Racing Heart

By guest writer, Brittini. This watch is excellent for running. I've had it for about 2 weeks and have been using it to track my half marathon training. It has two different types of GPS, just a normal GPS and GPS+GLONASS. The GLONASS is just a GPS using a special type of satellite. I haven't used it yet because it takes more battery but it is supposed to be more accurate. The GPS works excellent. I run with my brother who tracks via the Nike Running App. The distances are usually only about 0.05 miles different. That being said, I've mostly run on bike trails in my subdivision with no tree cover or anything. I ran once in a forest preserve on a rainy day and the normal GPS was not working accurately at all, at some points saying that I was running at a 17min/mile pace. It also said I only ran 3 miles when I know I ran at least 4. I plan on trying again using the GPS+GLONASS feature. It is fairly easy to begin your run. You press the run button and press it again to start...

My Garmin Forerunner 235 Hey everyone. I want to share with you some information about a new watch I bought about a month ago (since my old one was stolen). Now, as I cannot run with it, I will more than likely do another update as soon as I start running again, but let me share some facts. I bought the Garmin Forerunner 235, which retails for $330 on Garmin.com. I wanted a watch that would track my steps, gps my runs, and possibly do biking as well. Since I knew that I would be having surgery soon, I figured that the steps could help me push myself and make me have to get off the couch to meet my goals, which it has. This watch does gps for running and biking, can do indoor treadmill running, and supposedly indoor biking (I haven't used a stationary bike yet to try this out, so that will be on the next update), counts steps, tracks sleep and heart rate, and is a smart watch. This watch has all the bells and whistles, and let me be honest. I love it. One of the nice feature...

So one of my essentials of running is my watch. I currently am using the Garmin Forerunner 220. I love it. Previously, I was using the Forerunner 10, but a few things went wrong, so I upgraded. Here is what I can tell you about the Forerunner 220. My Forerunner 220 Accuracy. So far, I have found this watch to be extremely accurate. Yeah, you may run into an area where the satellites can't reach you as well, say under trees or under bridges, etc., but from what I have found, it is fairly spot on.  Satellite connection. One thing with this watch, I have found that it is quick to catch a signal. I had some issues with this in my Forerunner 10, however the one nice thing that this watch does is when it is unlocked, it has a signal bar at the top of the display. This shows how connected you are, and as soon as you unlock it, it searches. This differs from the 10 and the 15 where you have to enter the run mode to start searching.  Battery life. 6 weeks in watch mode, 1...