Review on 🏃 Black/Blue Garmin Forerunner 620 by George Scoles

If you've read my review of the 310 you'll recall that I really didn't like this watch (I actually hated it). Well it seems Garmin has learned from their mistakes and created a real gem. The 620 is not only double the model number and 3 times the price of the 310, it's 10 times better! Here's what I like about them: - stylish - very easy to use - easy to sync - contains very useful information - this is a watch for runners - intelligently customizable Ok, it's expensive but worth every penny. Style: The watch is lightweight, and the strap is soft, flexible, and cool well. No more bulky antenna. Ease of use: The touchscreen really works. It's more of a push than a touch. You tap the glass with your fingernail. Running is very easy. The buttons work logically: top left on off, top right start on first press, stop on second press. bottom right, Wi-Fi sync. Pressing "Start" or "Stop" causes a large green/red triangle to appear. It's easy to see if it worked. The menu does the rest. You press the menu icon to bring up the menu. Not recommended while running, but not required. Once you stop, he will ask you to save. You can ignore by pressing Start or Accept. This ends the run. Very simple and logical. Easy to sync: You can use a USB dock and cable or set it up wirelessly using the Express app. Then it will download over Wi-Fi without docking when you press the button. I haven't figured out how to set up multiple wireless networks yet, but I think I'll figure it out. (Instructions supplied in many languages, but rather sparse information. Download instructions in pdf format. Updates are automatically checked. The download function works perfectly (a real problem with old Garmin watches). Useful information: You scroll 4 screens with A single touch screen There's auto scrolling too but it's confusing that the heart rate drop from run to stand can be adjusted via the settings: number of fields etc max my ill condition and weight I think cadence and incline amplitude that Heads will be helpful Once I have some experience with this.Needs to keep their feet moving.Runner watch: This doesn't pretend to be a cyclist, swimmer or general fashion watch.It's for runners.Very well suited to my needs.Smart tuned: My problem with running watches is that I use them for a while then stop and then start again I need this verd Read the amte manual again. The 620 works intuitively, as you would expect. You just got it right. After all. This makes it really fun to use. After 2:15 hours of use I had 64% battery so I think it's enough for 6 or 7 hours of use. Advertised longer. For a decent Ultra, it might not last long. Complaints: None yet, and I find faults with Garmin fairly quickly. I wish you didn't need a charging stand, but I imagine a standard USB connector would be corroded or not waterproof. Maybe Garmin could make the charging cradle and cable white with a blue stripe so I can find them in the tangle of cables. It suffers from the usual GPS issue of staying under trees or other obstacles for long periods of time: I have weird top speeds and I even had a very high heart rate, which was a strap connection issue. Unfortunately the Garmin website doesn't allow uploading edited files so I don't know how to get rid of them. That skews the stats a bit. I found something there, but it doesn't matter. UPDATE 2 WEEKS LATER. Now I've done 2 races and a few more training runs with the Garmin 620. I'm even happier than before. SIMPLE OPERATION: The Berlin company run took place at 8 p.m. in pouring rain. The 620 was easy to read and very easy to use. Because you tap the glass to select something, rather than ironing on the outside like my hated 310, and therefore doesn't require finger heat, it can be operated in the rain or with gloves on. Also, my fingernail is more precise than my fat fingers. BATTERY LIFE: I turned off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. I had it running for over 7 hours during a city tour and had 30% battery left. So no battery life issues at all. UPLOAD: What a dream. You attach your watch (and the mount is magnetic, so it clicks the first time), open Garmin Express on your computer, and it loads immediately, then offers to show it to you in your browser. What a relief from the endless struggles with browser compatibility plugins and loading freezes that have plagued Garmin in the past. She. I found them the most helpful. Unfortunately, I can't embed images in a Revain review, so please understand if my description is a bit inadequate. I will give an example of the race in Berlin which was about 3.2 miles and 5.5 km. I started relatively slowly and steadily built up speed until I pushed it to the end. By reading all the graphs after uploading a run to Garmin Connect, I was able to gain important and useful information about my running habits. Pace and heart rate: My pace is slowly increasing, as is my heart rate2. Cadence: Frequency decreases continuously.3. Vertical Oscillation: My head bobbles more when I'm racing. Ground Contact Time: Decreases over time. What it means: I start with a fast shuffle. I need to move my feet fast (higher frequency), my head stays fairly straight (lower vert osc), since I don't roll or push off as much my feet stay on the ground longer. The implication is that my strides are longer when I run faster. At the end of the run I'm running 20% faster, pushing harder, pacing more, but interestingly my cadence is lower. Conclusion: Had I ended up maintaining a high cadence, I would have ended up running faster with less energy output. I tried it today at the Augsburg Half Marathon and it worked. So this is a very useful feature as it gives you useful information that you can use to understand how you are running and think about changes, try them and then analyze the result. Other 3 metrics: 1. VO2 max: I'm not using the watch long enough to make a meaningful prediction for me. It assumes the person is perfectly healthy (and I'm not) and has an acceptable BMI (and I don't). So the 5k, 10k, 21k, and 42k predictions are flattering, but my heart rate monitor would read nothing if I tried to match them :) 2. Resting heart rate: If during take a breather after a training run, after about a minute 620 shows a drop in heart rate from running to resting. I think it shows my fitness.3. Rest time: after a run indicates how long you should rest before the next run. This is a lot longer than I usually do, so I really appreciate the advice. In conclusion, I am even more convinced that the 620 is worth its high price. It's great that there aren't many features that I don't need as a runner. It brings me real joy and is also useful.