This is my first GPS watch, and overall I'm quite happy with it. I'm a slow but dedicated runner and compete in local races regularly, and use run/walk intervals on long runs (per the Jeff Galloway method). I wanted a watch that would keep track of time, pace, distance, and run/walk intervals, and didn't need or want any other bells and whistles like a heart rate monitor. This watch does exactly what I want, and is very easy to set up and use. Also, with the latest firmware update I can choose to display average pace over the previous lap or over the whole run rather than instant pace, which can actually be less accurate, so the choice is much appreciated.I have often had to wait several minutes to acquire a GPS signal, which is annoying, but I live in an area with tall apartment buildings which are probably confusing it. I try to wander into an area with as much open sky visible as possible and hold my arm far above my head, even if I feel silly doing so. Once after applying the aforementioned firmware update I failed to get a signal at all, and had to do a master reset (instructions are on the Garmin web site). I had to set everything up again but it only took a couple of minutes, and my data was already uploaded so nothing was lost. Since then the watch has worked fine.The free Garmin Connect site lets you connect your watch to upload data directly, then slices and dices the information all kinds of ways. I was already using another site, RunningAHEAD, which also allows direct uploading from Garmin devices. I'm now using both sites as they each have their strengths.I knew when going for the low-end Garmin that I'd be settling for sub-par battery performance. With only a five-hour battery life while the GPS is running, a slow runner like me can't rely on it for a marathon or longer race. I just completed my longest run to date this week, 20 miles, at a very slow pace (again per Galloway method), and at about 4 hours 30 minutes I got a low battery warning. I was expecting this, and actually wore my regular watch on my other wrist with the stopwatch running simultaneously so I'd at least have a record of my total time if the Garmin gave out. Fortunately, I completed the run a few minutes later, but for longer runs and for the marathon I'm training for I will be sad not to have the full data recording of the Forerunner. I'd happily have paid another $20-$25 just to get a ten-hour battery.The only other minor quibble is that the color choices are clearly made with the expectation that women will want the day-glo green and pink colors, as those watches are smaller in size. I'm a woman, and I dislike those colors, whereas I love the combination of black and red, so I bought that model even though it dwarfs my relatively small wrist. If the only color choice available were day-glo pink or green I'd still buy it, though; I'm interested in function, not fashion. (Otherwise I wouldn't wear bright orange Newton Running shoes that can probably be seen from the moon...)SummaryPROs - Intuitive, no fuss operation. Close to size of normal sports watch. Big buttons, nice display. Charges fast, good battery life. Competitive price.CONs - Only has USB charger, so you need another adapter for wall charging.As a moderately competitive runner for over 20 years, I've resisted electronic gadgets. The local high school track was for interval work and "dialing in" my pace. But a gym and shower facility at my new workplace has made it convenient to run from my there, and there aren't any tracks close by.I researched GPS watches, knowing I just wanted the basics. Pace, time, distance. Small package. Good battery life. The Forerunner 10 seemed to offer that. I ordered it 1 week before a local 5 K race.It arrived just as we were getting in the car to drive to the race. No time to read the instructions, just got out the watch and the USB charger. Plugged it into my car USB port and it got about a 30 minute charge on the way to the race. The buttons were intuitive enough to figure out as a warmed up, and I hit "run" when the gun went off.The watch helped, as there was no one announcing mile splits, and I had never run the course before. It helped me stay on my target 6:30 pace for the first two miles, with buttons that were easy to push, and a display that was big enough to read during the heat of battle, so to speak. The third mile was a killer and my pace fell off, but that wasn't the watches' fault. The watch read 3.11 miles for the 5 K, which is excellent, as the precise distance is 3.107.As I've now used it in training runs, it seems to consistently deliver. It takes about 10 seconds to acquire location before starting a run, then it is locked in. The pace feature updates once every 10 seconds or so, and provides 5 sec / mile precision. Personally, I like this. For average pace, I tend to look at distance and time anyway. We have decent sized hills where I live, and the pace feature is teaching me to work to not fall off so much on the uphills.My requested changes would only be the obvious. Give it to me lighter and smaller. Shrink the border and keep the screen the same size. It's about 20% larger than my Timex sports watch. This isn't annoying, it's just not optimal.I was tempted to request "add interval / lap function" and other useful features my (cheap) sports watch has. But that's not the point of this watch. Adding these features would make it more complicated. I'll keep my sports watch for my track workouts, and my new watch is basically for everything else.Good product.