Garmin Forerunner 10 Gps Watch (Green/White)

Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS Watch (Green/White)

• High sensitivity GPS receiver
• Records position, speed/pace, distance and calories
• Easy-to-use, button operated
• Virtual Pacer compares current pace to target
• Auto Lap and pause
• Water resistant: yes (50m) GPS-enabled: yes High-sensitivity receiver: yes History: 7 activities

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Brand : Garmin
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Sports & Handheld GPS,Running GPS Units
Rating : 4.2
Review Count : 429

Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS Watch (Green/White)

• I\'m a long-time Garmin Forerunner user. My first was the 305 and I now use the 310XT as I do ultra-distance marathons and Ironman distance triathlons. I got the Forerunner 10 for my wife, which is about perfect for her. She\'s under 5 foot with small wrists so the size of the Forerunner 10 is perfect. The simplicity is also very welcome. Nothing fancy, just start, stop, just as she wants. The lime green color is also a huge bonus for her.I used her Forerunner 10 a couple times and she\'s had it for a couple weeks now. Now for the problems, which there are only two.First, the missing lap pace and average pace display. While the current pace is fairly accurate, but it doesn\'t replace the need to know your AVERAGE pace over the entire run and your average pace for the current lap. This is really vital information for any runner doing say a half marathon that\'s looking to finish at a certain time. I figured the virtual pacer would solve this problem. But, it still only shows your current pace vs. what you set for your virtual pace. It should show you how far ahead or behind you are compared to your virtual pacer. Basically, the virtual pacer is useless, as it just shows your current pace, just as the pace field does. The only time you can actually get an average pace is at the end of a mile (lap) where it displays the average for that mile. This dove-tales into the second problem...Secondly, the beeper is VERY quiet. My wife cannot hear it at all while running unless she puts the watch against her ear. This is important because to know your average pace for the last mile, you need to catch it right at the time the mile (lap) ends. It only displays the lap time for a few seconds. If you can\'t hear it beep, you can\'t really get your mile pace. My hope is that she\'ll become accustomed to the beep frequency and be able to hear it. But, it\'s still really quiet and at a high frequency which is much more difficult to hear than my 305 or 310XT.My hope is that Garmin will realize they missed a few things and a firmware update will address it. As it is now, I can\'t recommend this to anyone looking to run in any type of race where you\'re trying to hit a goal time. Or even training where you\'re trying to run at a specific average page, as you have basically no clue as to what your average pace is. And even with the Virtual Pacer, you have no idea if you need to slow down or speed up to hit your goal. All you know is your CURRENT pace, which is about worthless when trying to hit a goal time or pace. I\'ll change my review and rating if Garmin fixes things with firmware update.** 11/27/12 UPDATE **Still no firmware update from Garmin to fix the problems with this. Wife is okay with the limitations, but hopeful that Garmin will fix things. I\'ve received many firmware updates to my other Garmin GPS watches, so I\'m hopeful the problems will be addressed in fairly short order. Garmin, if you\'re reading this, here\'s what your new firmware should fix:1) Beep for lap needs to be more like the beep for the Virtual Pacer. The lap beep is just too quiet to hear while running. The Virtual Pacer beep is obnoxiously loud, so I know it\'s possible.2) Virtual Pacer is worthless. It doesn\'t show if you\'re ahead or behind your pace plan, just if you\'re CURRENTLY running faster or slower. This is the same information you get if looking at your current pace. The Virtual Pacer needs to show your current AVERAGE page from the start, and if you\'re behind or ahead of this AVERAGE pace. This is the way the Virtual Pacer function works for every other Garmin watch.3) You can set to display pace on the display panels, but both of the pace options are instant pace. There\'s no lap pace or average pace option. You really have no idea what your average pace is till you\'re done with your run. Works fine for training, but try hitting a goal time in a half or full marathon if you have no idea what your average pace is till the race is over. Just a few quick water stops and you\'re never going to know what pace you should be running at. This dovetails with the Virtual Pacer, as that also doesn\'t show what you should be doing to hit your goal finishing time.I\'m a long time Garmin owner, owned the 205, 305, 310XT, and now the 10 (my wife\'s first Garmin). I\'m an ultra marathoner (up to 50 miles) and Ironman, who does around 8 marathons or longer a year. I always wear my Garmin and have for several years. My point is that I know what I\'m talking about. I\'ve always been very happy with all my Garmin watches. This is the first time where it appears that whoever designed the watch software wasn\'t a runner. They added all the features requested, but not correctly. Feel free to contact me if you need any clarification.** 04/17/13 UPDATE **The software update adds the much needed average pace! However, the watch still is faulty in the following two areas:1) Lap beep is still super quiet, so much so you can\'t hear it while running. The Virtual Pacer beep is obnoxiously loud, so it\'s possible to fix this.2) Virtual Pacer is still worthless. It doesn\'t show if you\'re ahead or behind your pace plan, just if you\'re CURRENTLY running faster or slower. This is not how a virtual pacer should work. It should compare against your average page, not instant pace.If Garmin can fix these broken features, it will be a 5 star watch.
• For the past many years I have trained for and raced in multiple marathons, even more half marathons, many triathlons including an half ironman distance tri with the Forerunner 405. It was well used, in fact it was being held together by rubber bands towards the end of its life. Then during my last marathon the thing died on me at the start (talk about the importance of mental preparation for a marathon). It was time for another one, but, this time I wanted something a bit simpler.I don\'t stare at my watch while I run, so all I need while I am running is distance and time readings along with a auto mile function that will also tell me mile splits. Post run, I like to see where I\'ve been, average pace per mile and an elevation profile. The Forerunner 10 sounded like it would do that job.It does. It tracks my distance during the run and at every mile it beeps and gives me a split. It also has the handy auto pause function which is great when running on the streets or with a dog who likes to stop and sniff everything in sight. Because there is no bezel to deal with, sweaty fingers will operate the watch just fine (that was a sore point I had with the 405), and post run, the analytics are the same. All this is great....when the watch finds the satellite in time.If the battery isn\'t fully charged, the watch takes a very very long time to find the satellite. When it is 20 degF out, standing around waiting for it to lock in is not an option, so many of my runs are starting and stopping about 1 mile apart.To charge the watch, you need to plug it into the USB port of your computer or some other USB charger. What I liked about the 405 was that I could plug the charger into a wall outlet overnight and be good to go the next morning. With this, if I dont remember to charge it while my computer is running, it doesn\'t get charged, which leads to the satellite problem. However, the good thing is, the battery doesn\'t die quickly. Even after a week of just sitting on the table, it still has enough juice in it for another run.I haven\'t taken it out on the track yet, so I cannot speak to the start/stop lapping abilities.All in all, it\'s a great watch if what you want is something very simple. Just make sure it\'s fully charged before heading out.

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