.The heart rate monitor is very quick at picking up a signal and communicating with the watch.I was pleased to see, not only did Garmin chose to keep the running partner they’ve improved it. You can still set your desired race time, distance or pace and race
, taking just a couple of minutes to locate and hold reception.The Garmin 305 was such a successful piece of kit, it was hard to see how it could be improved on, but the 405 seems to have the edge in every respect. Sarah L: I *HATE* IT Strengths: Smaller