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Aug 05, 2020
Amazing piece of kit!
2 of 2 found this helpful Just an amazingly useful piece of gear to help those serious about breaking down their runs (no experience on bike, etc) to improve their performance. MUCH improved over the older Forerunner 410 in terms of ease of use. I particularly love that I can select one of Garmin's free training plans and the next week or so worth of workouts will automatically load to the watch.
GPS acquisition is FAST and much, much, much improved over my older 410. I mainly use an HR strap, so no real change there. The wrist-based HR sensor seems fine for resting HR and if I happen to turn it on at the gym, but haven't tested it on a run (I've heard the bounce of running can throw it off).
And then there's a few extra fun features that are more just for geeking out. I like seeing the VO2Max estimate and the associated race pace predictions. And the recovery monitor is fun, even if it mostly just confirms what I already know.
Overall, this was an excellent buy, particularly at this price and in such good condition! Has very much reinvigorated my running to the point that I look forward all week to my long runs!