Views on the Garmin Forerunner 110 - Page 2 - Gear

Just In Time

22/03/2012 at 18:16

I got this watch yesterday and love it. One thing that is puzzling me is everyone says it does not do current pace, just average pace. Well mine is doing current and average?
Has there been a firmware upgrade?
Really glad it does the current pace as i nearly got the 210.
This watch is £100 on Amazon btw (unisex) i went for the Red one with HRM for £133

Sandy the Womble

23/03/2012 at 10:25

That's odd, Just In Time.

When you say it's doing current and average, do you mean there's an option to show either, or is it displaying both at the same time?

I've had my 110 for about 18 months now, and am not aware of the current pace facility.

Just In Time

23/03/2012 at 13:04

The bottom reading is always active where it says "Pace"
So as i speed up and slow down it changes from say 8.13 to 7.20 so i know im holding a faster pace.
I was expecting this reading to be fixed and updated every mile.

So no it does not show both it shows current. There is no option to alter it either.
Maybe im looking at it wrong!

Looking at what it says in this review i think ive got my wires crossed.
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Note that most GPS watches actually show ‘instant pace’, whereas the FR110 shows lap pace. What’s the difference? Well, pretend you’re running 5 miles at a constant pace. In the middle of that effort you decide to sprint all-out for 30 seconds. In the ‘instant pace’ scenario, the speed/pace would show your speed at that exact point in time (fast). But the ‘lap pace’ speed would only show that as an average over the entire distance of the lap (5 miles as an example), so it wouldn’t change the speed displayed very much at all (and be slower looking). Just something to be aware of.
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My apologies. My mistake was expecting the lap pace not to move and just update every mile.

Edited: 23/03/2012 at 13:26

Sandy the Womble

23/03/2012 at 14:06

Aha!

Problem sorted. Yup - it varies according to how fast you're going in that lap.

Still pretty useful imo.

william monaghan

13/10/2012 at 20:19

I dont get this pace thing, i was looking to get a GPS watch which whilst running i could look at the watch and it would tell me i was running a x pace at whatever point in the mile i was running- does the 110 not do this?

Muttley

13/10/2012 at 20:33

This is an issue with GPS in general. None of them show real-time pace properly - I think it's down to the amount of computing power needed but I could be wrong.

However, footpod models like the Garmin FR60 do show real-time pace and do it well, but of course they're not GPS so you don't get mapping and navigation.

Edited: 13/10/2012 at 20:35

MikeR

13/10/2012 at 22:48

I loved my 110 - when it worked. After about 6 months the first one stopped taking a charge properly and eventually was just dead. Garmin swapped it for me for a "refurbished" one that was a bit tatty but did work. Until a couple of weeks ago when it stopped taking a charge once again. and now doesn't work at all. It's just out of the 1 year guarantee. I've asked Garmin what I can do but they haven't replied yet. It was great when it worked, but I think I'll look for a different brand in future.

andrews148

15/10/2012 at 17:43

I started off with a 110 but upgraded to the cheaper 205!

I like to see current lap average pace and the average pace for the whole run displayed at the same time. The 110 didn't give that option. The 205 does.

I also appreciate the option of inputting advanced workouts. It seems that the 205 is discontinued - madness!

MikeR

15/10/2012 at 19:47

I had a 405 and I found the instant pace feature jumped around too much to be useful. With the 110 you can set the auto-lap to a minimum of 400m and it will tell you the current average pace over the distance so far. I found this much more accurate and useful.

p.s. I complained above but having had a good play with it last night I think it's actually the charger clip that's the problem and not the device itself.

ToffeeRunner

15/10/2012 at 20:42

The face on my 110 misted up on run after 2 weeks and the backlight stopped working. Amazon were great and exchanged it within a few days. Had replacement about a month now and so far so good so hoping it was a one off. Other than that it's ideal for my needs although noticed elevations can differ for the same route when I've uploaded to garminconnet.

Sandy the Womble

16/10/2012 at 09:12

Elevations can be all over the place. After uploading a recent run, I noticed that at one point I'd plummeted into a 200m hole, then immediately climbed out of it. Funny, coz I don't remember that actually happening.

Martin Rogers 10

05/02/2013 at 07:59

My wife has been out 6 times with her 110. Yesterday it was raining. Today the watch is full of water and not working. I gather this is a common problem still not resolved. Buyers beware!

nikki green 2

24/04/2013 at 09:05

Can any help, my garmin 110, says that I'm running the first in double figures!!!. When I know I'm as my running buddy has his garmin we run at the same pace and his records us doing around 9.00 / 9.30. So why is this on my garmin 110? It's only the first mile.

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