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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.
* '''How fast am I running?''' Knowing how fast you're running can be a nice to know, or it can be vital for your training or race performance. Because of the nature of GPS, watches that rely on GPS signal alone tend to have serious problems with current pace. Thankfully, the 610 is one of the few devices that will display current [[Pace From A Footpod]] while getting all other data from GPS.
* '''Where am I? '''The Garmin 610 has only a simple "back to start" arrow, which is better than nothing, but far from state of the art these days.
* '''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 [[ShoesBest Running Watch#Watches for Ultrarunning| Watches for Ultrarunning]] for more details.
[[File:Garmin610.jpg|thumb|none|200px|{{Garmin 610}}]]
=Garmin 610 Pros=
