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Garmin Forerunner 245 hits its lowest price ever at Amazon

A great running watch for £175

The Garmin Forerunner 245 is a fantastic running watch. I know, because I bought one myself a year ago, and have been wearing it ever since.
 
Usually selling for £250, the brilliant wearable can now be bought for just £175 at Amazon, possibly spreadable over five monthly payments of £35 if that works better for you. You’ll have to act quickly, though, because it’s a 24-hour deal, and will be back to full price at midnight.
 
That’s the lowest price we’ve seen it for yet. Generally it sits around the £220 mark, but we have seen it as low as £179 before.
 
It’s a brilliant running watch, and there’s a reason I’m wearing it right now. Not only is it extremely comfortable, but it offers all the features that I want as a runner, from accurate GPS to useful feedback about how long I need to rest between sessions. 
 
One thing I’m finding especially useful as I battle what I assume to be long Covid symptoms is Garmin Coach, where you set a target and the watch automates an adaptable training program to help you hit the goal. The last year has seen my times plummet, so I’m currently using Garmin Coach to get me back to a more respectable 26-minute 5K time – eight weeks into an 11-week programme, the AI coach seems optimistic I’ll hit the target.
 
I didn’t review the Garmin Forerunner 245 for Expert Reviews though – that honour fell to a far better runner than me, Nick Harris-Fry who was equally impressed. “It’s a brilliant all-round running watch, and runners who won’t be satisfied by its features will be few and far between,” he wrote. “Not only does it help shape your training, providing useful insight into every run, but it also delivers excellent accuracy in terms of both GPS and heart rate, along with superb battery life.”
 
I second all of these opinions. And at a new low price of £175, there’s never been a better time to take your running to the next level.    
 
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