An attractive new upgrade from the original design, the Forerunner 205 has some appealing new features. The Forerunner 205 sports a unique design that wraps the GPS antenna around part of the wrist for a better view of the sky, and its high sensitivity GPS receiver provides improved tracking under trees and near tall buildings.

Forerunner 205's courses feature lets you compete against previous workouts: you can compare your pace over your entire workout to your past performance over the same run. You can also use Forerunner 205 to train for your next duathlon or triathlon with multi-sport workouts, a feature that lets you seamlessly transition between sports without resetting the unit, so you can use it for running, biking and more.

Forerunner 205  makes it easy to define how much or how little data you want to view during a workout. You can arrange the data that's most important to you and then make that data appear front and center on the device.

No matter how complicated your workout is - with a variety of intervals and intensity levels, or just a quick three-mile jog against your best time last week, the 205 has you covered. There are three options: Quick Workouts, Interval, and Advanced Workout. You can use the Garmin Training Center software to set up these workouts and then upload them to the device.

Data acquired by the Forerunner may also be analyzed with MotionBased.com, a web-based application that has partnered with Garmin. MotionBased™ provides in-depth analysis of your workouts, online mapping and route sharing that will take your training to the next level. Endurance athletes may also use the Forerunner with TrainingPeaks.com, an easy-to-use web based training system designed to help athletes train for any event.

The Unit also comes with a docking cradle for charging your forerunner and loading data to your PC using USB connection