Several months ago I wrote a post in which I discussed GPS accuracy issues I’ve experienced with my Garmin Forerunner 620. Though on the whole I like the watch, I still experience episodes where it seems to flip out and lose track of real-time pace and/or the correct track. This often manifests as the watch […]
Garmin Forerunner 620 – Some Fun With Running Dynamics Data
October 2, 2014 By 15 Comments
I’ve been working on a long overdue review of the Garmin Forerunner 620 – it’s been a tricky GPS watch to review because it does so much, but also because I’ve had some issues with it. One of my original reasons for buying the 620 was that I was interested in the ability to record […]
Garmin Forerunner 15 (FR15) Review: Activity Tracking and GPS in One Watch
July 8, 2014 By 34 Comments
Last summer I wrote a very positive review of the Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS watch. The FR10 is Garmin’s entry level GPS watch, and I was more than a bit surprised by how much I liked it. It provided accurate tracking, stable pace readouts, a small form-factor, and an intuitive, simple menu system. The device […]
Garmin Forerunner 620 Watch GPS Accuracy Issues
March 11, 2014 By 66 Comments
In the comments section of my recent review of the Garmin 910XT a friend mentioned that he had seen reports of GPS accuracy issues for the Forerunner 620. Fellrnr also has done some extensive testing of various GPS devices and his 620 did not fare well. Garmin has acknowledged this problem, and has a sticky […]
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Watch Review
March 5, 2014 By 15 Comments
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 […]
Garmin Forerunner 610 Replacement Velcro Wristband: Quick Take
October 16, 2013 By 5 Comments
In my previous post I reviewed the Garmin Forerunner 610 GPS watch. One of my complaints about the watch is that the wristband seems to be poorly designed and has a tendency to break off from it’s anchoring pins. This happened to mine, and I’m still awaiting a replacement from Garmin. A Twitter friend suggested […]
Garmin Forerunner 610 (FR610) GPS Watch Review
October 10, 2013 By 16 Comments
My first GPS watch was the Garmin Forerunner 205, and I used it for several years without a hitch (still works well to this day!). It displayed tons of data, tracked speed and distance nearly flawlessly (except when surrounded by tall trees or buildings), and had great battery life. However, my one big problem with […]
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! […]
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 […]
Garmin Forerunner 110 – Entry Level GPS Watch for Runners Just Released
March 31, 2010 By 11 Comments
I’m a big fan of my Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS watch – it’s the one gadget that I consider to be an essential on every run (view my review of the Forerunner 205), and the accurate pacing and distance data that it provides has now carried me through five marathons. In the interim since I […]
Garmin Sync on Dailymile: Upload/Import Data from Your Forerunner
March 24, 2010 By 15 Comments
I am both a longtime user of a Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS watch (2+ years) as well as an active member of the social training community on dailymile. Together, I’d count my Garmin and the dailymile community as two of the most essential parts of my running toolkit, and when I first joined dailymile about […]
Review of SportTracks for Garmin Forerunner GPS Watches: Great Free Program for Downloading Garmin Data
March 7, 2010 By 21 Comments
I’m a huge fan of the Garmin Forerunner GPS watches (see my review of the Garmin Forerunner 205/305 here), and I get a lot of questions about how I access and manage data collected by these devices. I made a decision early on based upon research done on-line to use a program called SportTracks instead […]
Garmin Forerunner 310 XT to be Released July 20
May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
My Garmin Forerunner 310 XT preview post has brought in a good chunk of the traffic that this blog has seen in the few months since I started it. I’m still not exactly sure how I managed to get that post listed at the top of Google for the search “garmin forerunner 310”, but it […]
Running Gear Review: Garmin Forerunner 205/305 GPS Wristwatch
April 7, 2009 By 25 Comments
This review of the Garmin Forerunner 205/305 GPS Wristwatch follows up on my review of the Nike+ system (see here). I’ve used both of these systems extensively (> six months of regular use each), and my goal here is to explain why I much prefer the Garmin Forerunner. If you want a personal running computer […]
Running Gear: Garmin Forerunner 310 XT
My Garmin Forerunner 205 is probably my favorite and most essential piece of running equipment (read my detailed review of the Forerunner 205 here). It was therefore with some excitement that I discovered that Garmin was releasing a new Forerunner, called the Forerunner 310XT (credit due to http://www.innoland.it/) – here’s what it looks like: As […]