Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS-Enabled Sport Watch

I did not especially want to buy this watch (I had to buy one for a coaching program to work). I was worried it was going to be far too big, too bulky, too annoying, etc. These fears were mostly not founded. I would recommend it to any triathlete.I am a woman with very small wrists and hands. I will say this thing LOOKS stupid (and no way would I ever wear it just around - I take it off as soon as I'm done working out), but it's not that bad to wear. It's not heavy, for one thing.The GPS seems pretty solid. It does seem to take readings less often than my cell phone apps. I run with both, and as long as I run in a straight line or in wide curves, they are spot on. If I take sharp turns or worse, cut a U turn, the watch reads less than the phone. Not a huge deal but might get annoying. The pace reading is a bit annoying, as it's very jumpy. I can be running a pretty consistent pace and the data shows variation (for instance, if I'm running an average pace of a 9 minute mile, the data will likely show spurts of 7-8 and spurts of 10-11). You definitely want to look at "average" pace when you're running.It seems to read well in the water too. I've done two tri races with it, and both swims were accurately measured. There's some swimming data it takes too, like stroke rate, that I haven't looked at much. Swam with it in a pool and the laps were spot on. I read some reviews saying they had trouble in the pool, but I did not. I do flip turns and probably am reasonably forceful so that may play a role.The multisport option is great for races. You hit one button at each segment. It's the reason I decided on this watch rather than a more running-specific one, and I haven't been disappointed in that aspect.The battery runs down fast if you have the GPS on, but it's kind of a hassle to turn the GPS off, so I just turn the whole watch off. This is something I'd change if I were Garmin, but it's not that big a deal.At the end of the day, it does seem like despite the quirks, there's nothing that is even remotely as good for tris (except maybe the much more expensive new version) so if you want a tri watch without spending $500, this is the one to go with.

Excellent watch! I was going back and forth between the 920, Fenix, and 910. I decided on the 910 for simplicity, reliability, and dependability...it has delivered on each one. I run, cycle, swim--this watch does all of these independently or you can set it up for a triathlon and toggle quickly between the disciplines during transition. The screen is adjustable which allows you to adjust from 1-4 displays (elapsed time, heart rate, speed, etc) per sport. Not only am I extremely pleased with my purchase, but it was also worth it to me to save $250 over the new 920.

I absolutely love this watch. I am primarily a runner, although I do wear it for the occasional triathlon. The auto-multisport feature works flawlessly. It is completely waterproof, and klutz-proof. The controls are easy to learn and use, instruction manual is clear and well-written, and there are endless customizations to the display and alerts. I also love that I can set it to buzz on my wrist for run alerts instead of beeping - this means I can keep my music turned up and don't have to keep checking my wrist every few minutes.The only complaints I have are that it seems to lose the signal occasionally during open water swims, and it also seems to be conservative when estimating distance. When I run with other people, they always seem to show that we've run a longer distance than my watch. However, I'd rather have it be too conservative rather than overestimate my mileage.Battery life is adequate - about 15-20 hours, which I think is pretty standard for the industry. Don't forget to turn it off when you're done with it or the next time you go for a run, it will be out of juice. I've just gotten used to putting it on the charger as soon as I'm done.But really, this is a great watch, very durable, highly recommended.

The watch itself is great. Battery lasts at least 12 hours with GPS active with a good 30%+ of charge left; great for long hikes and running ultras, etc. The triathlon functions are great. The swim functions and data are really useful and interesting (automatic indoor lap counter, swim efficiency, etc) and help guide your training.It is Garmin Connect and the process of uploading activities that I have a problem with, which must be done wirelessly and with an internet connection that is active; usually in and of itself not a big deal. It is finicky though, to put it mildly. Garmin seems to make changes internally at its Connect website frequently (it is buggy), that render the process unworkable until they fix it. You will be wasting precious time doing menial tasks like reinstalling software; removing/re-adding devices; trying different workarounds, etc.; not to mention going back to the website every so often to try again. Not the type of stuff a time-crunched person will be relishing doing. It has gotten so bad recently (last 2 weeks) that I am prompted and motivated enough to waste precious time today to post this review. You can get most of the critical data off the watch's screens without uploading, but can't get all the data, or the charts or maps.It is also easy to forget (when traveling) or misplace/lose the little ANT agent USB stick (and very expensive to replace). A simple upload process via the separate USB charging cable would have been convenient (like the older Garmins). There is nothing more convenient about having to use yet another piece of equipment to wirelessly upload data, when you have to connect the watch by USB cable everyday you use it ANYWAY to charge the darn thing. Garmin seems to be intent primarily in building their social universe via Garmin Connect (essentially Garmin's Borg), at the expense of their user's time and convenience. Even if you don't care about the privacy issues (I don't care at all), the problem is that you have to deal with the finicky and unreliable Garmin Connect website's uploading server.I will be hard-pressed to buy another Garmin product ever again. i have bought/owned (gifts) many Garmin products with varying degrees of satisfaction from very low (e.g., 405 watch) to extremely high (e.g., 510 bike GPS). I no longer trust that this company has its act together enough to provide the utility and convenience I would expect for their premium prices.

