […]
May 2013 Garmin FR10 Contest Winner!
May 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick post to announce that I have randomly chosen (via Rafflecopter) a winner of the May 2013 Runblogger-Clever Training Garmin FR10 GPS giveaway. There were a total of 976 entries, and the winner was: Adam Protass! Congrats Adam, and thanks to Clever Training for sponsoring the giveaway and providing the Garmin FR10. Clever […]
Clever Training: New Partnership, 10% Gear Discount, and Garmin FR10 Giveaway
May 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
I’m happy to announce a new partnership with Clever Training. If you’re not familiar with them, Clever Training specializes in carrying gear for runners, swimmers, and cyclists, with a particular emphasis on fitness electronics (think GPS watches and the like). The folks at Clever Training contacted me several weeks ago about developing a relationship, and […]
