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| Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (76) Used (1) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  582 reviews
Sales Rank: 67
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 160x100
Display Size: 1.52
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 010-00467-00
Model: 010-00467-00
UPC: 753759051945
EAN: 0753759051945
ASIN: B000CSWCQA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Perfect for runner March 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Big step in advance against the forerunner 200 series.
Readble, precise and with a very fast satellite acquire procedure is a very good solution for the wrist gps solution.
The comibination of the HRM and the GPS is the best way to verify the training condition.
 A terrible mistake March 8, 2007
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
I sent this e-mail to Garmin "Customer service" 2 days ago ( and still no answer from them): After more than 45 min. waiting on the phone I decided to e-mail you. My wife owned a forerunner 301 no problem with heart beat record. I decided to give her a present the forerunner 305 ( big mistake). Before L.A. Marathon she had a lot of problems with the heart beat data, not recording. We read about to make the contacts wet and the use of electro gel, we purchase the gel for the marathon and the big disappointment after the Marathon 90% of the data is not there ( the heart data) and when recorded running at a pace of 10.5 the reading 64 ( too good to be truth).
We are really disappointed there is anything that you can do, I purchase the unit on January 24th 2007.
Believe it or not still on hold on the phone line your customer service is kind of slow ( 52 minutes and still waiting).
Thank you in advance
Mariano Perez
 not worth it....... March 8, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Sometimes it takes 10 min for it to lock onto a satellites upon start-up, and it loses signal easily.
Has changed the way I run March 6, 2007
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I have had the 305 for about 6 weeks and am very pleased with it. It is my first GPS watch and has exceeded my expectations. I had read the concerns with the altimeter and agree, it does not provide useful or accurate information so no surprises there. The real issue for me was how well it would measure distance. I have found it to be very accurate and reliable. I have several runs that I have clocked with the car and measuring tools on Google Earth; the Garmin hit my mile split expectations anywhere from spot on to 20-30 feet from what I believed the true splits to be. At the end of the 10 mile run I was also within 20 feet of expectation. So maybe one mile measures a few feet long, another a few feet short, but cumulatively it was right on my prior expectations.
The heart rate monitor does jump around a bit on pulse rate but once I settle into a run it seems more reliable and is certainly useful. I have found that if I put the chest strap on a few minutes before running I don't get the wild initial readings when I start running.
As to my headline that it has changed the way I run, because the distance measurements are so accurate the Forerunner has freed me from the old measured courses I have run for years. Instead I just take off wherever I feel like going with complete comfort as to splits, pace and distance (and yes, I am one of those who really cares whether I ran 5.00 versus 5.25 miles when calculating my pace). I set the watch to ring at each mile so I can simply glance down and figure my pace. It is also great when traveling as you can run any distance accurately without any planning effort.
I also enjoy downloading data to Sporttracks (third party free software) to see my runs overlayed on a map. Often it maps so accurately it will clearly show which side of the street I ran on and where I crossed from one side to the other. Running has never stopped being fun, but the freedom this device has afforded me has added a new element of enjoyment.
Mac-compatible software now available for the 305 March 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Besides the recent Mac upgrade of the TrainingCenter app from Garmin, check out Ascent, available as a download from montebellosoftware dot com. Ascent is fully compatible with the 305 and 205 and offers features that go far beyond the Garmin Training Center, like the ability to superimpose your route on Terraserver aerial photo-maps and playback an animated heads-up display tracing your route with speed, altitude, cadence, HR, etc. Mac-heads should check it out as an alternative to the Garmin s/w.
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