Garmin Forerunner

Seven of the best sites about the Garmin Forerunner line of sports watches / GPS devices. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Garmin Forerunner at Garmin.com - If you know you want a Garmin Forerunner but aren’t sure which one is right for your needs, go here to compare the features of the Forerunner 50, 101, 201, 301, 205 and 305, including the presence or absence of GPS, heart rate monitor and varying levels of tracking of training performance. Site also directs you to online retailers or dealers where you can test it out before you buy. (buy.garmin.com)

2. Rate Your Fitness Routine With GPS - November 2, 2007 article on the increasing popularity of watches like the Garmin Forerunner, which use GPS tracking to log speed, distance, and other variables, and the Web site forums runners and cyclists are using to upload their training experiences to share with others (and to see what others are doing). (abcnews.go.com)

3. Garmin Forerunner 305 Review - Truth be told, this February, 2006 blog post isn’t really a review, but it links to about a dozen very good, detailed reviews of the Garmin Forerunner 305, so that’s why we linked to it. (gpstracklog.typepad.com)

4. Garmin Forerunner at Wikipedia - This summary of the Garmin Forerunner product line has been pieced together by multiple editors at this online encyclopedia, and it shows. However, despite some repetition that can be confusing, it offers details on the basic Forerunner product and the different options available. It also has a section on criticisms that the Global Positioning System technology doesn’t always work properly when used in covered areas such as forest trails, giving distance statistics lower than actual ground covered. (en.wikipedia.org)

5. MotionBased - Web-based application you can sync with your Garmin Forerunner to keep an extensive log of your training routes and performance. You can choose to keep your logs private or share them publicly on the TrailNetwork. (www.motionbased.com)

6. Garmin Forerunner 301 at Amazon.com - You can buy the Forerunner 301 here and/or read some of the 173 reviews to decide if you should buy it. (www.amazon.com)

7. Review: Garmin Forerunner 201 - Five-page review of the Garmin Forerunner 201 is detailed enough to give you not only a good idea of this watch’s features and benefits, but also an idea of how Garmin GPS-enabled devices work in general, and the pros and cons of tracking your workout this way. (www.competitiverunner.com)

other tags: forrunner, for runner, 4runner, 4 runner