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Get off the treadmill and explore!

• GPS sensor provides precise latitude, longitude, and altitude
  data for exact location information.

• Mark specific locations, and then look-up and navigate to
  these points using an electronic map.

• Retrace your steps to a starting point or reverse your normal route for routine variation.

• Amount of calories burned can be tracked and calculated
  over the course of a workout.

• Lap history—such as lap time, lap distance, and average
  pace—can be stored for up to two years.

• Performance data can be automatically archived and
  calculated to provide an accurate record.

• Automated stopwatch provides auto-lap and auto-pause
  features.

• Lap timer indicates when a certain speed is reached or when
  you've fallen below a pre-set level.

• Pace whistle sounds alert when you begin traveling slower or
  faster than your desired pace.

• Distance whistle sounds when you reach a specified duration
  or distance in your workout.

• Download free Garmin software to transfer data from your
  Forerunner 201 to your PC for storage and analysis.

• Optional Handlebar Mount Bracket

Training Assistant

• Auto Pause - set this to stop the timer when your pace falls below a selected number, so that you are not recording time at stop lights or on bathroom breaks.
• Auto Lap - Set this to automatically record laps at designated distances. I love this feature, now I can compare each mile without having to remember to press Lap.
• Virtual Partner - Set your virtual partner to go a distance, time, or pace of your choice. Then while in this mode, you can see your partner on the top of the display and you below and the message bar tells you if you are ahead or behind and by how much.
• Pace and Speed Alerts - set it to beep when you have reached your upper or lower limits for pace and speed - another way to keep you on pace.
• Time and Distance Alerts - set it to beep at specific elapsed times or distances.
• Setting Profiles - access this in the Settings Mode to give you some quick picks for the alerts and for your Virtual Partner. Set your preferred paces for sprinting, running, jogging, speed walking, and walking.

Tips

If you are changing computers and want to retain your 
information then the best thing to do is...

1. Install the software on the new machine

2. Connect your 201 to it so that it recognizes it using the same 
   username as currently.

3. Disconnect the 201 and exit the software and then copy the 
   datafiles to the new machine (overwriting the blank ones that would 
   just have been setup)
   
   These are located in 
   
   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application 
   Data\GARMIN\Forerunner Logbook

Also, See the Garmin Forerunner 101 ,
Garmin Forerunner 301, and Garmin Forerunner 201 Specifications

Map of Badger State Games Nordic Ski race using a Forerunner 301
Courtesy of John Burke Performance Timing.

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The Garmin Forerunner 201

offers athletes an easy-to-read display, ergonomic wristband,
and integrated GPS sensor that provides precise speed, distance, and pace data.
It’s compact, lightweight, and waterproof—and packed with features for today’s
serious competitor. The Garmin Forerunner 201 is easy to use right out of the box and delivers
the benefits of GPS technology at an affordable price.

Working out with the Forerunner 201 means you're never alone in your personal training,
because the unit provides a Virtual Partner™. This unique feature allows you to
set your training goal by configuring your Virtual Partner’s pace and workout distance.
You'll get a graphic perspective of your performance by viewing your pace in relation to
your Virtual Partner’s pace, so you can always see at a glance if you're keeping up or
falling behind.  This makes it an excellent training tool for runners and triathlete,
or for any professional who runs to keep fit for their job.

See a side by side comparison of the Garmin GPS Wristwatches here

Press Release

August 14, 2003

Garmin® Unveils GPS-Enabled Forerunner™ 201 Personal Training System

OLATHE, Kan. — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today introduced the Forerunner 201 — an integrated personal training system that offers an easy-to-read display, ergonomic wristband and GPS sensor to provide users with precise data on speed, distance and pace for a variety of athletic applications. Thanks to its lightweight, compact, waterproof design, the Forerunner 201 is a practical tool for serious athletes as well as people simply interested in personal fitness.

"The Forerunner 201 is easy to use right out of the box and delivers the benefits of GPS technology at an affordable price," said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s director of marketing. "The Forerunner 201 provides athletes with user-configurable features and built-in performance tracking that will help take them to the next level in their personal training."

The Forerunner 201 uses an integrated GPS sensor to measure training time, pace, distance, lap time, lap pace, lap distance — even calories burned. Because the GPS sensor provides latitude, longitude and altitude data, the Forerunner 201 knows how far and how fast athletes have traveled — and how steep of a slope they climbed on a particular run. When users enter their body weight into the unit, the Forerunner calculates how many calories they have burned over the course of their workout. It also stores lap histories for up to two years. For instance, data like lap time, lap distance and average pace is automatically archived and statistically calculated to provide an accurate performance record over time. Users can retrieve lap data for a previous workout, for a particular date, or over a specific time interval.

Garmin has also built in three innovative features on the Forerunner 201 that enhance personal training. The first feature is AutoLap™, which automatically records lap data at user-configured distance intervals. The second is AutoPause™, which automatically pauses the lap timer when the user travels slower than a specified pace and restarts when he or she achieves the specified pace. A pace alert will sound if the athlete is going too fast or too slow, based on the user-configured pace. Further, the Forerunner 201 is also equipped with a distance-and-time alert, which sounds when the user has reached a specified distance or duration in his or her training session. Finally, users are never alone in their personal training, because the unit provides a Virtual Partner™. With this unique feature, the user sets the training goal by configuring the Virtual Partner’s pace and workout distance. By guiding users to run with the Virtual Partner, the Forerunner 201 helps them achieve their training goals. A simple glance allows users to see if they are keeping up or falling behind the Virtual Partner, and a countdown distance/timer helps to keep the user focused on the finish line.

Another feature that puts the Forerunner 201 ahead of the pack is its integrated GPS navigation capabilities. Athletes can mark specific locations, look up and navigate to these points using the plotter display, and retrace their steps to a starting point.

While the Forerunner is a self-contained training system and does not require a PC for performance analysis, Garmin goes the extra mile to provide software for serious athletes who want to track their athletic performance over time. The software will be available as a free download from Garmin’s website.

Other specifications of the Forerunner 201:

• GPS: 12 parallel channel GPS receiver for 99 percent distance accuracy
   
• Weight: 2.75 oz.
   
• Display (WxH): 1.5" x 0.9"; 100 x 64 pixels on FSTN display with LCD backlighting
   
• Physical size (WxHxD): 3.3" x 1.7" x 0.7"
   
• Battery: Rechargeable internal lithium ion
   
• Battery Life: Up to 15 hours (typical use)
   
• Water resistance: Submersible to one meter for up to 30 minutes

The Forerunner 201 is expected to be available in November 2003 at a suggested retail price of $160.70. It ships standard with a charger stand that also connects to the serial port on most PCs for uploading/downloading GPS data.

Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation, communication and information devices — most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in the general aviation and consumer GPS markets and its products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. GARMIN is a registered trademark, and Forerunner, AutoLap, AutoPause and Virtual Partner are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

Notice on forward-looking statements:

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Any statements regarding the company’s future product introductions are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of risk factors affecting Garmin. Information concerning risk factors that could affect Garmin’s actual results is contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin’s Form 10-K can be downloaded from www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html.

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