(The watch came very quickly and it was in great shape so I have no issues with anything like that.)The watch looks great and does what it's supposed to do. That's a good thing. I've only used it perhaps 12-15 times, but overall I like it and recommend it. Some things that I'm still kind of thinking may be annoying are:1. If you leave it off for several days - as I had to do due to a mild injury/bad weather - it takes FOREVER and a day to lock back up to a GPS signal. This is spoken of when you first turn it on out of the box, but I think, THINK that it recurs if it's left off for a while. For example, this morning I went running after 12 days of the watch being in the OFF mode. It took a good 15-20 minutes to lock on. I was a couple of miles down the road by then. Not good. Now...I kept wearing it today rather than my normal wear watch and have periodically "asked it" to lock on to GPS. It does so in less than 30 seconds. Hmmm. I'm just kind of spit balling and I don't know if long off periods are the cause, but.... There you have it.2. The battery will only last a few hours in training mode (GPS). Factor that in if you're one of those multi-hour triathletes or some such. I'm not. I may run 1.5 hours or so, but not much more. I can do two of those on one charge comfortably.I think this is a good GPS watch and recommend it for those looking for a fairly stripped down, does one thing well piece of gear. Love, love, love the waterproof feature!I bought this Garmin because it seemed to have just the right amount of functions for my needs. It's nice to know how far you have run, and how long it took. It's good to have a stopwatch if you don't need to know the distance you've done and it can also be set up to do interval training (e.g short sprints/efforts where you have a short break in between each effort). I really like this function because you are "forced" to do intervals "properly". When you hear the beeps, it's time to get going again! No "extra stopping time" so that you have an absolutely clear path to start, or till the wind dies down a bit!Unfortunately this version of the Garmin seems to be a very hit and miss affair as regards picking up a satellite (i.e. using the GPS to tell you how far you have run). When I say hit and miss I also mean some watches seem to be fine but others seem to be poor and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for it. It's really disappointing because my much older Garmin 205 was much better, and the literature you got with that one made plenty of excuses that it might not work in built up areas or in this area or that area, but it worked pretty well. When the GPS works it works fine and I'm happy with most of the rest of the functions of the watch and it's ease of use. But I obviously have a dodgy one.One other negative that springs to mind is that when I charge it up using USB and the PC switches off, for some reason the watch comes on by itself, and if I don't use the watch for a day or two it will be using the battery up. It also comes on when you disconnect it from the charger. I'm not sure if it's a fault of if it's being too clever for it's own good (i.e. it's anticipating being used, when it's removed from the charger so it comes on).So if I were you I would try the next model up. I may even try another make as there are lots of other companies catching up with Garmin in the sports-watch field (and some of them are cheaper!). So it could be a Polar watch for me next time. I'll have to check out what else is out there, in more detail, when I am ready to get another watch.jbEasy to use and pick up the signal. Rather accurate distance and time. Not expensive. As soon as you finished the race you can see time for each lap (km or mile) without connecting to the laptop. Some more expensive models don't have this feature (eg my forerunner 110). Of course you can get more information ifyou do connect to your laptop using either garmin off line software (training center) or online software. Laps are set only for 1km or 1 mile. For instance if you would like to set a lap for 400 m or 800 m, this is not possible. You have to resort to more expensive models. However for many runners this is not a need.This was purchased as a 40th birthday present for my son. His review was as follows:The Garmin Forerunner 10 is an entry level running watch but in my view it is a real top performer. It finds the satellites in seconds and is ready to go almost straight away.I have so far managed a range of runs in different locations and lengths ranging from a 5k park run to half marathon distances and it has not let me down yet the battery seems to have a good life and accurately records my distance and when connected to Garmin Connect I can see a fully detailed report on my running.The watch itself provides you with details such as distance, time, pace, calories and records achievements. The virtual pacer feature included enables you to push yourself to a goal and I set a new PB by a minute on my weekly Park Run using this feature.I received this product as a gift for my 40th birthday and am over the moon with it and I am in training for a marathon so it is perfect for my needs and for new runners and those who want an uncomplicated simple to use device at an affordable price.So i'm a beginner runner and wanted to track my progress but didn't want to have to carry my bulky phone with me. I've had this watch for about 6 months now and when it works....it works well but about half the time it wont find any gps signal until about halfway through my run and sometimes not at all ( I live in Cornwall and have a few different routes I take). So now I've made the decision to just get an armband that holds my phone as the gps on my phone works all the time.It is such a shame as I really like the design and comfort of the watch I don't know if it's just because of where I live (lots of hills and countryside) but my phone has no problems finding gps and that is suppose to be the main job of this watch.It really well made and solid. Sometimes on occasion it takes longer to find GPS the first time than normal, but normally finds it within 5 mins.Battery only lasts about 5 hours on GPS so no good for runs that would take longer. Never had and issue with accuracy syncs with Garmin which can also sync with Strava (or you can upload the file manually)