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·Both my wife and I run. We both have a Garmin. My wife has a Garmin 220 forerunner which she bought in 2016. It is ok but sometimes takes long time to find the GPS signal.
To be honest I think that such a product should work fine without problems for many years but I think it will only last another year or so which I feel makes it poor value for money.
I bought a Garmin 235 forerunner in 2018 and it works fine but my understanding is that the data is not accurate for the heart rate monitor. The 235 has a wrist based monitor as opposed to a belt monitor.
If you just want the basics then go for a cheaper model that gives you the basics. I only bought mine to track times for distances but don t really use it for much else, probably because my wife uses hers for pacing ect so I dont really need one except for races/events where she runs a lot faster than me or we are visiting our families separately.
Garmin and sunnto are very durable watches and have models in all price ranges. I think the forerunner 200 series covers all the bases for most runners so unless you are very interested in data analysis and intend to use that data to become a better runner I would not spend more than 150-200 euro and probably best to get one with a belt based heart monitor as opposed to a wrist based monitor.
To be honest I think that such a product should work fine without problems for many years but I think it will only last another year or so which I feel makes it poor value for money.
I bought a Garmin 235 forerunner in 2018 and it works fine but my understanding is that the data is not accurate for the heart rate monitor. The 235 has a wrist based monitor as opposed to a belt monitor.
If you just want the basics then go for a cheaper model that gives you the basics. I only bought mine to track times for distances but don t really use it for much else, probably because my wife uses hers for pacing ect so I dont really need one except for races/events where she runs a lot faster than me or we are visiting our families separately.
Garmin and sunnto are very durable watches and have models in all price ranges. I think the forerunner 200 series covers all the bases for most runners so unless you are very interested in data analysis and intend to use that data to become a better runner I would not spend more than 150-200 euro and probably best to get one with a belt based heart monitor as opposed to a wrist based monitor.
