Garmin forerunner 610 or 220

Here is a comparison chart:

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/product-comparison-calculator?type=watch...

I think the feature I would miss the most if I bought a 220 would be virtual partner.

at this point... would you consider the 310XT at all??
(I've been thinking about it... but really have no clue)
the price is reasonable, but it IS an older model/option...!

Thanks for the comparison chart link, by the way-- VERY helpful!

I still don't get why people say that the 610 is not waterproof. I have one, and I trained all of this year for my IM with it. I swam with it 3 times a week indoors, then 3 times a week outdoors (1.5 hour sessions) and I had absolutely zero problems with it. I never took the damn thing off except to charge it. I wore it running in the rain, riding in the rain, in the shower, in the pool, in the lake. Zero problems, nada. Funny thing is I didn't even know that it wasn't "waterproof" until I started looking into the 310xt vs the 910xt debate and started comparing features.

Maybe your milage will vary, but I ran 700+ miles, rode 4500+ miles and swam 330,000+ yards with the thing this year (including IM Wisconsin, until the battery died 4 miles into the run) in all conditions and it worked flawlessly.

I don't have a 220 so I can comment on that. I have a 310 XT as well, and that thing is great too.

Dwayne

Edited by DeVinci13 2013-12-06 3:59 PM