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Title: The Garmin Forerunner GPS receiver
Review: I have owned one of these units for several weeks, and have used it about 10 times for determining distances while running. I am very disappointed.It does have a good clock, but the distance measuring function (GPS) and the derived pace information is just not accurate. The accuracy is far worse than the spec.The problem seems to be one of inadequate receiver sensitivity. It gets lost quite easily, and as a consequence tends to read high, indicating that you have travelled farther than you actually have. For example, a run over a 6 mile course measured with a wheel came out to be 6.4 miles on the Forerunner. Not what I should expect. On a clear day on the beach it works sometimes, but under clouds, in the woods, in the city, or in weather, it is quite useless.It also does not work in a crowd of sweaty bodies, as at the starting line of a road race.Save your money.J R Rudert
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