Garmin Forerunner 405

Having a Garmin has been a dream of mine for quite awhile. As much as I love my Nike + Sensor, sometimes it fails me. When I run I want to get credit for every step I take. I was hoping to eventually get a Garmin 205 or 305. We looked at them around Christmas time but after talking to some tech guys my hopes were dashed. Everyone told me that they were incompatible with Macs. Life was busy with the holidays so I didn't think about it for awhile. I decided to do some internet research. After doing some reading I learned that the Garmin 405 had downloadable applications for my Mac. I was very excited but also bummed considering that watch is far more expensive than the others.

Today we took a road trip down to Clackamas, Oregon as a family. Jason had bought a watch before Christmas and one of the buttons had already become stuck on it. They had another one so off we went to exchange it. After we did that we planned on heading straight home to relax and hang out as a family. We knew that Best Buy stores sometimes carried the Garmin's. We decided to take a chance and just check before heading back. We walked in and it didn't look good. They had a 305 on display but weren't going to carry them any longer. Jason asked if they could check the computer to see if there were any at their other stores. The guy came back and said he had a 405. He went and found it and said he would give us a huge deal. It was the display model that was all back in it's original packaging. It had everything but the heart rate monitor. I really didn't want that anyway. I can always add it later. So even though I was having chest pains thinking about saying yes to the purchase, we did it. It was half off and no tax. It is currently charging and I can't wait until I can take it on a test run.