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Garmin Forerunner What would you recommend?
I am currently with my Nike Plus running track. . . and I would like to refer to the next step. I’m not synchronized is the market leader seems müde.Garmin tracking devices. What is the difference between the Forerunner 305 and 405? The Foot Pod is necessary or is the GPS able to give me my pace / speed, distance, time and calories burned?
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#2 written by DosCentavos 1 year ago
Save yourself a few hundred dollars.
Get a heart rate monitor (Timex for around $50) and waterproof.
Use Mapmyrun.com and preplan your run distances.
At the end of a run you’ll have the following information:
Heart rate avg.
Max heart rate.
Min Heart rate.
Calories burned.
Time maintained in target zone.
DurationIf you do a 6 mile run in 48 minutes with a heart rate average of 167 …. 8 minute miles while in Zone 4 — not bad. You don’t need the expense of a foot pod or GPS since you already know your route distance. After a while you’ll know that on a flat, with a heart rate of 155 your pace is 8:30, 167 = 8:00. You don’t want to have to fiddle with the GPS while running.
But if you’re dead set on a GPS I’d go with the 305. Personally I like knowing the distance I’m about to cover before I hit the road/trail.
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#3 written by gr8ss4opper 1 year ago
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The Garmin Forerunner 405 is sleeker and smaller than the 305. It features a touch-sensitive bezel that allows for a simpler interface. What took seven buttons to do on the 305, only takes two on the 405.Garmin outfitted the 405 with a different GPS chipset and battery than the 305. It also locks on to a GPS signal much faster than the 305 .Like the Forerunner 50, the 405 comes with a wireless USB fob called an ANT Stick, which automatically uploads the data from your last run wirelessly when you come within 10 feet of your PC. It automatically sends each workout to Garmin Connect, the company’s new online training log and community platform. The battery life on the 405 is a bit less than the 305.