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Garmin Forerunner 205
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 76
RRP: £225
Year: from 2005

Description: • Single-unit lightweight design • High-sensitivity GPS receiver provides faster acquisition times and improves tracking under trees and near tall buildings • Customizable screens let you view up to 12 data fields on 3 data screens • Courses feature lets you download recorded courses and compete against previous workouts • Auto Pause pauses and resumes training timer based on a specified speed so you never have to start or stop the timer • Auto Lap records lap data when you reach a specified time, distance or position so you never have to punch the lap button • Virtual Partner lets you train against a digital person • AutoScroll cycles through data pages during a workout • 1000-lap memory • Rechargable
Related products: Garmin Forerunner 50, £69.99

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 READER REVIEWS
 
Here's how members rate this product: (76 votes)
Overall
 
80%
Performance
 
86%
Ease of use
 
79%
Value
 
75%
1 to 5 summaries of 76 reviews. (See all)

Lanson Running 14/10/2009
GREAT VALUE FOR A GREAT WATCH

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Rikk442 14/10/2009
EXCELLENT. WON'T RUN WITHOUT IT.
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Dwaine 14/9/2009
TIP TOP, WORTH EVERY PENNY.
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mr sj 7/8/2009
TOTALLY LOST WITHOUT IT
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Sarah Turner 15 5/8/2009
I CAN'T RUN WITHOUT IT.
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mapping for Forerunner 205
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Topic: Gear
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Topic: Gear
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by Kevin Mair
Garmin Forerunner 205
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Topic: Gear
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by Silver Fox 2
Size of Garmin 205
Is it the same size as the 305? By Redpanda
Topic: Gear
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17/06/08 20:08
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by Redpanda
Programming Forerunner 305 for marathon
Possible? By b7
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by Struthie
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