The Garmin 305 Forerunner gets results!
Form meets function with Garmin 305 Forerunner
Do not let its good looks fool you. Designed for athletes of all levels this taskmaster will continually push you to achieve your personal best as quickly as possible.
The Garmin Forerunner 305 combines all of the excellent features found in the 301 along with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, new courses feature, and robust ANT wireless heart rate monitor for optimal performance. Previously the 301 delivered accurate heart rate monitoring, good performance tracking and decent GPS reception, functionality was put ahead of design. It was bulky and wearing it was not much different than having full-sized GPS device strapped to your wrist.
This is not true of the Forerunner 305.
It has been designed to be as comfortable as a sports watch while the heart and soul of the Garmin Forerunner 305 can be found on the data screens, which give you real-time information about all aspects of your workout.
The Garmin Forerunner 305 has the capability of display a dizzying array of data, such as calories burned, distance, elevation, grade, and heading, as well as multiple lap and pace modes.
And that is just for starters!
The exciting news about the Garmin Forerunner 305 is that it features an integrated, high-sensitivity SiRFstar III GPS receiver.
What does this mean?
It means that the Garmin Forerunner 305 has the ability to both track, and maintain a lock on, your position which is better than anything previously available on the market. After an initial battery charge, you can have the Garmin 305 on your wrist, tracking speed and distance with GPS satellites within minutes. The next time you use the Foreunner 305, satellite acquisition will be instantaneous. While you run through dense trees or through city streets you will not faze the unit; tracking will remain true and steady. Performance on a bike is equally impressive.(Optional extra) Whatever witchcraft has been cooked up by the designers of the SiRF technology, you will like it!
While the Forerunner 305 is not designed to be a GPS navigation device, it allows rudimentary mapping, waypoint marking, and has routing capabilities. It also includes the option to mark locations along your journey, you can zoom in or out of a simple map that displays your current direction and path. There's also a "go to location" feature that routes you back to your starting location, or to any location you have defined. When you have several locations, you can save the information as a route, allowing you to travel the same path again in the future.
The Garmin Forerunner 305 genius does not stop there!
Do you perform best when you've got a competitor egging you on? Then you will love the Garmin's Virtual Partner function. It allows you to set up virtual running or biking companions that compete against you.
Looking for a complicated workout with a variety of intervals and intensity levels? Or a quick three-mile jog against your best time last week? The 305 Forerunner has got you covered.
Navigating to the Workouts menu on the device yields three options:
- Quick Workouts - A quick workout is just that; set the distance and time, distance and pace, or time and pace of your planned workout and off you go!
- Interval - Interval workouts are just the same, but they allow you to add repetitions and rest between them.
- and Advanced Workout - When you really want to get fancy with your exercise, you can step up to advanced workouts, which include goals for each workout step, as well as varied distances, times, and rest periods.
Use the Garmin Training Centre software to set up these workouts and then upload them to the device.
Amazingly, the Garmin Forerunner 305 makes it easy to define how much or how little data you want to view during a workout. The fully flexible software allows data that's most important to you to be selected then make that data appear front and centre on the device. Within a few minutes of reading the manual you will have the Forerunner 305 setup, with your most important data displaying just the way you like it.
Garmin 305 Forerunner
Box Contents
Forerunner® 305
Heart Rate Monitor
Garmin Training Centre CD
Docking Cradle
Expander Strap
A/C Charger
PC/USB Interface Cable
Quick Start Guide
Owner's Manual
Grab your Garmin 305 Forerunner: You'll like the results
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