Garmin Forerunner 305 Review
February 10, 2006 by Rich Owings
UPDATE: Read about the latest models in this series in our Garmin Forerunner 405 review and Garmin Forerunner 405CX review.
The Garmin Forerunner 305
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Related models
- Drop down to the Forerunner 205 and you’ll lose the heart-rate monitor
- Or step up to the Forerunner 405Or for a sleeker look and a touch bezel interface
More Garmin Forerunner 305 reviews
- GPSInformation.org does their usual thorough job in this Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- Scott Gruby offers his Garmin Forerunner 305 review, complete with photos.
- Caylynn has posted a brief Forerunner 305 review.
- Nancy Toby has posted a Garmin Forerunner 305 review at Race Athlete.
- Wired gives a 9 out of 10 rating to the Garmin Forerunner 305 in their review.
- MSNBC reviews the Garmin Forerunner 305.
- Gear Digest compares the Forerunner 305 with the Timex Bodylink.
- Well over 100 consumers have written Garmin Forerunner 305 reviews
- Consumers have also posted Forerunner 305 reviews at CNet.
- Kevin Kelly reviews the Garmin Forerunner 305.
- DC Rainmaker has posted a Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- My Running Life has also posted a Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- The Wall Street Journal reviews the Forerunner 305.
- A runner’s review of the Forerunner 305.
- About.com gives a 3.5 out of 5 star rating in their Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- Audioholics reviews the Forerunner 305.
- Addicted to Running continues his multi-part Garmin Forerunner 305 review (part two) (part three) (part four).
- EnduranceBuzZ.com posts a Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- Tupps.com gets into the game as well with a Forerunner 305 review.
- And WhyNotTri? has also posted a Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- Kitzzy has posted a brief review of the Forerunner 305.
- Marathon Moms share their experiences with the Forerunner 305.
- Gabe Anderson has posted a Garmin Forerunner 305 review.
- The Whinery has also posted a Forerunner 305 review.
- Review Spew’s take on the Garmin Forerunner 305
- VeloBlog gives a bikers perspective of the 305
- Power Gadget Reviews includes a number of photos in their Garmin Forerunner 305 review
- Shredheads has included a pros and cons list in their Forerunner 305 review
- Reb Rev reviews the Forerunner 305 with heart rate monitor
- A Garmin Forerunner 305 appears in The Life of Keith
- HealthKicker has also posted a Forerunner 305 review
- Girl With the Red hair has posted a brief Garmin Forerunner 305 review
- Carrots n’ Cake chimes in with this review of the Forerunner 305
- Challenge 2010 looks at what its like to run with the Garmin Forerunner 305
- Amy Reinink compares the Forerunner 305 and 405
- Podium Cafe reviews the Garmin 305
- Sardonic Catholic Dad has posted his own Garmin Forerunner 305 review
- Running Nina calls the 305 “Gear Essential“
- A biker reviews the 305
- ProfHacker focuses on using the Forerunner 305 as a training tool
- Comparing the Forerunner 305 to the Polar F7
- This mommy blogger prefers the Forerunner 305 to the 405
- Random Thoughts While Running talks about changes he’d like to see on the Forerunner
- MegaNerd Runs reviews this popular GPS runners watch
- RunStreet reviews the Forerunner 305
- A video review of the Forerunner 305:
I’ll post other hands on reviews as they show up, but in the mean time, here’s some…
More Garmin Forerunner 305 resources
- A PDF version of the Forerunner 305 owners manual.
- Want to see how the Forerunner 305 stacks up against other units? Check out this Garmin fitness GPS comparison tool.
- There is even a Garmin Forerunner discussion group at Yahoo.
- And there is now an official Forerunner 305 forum
at Garmin.com - How to swim with a Forerunner.
- Skiing with a Forerunner 305.
- How to transfer race plans and workouts to your Forerunner.
- The official Garmin Forerunner 305 web page
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Wayne,
Have you tried it with any Garmin software, like Trip & Waypoint Manager?
Great product, wear it running and biking and have had no problems at all with it! Reccomend it highly! Except it is a little bit bulky, the new 405 solves that. A little waterproofing would be nice for those who get the triathlon bug however
Great post. I could not agree more . Using a heart rate monitor is one of the best ways to loose fat and gain fitness. I have used lots of Garmins and now I use the 305
The display is huge, but the digits that actually tells you about your pulse is so small that you struggle to read what your pulse is while jogging.
To jim:
You can change settings so that your pulse readout takes up half the screen.
I bike and run so I would like to keep track of each activity separately. Can I do this with the 305? Also, with all of the problems being reported here, are there any other companies who make a similar product. Thanks for all of the great info.
1) Re small wrists: browse the Sports aisles at Walmart; grab the $2 “Wilson’s X-tra Long Wristband”; and situate the watch atop the wristband … super comfortable, AND prevents sweat from meeting the bare contacts on the back of the watch (a major cause of problems)
Hugely motivating!!!!!!
2) Grab freebie SportTracks, and indulge their plugins. One-click imports from the FR305; ST’s separate categories nicely auto-distinguish between “running, cycling (road, trail) and other”. Add a Walking subcategory under Running if relevant, which will also be auto-recognized upon import. Plugins available to one-click add the day’s weather, smooth/tweak elevation, heart rate zones, Google Earth (if it’s installed) and other goodies. After installing Garmin’s software (for USB connect), I now leave that alone and use SportTracks exclusively. Visit the forums if Qs arise, as there is no manual. Fortunately, app is pretty intuitive.
3) Unit I received within the past few months had latest firmware and software. Works fine, even the calories count (which I doublechecked with other programs til I realized it is consistently reliable).
4) Bad commentary kept me away for months. Now, I’m just sorry I didn’t get it sooner (altho waiting = price drops!)