If you're a serious runner who trains daily, you can't go wrong with the Garmin Forerunner 245 Music. It provides excellent accuracy, long battery life, and plenty of in-depth metrics that keep your body in check to reach peak performance levels.

Highly accurate fitness tracking and heart rate monitoring; Long battery life; Onboard music storage

Pricey; No barometric altimeter or gyroscope; Steep learning curve

I have the Garmin 235. Purchased the 245 for my son's Christmas gift. These are awesome exercise watches!!!

Easy setups ~ reliable GPS contacts

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Needed a watch to track my preparation for a 1/2 marathon! My fitbit charge 2 though capable for introductory fitness activity failed to provide the in-depth analysis I needed. Took some time to adjust to the 5 buttons but smooth sailing since. I love the automatic recognition of strength moves.

Bursting with features, the Forerunner 245 squeezes a lot into such a compact and lightweight device. Then again, it doesn't come cheap - especially for a watch made predominantly from plastic.

Lightweight and unobtrusive design; Super comfortable; even during sleep; Great battery life

Still feels a little cheap; Sleep tracking could be more accurate; No triathlon mode or Garmin Pay

A great running watch for £175

A great running watch for £175

...and the Music model is yours for £242.49

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