Garmin Forerunner 301 GPS - Essential for any Sports Enthusiast

Whether you are a triathlete, cyclist or runner, the Garmin Forerunner 301 is the personal trainer that's hard not to include in your sports regime. The popular Forerunner 301 is an easy to use, 2 piece system that comes with a wrist unit and a digital heart rate transmitter that you wear around your chest. The forerunner 301 has a built-in GPS receiver which records highly accurate data such as continuous speed, distance and pace and you never need to guess the distance of your run again. There's no stopping to figure out your pace or record splits.

The Garmin Forerunner 301 offers the same great features as the Forerunner 201 plus the added capacity of a continuous heart rate monitor. Similar to the Garmin Forerunner 201 gps the 301 is light to wear, waterproof, has an easy to read display and an ergonomic wristband and also continuously monitors heart rate, pace, time, distance, calories burned, interval workout and advanced custom workout alerts. This handy little personal trainer also has a 5,000 lap memory, so you will be able to compare your performance data with previous data.

The Integrated GPS in the Garmin Forerunner 301 will allow you to mark and find locations and will even navigate you home or back to your starting point, so you never need to worry about getting lost during a run or cycle. An especially handy feature if you like to run on vacation like I do, or you are out of your home town and you would like to go exploring. You also needn't worry about whether those trails are marked or not.

Included with Garmin 301 is a heart rate zone chart, a USB interface which allows for fast data transfer to your computer and Garmin Training Center software which allows for detailed analysis. In a nutshell, the Garmin Forerunner 301 is the training partner that takes care of you.