Garmin Forerunner 101

Improve your lap times with this wearable GPS device.

The Garmin Forerunner 101 GPS unit/personal training device offers an innovative, wrist-top design for high-performance athletes as well as recreational walkers and runners. It uses satellites to calculate speed, distance and pace information so you can focus on your run.

The Forerunner 101 offers athletes an easy-to-read display and integrated GPS sensor that provides precise speed, distance, and pace data--all in one compact unit that straps to your wrist. It’s a lightweight, accurate training assistant with performance tracking, auto-lap, auto-pause and more. And because it is a high quality Garmin GPS device, you get many of the features GPS users have come to rely on, such as precise latitude, longitude, and altitude data. The Forerunner 101 is easy to use right out of the box and it delivers the benefits of GPS technology.

Although it lacks the rechargeable battery and PC connectivity features of the Forerunner 201, the 101 retains all of the other great features of the 201, at an even more affordable price. The Virtual Partner feature allows you to set your training goal by configuring your Virtual Partner’s pace and workout distance. You'll get a graphic perspective of your performance by viewing your pace in relation to your Virtual Partner’s pace, so you can always see at a glance if you're keeping up or falling behind.

Other forerunner features include the ability to mark specific locations, and then look-up and navigate to these points using an electronic map. The ability to calculate the amount of calories burned can be tracked and calculated over the course of a workout. As well as a full lap history--such as lap time, lap distance, and average pace--can be stored for 5000 laps.