I used to have the Garmin 310XT which I've now given to my girlfriend. I bought this when it was on sale and was about 40 quid more than the 310. Firstly, it looks better than the 310 in that horrible orange colour, but that's subjective I guess. It's still a hefty size on your wrist though. Day to day use it's actually not really any different to the 310xt apart from in swimming mode but I doubt many people will use it for the complete range of multisports. It has the same chip for picking up GPS as the 310 and it's actually slower than my old 310 which is surprising. I tend to leave it on the windowsill while I get changed. The worst thing is the accompanying HR strap. If you do your research you'll see many people complaining about Garmin's so called 'premium' soft strap. Both mine and my girlfriends' have been giving us trouble especially on runs. A solution is to buy the cheap Polar strap which the Garmin HRM will mount to and use that instead.Overall though it's not a bad product but not really better than the 310xt and the strap is pretty rubbish.

I have only had this one day and I am suffering information overload. There is so much to this watch in most cases too much. It is going to take a while to find my way around the menu's.Now I orders two of the 210 that when faulty and returned them. I then ordered the 310 but now sure it it was the watch or the very flaky Garmin s/ware but that went back and I ordered this.I would have given 5 stars but the first upload the watch switch off but worked ok on switching it back on. This is where the 310 failed as it corrupted the s/wear on the computer three time in one week.I do have a 110 that i have had for 2 1/2 years and the only Trouble I have had with that is the strap breaking.Setting up the 910 is a matter of what you do for exercising as it covers running, cycling, swimming and others. It can be set up to use indoors.You can define up to 5 times four data screens for each sport but you won't need that many.Mine came with an extender strap which lets it go around your arm.The only down side is theGarmin s/wear, Connection to the sever is screwed if my computer gets busy (I have a gig machine), like updates or backup going on in the background.

A cracking watch. To date I have only tried it running and cycling and it has given me roughly the same distances as my phone (which I used before) over the same routes.The strap is comfortable and doesn't impede lycra tops (if that's what your into).GPS can take a while to get a fix. I usually leave it on a bench outside while I stretch as I think being stationary helps with finding satellites (it may not but feels like it does).The battery life is also very good, have had it a few weeks now with regular use and havent had any issues yet! For a more through review of the features of this watch go to dcrainmaker.

Having a 305 previously, the swim metrics for the pool were a great bonus, I have a swimovate poolmate watch that I used with the 305, but that was manual data transfer only.The 910 uplaods it all to GarminConnect, and uploads the Run/Bike workouts to Garmin Training Center.For some reason the swim workouts don't transfer, and you need to export them from Garmin Connect then import to training center,Would be nice if you could use heart rate with the swim settings, now you can get wrist mounted optical HRMs that would transmit far enough in water (on the same wrist)Doesn't appear the 920 has that function either though.Battery life is about 10 hours, so you couldn't log a whole Iron man (not that I could do the run anyway!)If you only do cycling, then an Edge would be a better choice, the mapping of the Edge 1000 looks great if you travel with your bike!

I treated myself to this watch when it became clear the battery in my much loved but increasingly frustrating 405CX would not last my half marathon and I wanted to know the time I was about to post. So far I've used this for running and cycling and it's been excellent. The new heart rate monitor seems to be better than the last one too; far too often I was getting odd readings for the first mile. The new HRM seems to work very well (my tip - run the sensors under a tap to get them wet before you start - the connection is then fine from the start). The watch GPS locks on pretty quickly; very quickly if you are in the same place that you last had it on. There's loads of options for readouts so you're not lost for data. Accuracy seems very good; I recorded 13.16 miles for the Chester Half Marathon (which must be about spot on given the route cannot be less than 13.11 miles). Battery life is awesome; I did the Half, followed by a couple of runs, followed by a two hour bike ride and the battery was showing half full. I'll have an even better idea after an all day sponsored walk I'm doing in two weeks.