I bought this as a replacement after Tom Tom discontinued their support for their sports watches. It does everything better and more. My only comment is that the small band that holds down the excess strap is a little awkward because it is notched. It takes a few seconds to secure the strap under this band.

My husband bought me the garmin forerunner 55 for my birthday. I’ve only ever used fitbit watches prior. I’ve seen people talk about garmin watched (mostly the 245 watch) online and mentioned it to my husband. Unfortunately I don’t have the money for a watch like that so my husband surprised me with the 55. I wasn’t expecting a whole lot to be honest. Boy was I surprised with the amount of info garmin provided with the watch and app! I’m very happy with the watch and love the information it provides. Photo is the last race I did with the garmin watch.

I recently upgraded to the Forerunner 55 from an old forerunner 910xt. I’m getting used to all the new features that the 55 offers. One great thing is how fast it picks up satellites! GPS on demand ! The number of metrics I can look at is ok, the screen is smaller than the 910. The metrics the 55 gives me immediately is impressive. I had to go to YouTube to see what else the 55 can do ! So far, it’s doing what it needs to, though I’d like it to sync to Garmin Connect through the ANT+ antenna. Baby steps !

I've purchased and received my new Garmin Forerunner 55 Runner's Watch about three or so weeks ago. I've used it in training runs several times since then. On the most part I like the watch. But, I just wish the fonts on various settings could be adjusted to be larger to read. The font size as on the default setting are a bit too small, and are particularly difficult to see at twilight, and/or after darkness sets in for the day. I had a Garmin Forerunner 15 for a number of years prior to the non-replacable battery dying out permanently. I loved the Garmin 15. And, I am still getting used to all of the additional bells and whistles on my new Garmin Forerunner 55. My only complaint at this point is that the font size on the words on the various settings need to somehow have a way to adjust to be larger. However, all-in-all, I am getting more accustomed to the watch each time I use it, and I'm glad I've purchased it. Garmin has some great products.

Overall I really like it and I'm looking forward to using the suggested workouts, but the fact that I have to press extra buttons to get around it is a little annoying. Currently I have a coach and I'm having to go around it to look for my training. Anyways, it just takes more button pressing than on my old 45.

It is probably because I am too old but found that trying to understand its functions impossible. The instruction book was no help. I had to ask other people to help me, and I now can finally use it at its most basic function. I have the app on my phone but have not as yet tried to tackle that. It seems to function well but honestly; I wished i went with something simpler for a fitness watch. I am 67 years old, and I am training to run 5k races for the first time in my life. My trainer suggested your watch and i went with her advice. I wished i didn't, though maybe all fitness watched are this complicated.

From what I’ve done so far, I can say that the Forerunner 55’s running GPS is pretty darn good, though I run in decently open spaces. I haven’t used it much for biking but we’ll see. The main complaint is the pool swims: if you want a swim tracker, pay for one. This watch has consistently been off by 400 meters plus and is all out of wack in the pool. Otherwise, it’s perfect for a starter.

I am having difficulty getting used to this watch. I have always used a Garmin, but I only need the basics, which I had with the 25s. I don't need the extra features and am not able to see the information that I want to see while I am wearing the watch. I have to download to my computer to see what the pace per mile is, etc.The pacing doesn't seem to be correct either, especially on the treadmill.

Has been super durable so far. I've smacked it on some rocks by mistake and the screen doesn't have any scratches yet. The GPS was a little off for the first few runs, but it seems to have self corrected. My longest outing with GPS on was 19 hours and the battery barely hung on. May want to opt for a higher end model if you expect to be out much longer.

This is my second watch due to extreme abuse to the first one. My first watch held up I think a very fair amount of time in a rough environment. I enjoy the sleep and stress feature the most. I use this mainly to track walking and biking. I would recommend this to someone who likes to wear a regular watch and interested in upgrading to a smart watch. Very simple. This has just enough technology to keep me happy while not being too much.