Garmin Forerunner 310XT
The Garmin Forerunner 310XT is the long awaited upgrade from the Forerunner 305 and is now enhanced to be the perfect multisport training device. The major enhancement being that the FR310 is swim proof and water resistant to 50m.
As such, I’m sure the new 310XT watch will fast become the ‘must have’ training partner. Other updates include a 20 hour extended battery life and a more advanced heart rate based calorie consumption calculation.
The Forerunner 310 XT also contains the high-sensitivity GPS receiver technology with HotFix for much faster satellite reception than the 305. Plus the unit is compatible with all the usual Garmin accessories such as cadence sensor, footpod and heart rate strap.
All training data is easily and wirelessly transferred from the unit to your PC or Mac using Garmin’s Ant+ technology.
The 310XT is also compatible with the new premium waterproof advanced soft chest strap heart rate monitor. It will be super streamlined and more comfortable than before yet rugged enough to withstand swimming. Note that this version does not contain a chest strap.
The premium chest strap is also available to buy as an accessory. It is cheaper to buy the bundle upfront and the unit does work with previous Garmin heart rate straps.
There are a few online stores that are selling the 310XT, however the larger tri/mulit-sport stotres have yet to promote it. It’s currently available around the £250-300 mark, which does seem more expensive than it’s than it’s former, the 305, but for me the updated features and smaller, lightweight design make it worthwhile.
Happy Training!!
If you liked this article, why not subscribe to Trispace 
RSS Feed .
Alternatively subscribe here to receive new articles by email.
Tags: Triathlon Kit Review
[...] Trispace – Triathlon Training & Multi-Sport Blog » Blog Archive » Garmin Forerunner 310X…. Related Reading: A GPS User Manual: Working with Garmin Receivers Roads of Russia. Software on [...]
Hi! The 310XT looks good on paper, but after buying it I still don’t know if it is that good. I’ve never been able to link it to my computer which makes it a loser. Maybe I’m spoiled with having a mac and being used to programs actually working - even wifi-ones. The worst part is that I’ve phoned and e-mailed Garmin support five times, but they haven’t gotten back to me once.
So, in I’m happy for you that you like it, but I hope that you won’t need to get any support from the Garmin crowd. Personally I’m back with the Trailguru on my iphone, hoping I’ll get my money back because I won’t ever buy Garmin again.