There is no longer a need to pace out your run ahead of time or worry about distance issues or your split times because the Garmin 405cx can take care of all your tracking needs. From helping you see your current pace to determining how far you have actually traveled to helping you decide if you are on track or behind schedule, the Garmin 405cx can do almost anything you want it to.

You can use your watch as your pace setter and training partner. You can share your routes and data with other runners and form a collective of challenging courses in your area.

Time, Distance and Pace

The easy to use screen allows for simple touch actions on the band of the watch. You can set a pace and ask the watch to notify you if you fall behind. You can track your distance and current pace all during your workout. The watch of the Garmin 405cx can set different alarms and help you run at intervals set by time or distance. This is great for cross training or slowly building up your tolerance for running. It will log your distance and pace for each different interval and once you share the data with your computer you can set new goals for your next run.

Heart Monitoring

The watch of the Garmin 405cx comes with a wrap around heart monitor. This allows you to know exactly where your heart rate is at during various points in your workout. Once you sync the information with your computer you can track the change in heart rate as well as how it looks in various workouts in the past. As you learn to track the information you can compare heart rates with elevation and other challenges on your course. You can set new target goals for yourself and watch as your fitness level improves.

Computer Tracking

The computer tracking system gives you the freedom to compare all the different types of data during your workouts. You can compare your distance, your heart rate, your elevation, your pacing and just about anything you want. You can choose new paths based on your performance and set the trainer to help you with new time and distance goals. As you gather more data, the computer program can even help you decide on various goals and routes to maximize your performance. The GPS in the Garmin gives you pinpoint accuracy when it comes to distances and can even help you get back home if you find yourself off track.

The Garmin 405cx is the perfect watch for experienced runners as well as beginners.  The levels and workouts are all based on you and your abilities. With the freedom to change just about any setting you can get the workout you need and the data you need to improve your quality of life as well as your running. The GPS is way more accurate than trying to measure by driving, you will know your specific pacing and your route overall.