Garmin Forerunner 50 Water Resistant Running GPS With Foot Pod

Manufacturer : Garmin Model : Forerunner 50 ASIN : B000UW0TRM Price : 159.99$ See Special Offers Product Description Jump start your training with the Garmin Forerunner 50. This sleek sport watch is ideal for running, cycling and other fitness activities, and is available with a wireless heart rate monitor or foot pod or both. This option is fo Most Helpful Customer Reviews 42 of 42 people found the following review helpful: The Forerunner 50 rocks!    This review is from: Garmin Forerunner 50 Water Resistant Running GPS With Foot Pod (Electronics) After reading about Polar's new running watch, I almost bought it, but after a couple of negative reviews I decided to check out the market first. I happened to see an ad for the Garmin Forerunner in a runnning mag and thought I would take a closer look at it. I ended up buying it (with the foot pod only, not the heart rate monitor as I already have one and don't use it much) and I am extremely pleased! Pros: The watch is very accurate from what I can tell (admittedly a nonscientific approach) and what a lot of fun! The wonk in me marvels at how a watch can tell you exactly how far you have run, your current pace, your average pace, and calories burned. It is lightweight with an easy to read face, and you forget about the foot pod once you clip it into your shoes. It's a fantastically motivating tool ... my only concern is that I will fall on my face as I am constantly checking my progress while I run! Technology nerds will enjoy being able to complete their run, immediately check out their history and then, once at home, download the data onto their PCs. Also, the price is very reasonable (although I bought mine, with foot pod, for $139 just last week and now I see the price has jumped to $169). Cons: The watch face and strap are really large and obviously made for a man. I'm small wristed even for a woman and have to use the smallest hole to buckle the watch. On the other hand the size of the watch face is probably what makes it possible to see all the data so clearly while running. My other gripe is the owner's manual, which appears to be written in English by someone who is not native to the language. Fortunately it is pretty easy to figure out. My first couple of runs weren't recorded because I didn't completely understand how to start/stop/save a run, but after I got the hang of it, it was a breeze. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Great Watch...accurate    This review is from: Garmin Forerunner 50 Water Resistant Running GPS With Foot Pod (Electronics) I got this watch because a footpod is the best way for me to run around because i have problems getting a sattelite fix on other watches in Iraq and Afghanistan. The footpod was accurate and the watch was easy to use. My only gripe is that you only see two types of data at once. I have it set on pace and time. Would like to see pace, lap time, and total time. Great watch. Very well priced. 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Garmin FR50 bundle    Great heartrate monitor. Very good results on distance/speed readings with the superlight foodpod. No interference with other runners on the HRM. Good looking watch, not too big, light. Easy communicating with the PC, although you first have to find out how it really works. The propaganda on the Garmin website won't help. The software shows too many options you can't use with this watch (only with the 205 or 305). Most Recent Customer Reviews Great for the average runner This watch truely is water resistant. I've run in the rain and through brutal humidity and nothing phased this watch. The footpod is necessary if you want to track distance. by william enrico So so running device I received this watch for a gift when preparing for my first 1/2 marathon. The installation I found difficult (and so did my husband, who is techy, who ended up intalling it). by Mommy of 3 Gramin Forerunner 50 item did not work Had to return to manufacturer b/c Amazon would not help me nor would the direct company that I purchased the product from. by Tamra L. Wells Not so great. I bought this product to measure my walking distance. It worked reasonably well at first and seemed to be somewhat accurate, except on long distances. by Susan haven't used it yet... I've had this product for over a month and have yet to use it. First it needs to be calibrated and then it also shipped with the foot pod battery dead so I have to go get a new... by Karin Aust Don't Buy this Watch - Garmin Forerunner 50 I bought this watch a few months ago and was very disappointed with it. I returned it within 2 weeks. by Frances Wa Lousy Battery + Technical Support This is a decent product out of the box but you'll find the battery dies after just a few months. Search online for Forerunner 50 battery problems and you'll see a lot of... by JM A piece of junk Very disappointed. I ordered the above and after I went for a run, I cam home and the transfer failed. I tried troubleshooting on garmin's website, no luck. by Michael Mahoney Garmin Forerunner 50, nice little HR monitor that is expandable Pros: cheap to buy good upload website to share data with expandable with cadence bike sensor and foot pod wireless on all devices Cons:... by T. Riordan

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