Running Watches

I love Garmin. I have the 610 and love it. Keep in mind what your future plans are. If you think you will be wanting more out of your Garmin later on, go as high as you can now. It's all about what bells and whistles you want.

Happy running! (Or walking)

I've had the Garmin 210 for over a year and I love it. You get pace, distance, heart rate and much more. You can find an excellent review here: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/garmin-forerunner-210-in-depth-review.html

Plus if you scroll down in the post and buy it from Clever Training, there is a code to get 10% off from this great blogger. Plus free shipping... and I paid no sales tax as I usually do in WA. I actually think you can use the promo code for the entire cart... so maybe another GPS watch will work too

I have the Garmin Forerunner 10 and I love it. It does exactly what I need and that is tell me how far I've gone, and how fast I've done it! I can also switch to a screen that does time/pace which I use for intervals.

And I live in a built up area and have never had any issues with it picking up a satellite so I definitely recommend it.

Yes I might need something more advanced in a year or so when I'm much more serious about my training, but for now this works, and when I get to the point when I feel I need more, I can just sell this one and get a new one!

I don't think the Forerunner 10 gives current pace .... only the pace of the last mile so if you're relying on using it to constantly check your pace, it might not be sufficient.

I'm still on my sturdy Forerunner 205 and I have my eyes glued to it to make small adjustments in order to maintain my desired pace. This is particularly important to me during longer distances and was invaluable for my recent Marathon.

Sure - if cost is a factor - the Forerunner 10 will get you started. .... but if you're able to stretch that bit further, then the 610 or 220 seem to be the current "gold standard" by which all others are measured :-)

I've had the ForeRunner 405 CX for two years now. I got it for a tremendously low price at Costco.

It works perfect! It calculated pace, distance, time, heart rate (very useful for interval training!). There are also many fancy features like the training buddy and the possibility to pre-establish an interval routine, during which the watch beeps to indicate a change of cycle.

I love it. I don't know how I would train without it for sure!

I have the Forerunner 10 and Love it!!! It does actually give current pace so no worries here. I have been a pace leader for an interval half training group and I can set the intervals and watch my pace all at the same time. It give me the final data and I love the Garmin Connect website. I need to see elevation so that I can plan my weekly runs against the race course. I love mine!!!

The FR10 is a good watch (my wife has one and I have a 610) - BUT is slightly limited in so much that it does not have HR Capability... which is important for me.

My 610 is about to um '' fall" under a bus and get replaced with a 220 or 620.