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| GARMIN 010-00329-05 Forerunner 101 Personal Training Device | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $163.83
Buy New: $82.00
You Save: $81.83 (50%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 1401
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 100x64
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Size: Garmin Part #010-00329-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00329-05
Model: 010-00329-05
UPC: 753759044114
EAN: 0753759044114
ASIN: B0001ILXGQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 My husband loves it! August 21, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this for my husband who ran his 1st marathon last fall. He can keep on pace, see his accurate distance, tell how many calories he's burned, etc. I personally don't have much experience with it, but my husband says He loves it!
 Very tempermental and often innacurate. May 23, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this unit to replace the wireless computer on my bicycle. Out in the open the unit often works fine. Any time you venture onto any trails or urban areas with tall buildings the unit fails miserably and you get the GPS tracking error.
Also, I noticed any time you cycle within close proximity to trees you lose a signal as well. It doesnt seem to matter how high the trres are or if the tree coverage is to the left,right, or both - once you come withint 500 feet of a treeline the unit just loses signal and refuses to track even when the remainder of the view remains clear.
I have found unless you run, hike, or bike in an area that offers complete 360 degree unobstructed views the unit is pretty much worthless.
Another thing I noticed is that more than once when I did have signal acquisition the readouts would be innacurate. For instance I would often get a readout that has my speed at say 78mph and have me traveling 220 miles when in fact I simply rode perhaps half a mile at a lesiruley pace. Overall this has given me reason to suspect the accuracy of the unit even when signal acquisition is not an issue.
I suspect this is one of those 'you get what you pay for' scenarios that you learn from. Cheapest is not always best. Unfortunatley you cannot try before you buy.
Back to the regular cycle computer.
 good buy March 19, 2006
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
great for keeping your training log. uses up batteries fast, yet very user friendly
Excellent for runners March 14, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've been using the Forerunner 101 since my wife got it for me for Valentine's Day. It's an outstanding piece of equipment. I use it for all my runs and the Virtual Partner helps out since I haven't found anyone crazy enough to run with me. I ran the Anthem 5K last weekend and it was not only accurate, but apparently water-resistant because of the pouring rain. It does seem to lose signal if you're amongst the skyscrapers in the city, but once you run out of the "concrete canyons" it pops you right back to where you need to be. I'm thrilled with it and I hope to be using it for years to come.
Garmin review March 7, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's nice to finally know how far each run is! Sometimes it's a bit of a bother to have to put the device out in the open prior to a run to allow it to "find" its bearings, but this usually takes about 2 minutes. Also, I have tended to go through the AAA batteries pretty quickly, so need to keep the device off when not in use.
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