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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Garmin 610 Review}}

The {{Garmin 610}} represents good value for money, providing all the key features you're likely to need in a small package. It misses out on [[Best Running Watch| some of the cool new abilities of the more recent devices]] like its successor, the [[Garmin 620]]. With the release of the [[Garmin 620]] the price of the 610 has started falling, so it has become great value. While the 620 has many more features than the 610, the 610 is actually a better watch as it has slightly better [[GPS Accuracy]] and can display [[Pace From A Footpod]]. For a simple evaluation of a GPS watch, I look at how well it can answer some basic questions:

* '''How far did I run?''' This is the most basic question, and the Garmin 610 has good GPS accuracy. It will give you a better idea than most watches how far you've gone.

* '''What's my cadence? '''[[Cadence]]''' '''is one of the most critical and often overlooked aspects of running. If you get your Cadence right, many other things naturally fall into place. The Garmin 610 supports [[Cadence]] via a [[Footpod]], but has neither alerts nor does it have an internal accelerometer to estimate Cadence.

For ultramarathon running the Garmin 620 does not have the battery life. See [[Best Running Watch#Watches for Ultrarunning| Watches for Ultrarunning]] for more details.

=Garmin 610 Pros=

* The 610 is smaller than the [[Garmin 920XT]] and closer to the size of a traditional watch.

* '''WiFi/Bluetooth Uploads'''. While the automatic upload of workouts via WiFi or Bluetooth to a Smartphone is nice, the upload will typically only go to the manufacturers web site.

* '''Web Configuration'''. Some watches allow you to setup the configuration via a web site, and then download your changes. This is vastly easier than fiddling with the watch.

=Comparison Table=

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