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 Garmin Forerunner 305
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Garmin Forerunner 305
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 206
RRP: £293
Year: 2009

Description: • Single-unit lightweight design • High-sensitivity GPS receiver provides faster acquisition times and improves tracking under trees and near tall buildings • Integrated heart rate monitor. • 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 405, £229; Garmin Forerunner 50, £69.99

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 READER REVIEWS
 
Here's how members rate this product: (206 votes)
Overall
 
80%
Performance
 
85%
Ease of use
 
79%
Value
 
76%
1 to 5 summaries of 206 reviews. (See all)

Captain Haddock 11/11/2009
GARMIN SETS THE STANDARD

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John Ford 5 10/11/2009
GREAT GADGET, GREAT FOR MAINTAINING YOUR LOG
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Full review

Gertie 3/11/2009
EXCELLENT GADGET FOR RUNNING AND CYCLING
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Lanson Running 14/10/2009
GREAT VALUE GPS/HEART RATE MONITOR
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Full review

Thera 8/10/2009
WORKS GREAT & LOTS OF INFO
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Full review

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