Garmin Forerunner 201 Wrist-Mounted GPS Fitness Computer

While in Vermont I took snowshoe hike to the top of Camel's Hump, the third highest mountain in the state. At the peak I put my wrist next to the brass plaque that has the elevation engraved as 4,083 feet and my Forerunner read 4,084; close enough for me! I am extremely happy with the product and its capabilities.


Excellent aid for running.   January 30, 2004
 103 out of 110 found this review helpful

After giving it a full charge, 3 hours, I took it out for a test drive. For the first 30 minutes I could not pick up a signal in Miami. I did a hard reset and it picked it up within 3 minutes. Went for a 3 mile run around a local 9-hole golf course, heavily ligned with trees, and to my amazement never lost contact with the signal. Was extremely accurate in measuring the distance and having a pace time allows you to really push yourself. Backlight can be kep on during the whole run - great feature for night running - or 2, 1, .5, .25 minutes. Much smaller than I expected. Love the display. Would recommend to anyone who runs, jogs, walks for exercise.


Excellent training aid for the money.   January 29, 2004
 11 out of 11 found this review helpful

My wife and I bought this from Amazon because we are training for our first marathon. I really like it because I can run anywhere and know exactly how far I've run without pre-measuring the course. I run around our neighborhood of tree lined streets and I don't like to take the same way twice so this is really useful.

Likes:
Great Screen
The training assistant and lap/pace alert is a super feature. I set it to beep and warn me when my pace drops below a certain speed (I'm not going to embarass myself publicly and say what that speed is!) Before the forerunner, I thought I was running a pretty fast pace - in reality I'm not as fast as I thought.

Dislikes:

Unable to store two separate profiles. By this I mean it can't keep separate settings for two people, such as history, pace alert, etc.

Sometimes loses coverage running under trees or next to large buildings.

Alarm/beep isnt loud enough.

All in all, a good product and IMHO worth the price.


A Great device for the money!   January 27, 2004
 10 out of 11 found this review helpful

I recenty purchased the Forerunner 201 and have been very pleased with its performace and overall ease of use. I've used it in both CA and Colordo and have yet to have any problems with getting and keeping a signal. In fact, I've used it in my car and have no problems keeping the signal even on a cloudy snowy day. Overall it has delivered on all the features it promises. I read many of the reviews prior to purchasing and was somewhat concerned about the loss of signal that some others have experienced. Needless to say I have not encountered that problem at all. I have been an avid runner for 20+ years and this is truly a remarkable product for runners of all types!

Happy running!


Awesome   January 27, 2004
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Excellent training and racing aid. Easy to use and set up. Fun to use during training and racing. Keeps you on an accurate pace to prevent going out to fast or slow. Cant wait for the logbook software.