A new toy.....Garmin Fenix2

I just got a great new toy - Garmin's updated Fenix GPS watch, the Fenix2.

Calling it a GPS watch is a bit of an understatement, it has so much capability it's hard to know what to call it.
You could equally well call it a compass, a barometer, a training tracker, or even a smart-watch, since it can show notifications from an iOS phone - texts, who's calling on your phone, calendar notifications etc.
Needless to say I haven't scratched the surface of its capabilities, nor do I expect to. I don't care about tides, and I'm not likely to be taking up military free-fall parachuting any time soon. Both are catered for by the Fenix.

For the full details, and an object-lesson in how to a) do a product review and b) focus a blog, I can't match DCRainmaker's writeup.

However, the Fenix2 does do a couple of key things very well, and adds some coolness on top.

Key things first:

1. The battery lasts for around 50 hours when GPS is set to sample at once a minute, which is plenty sampling. This is key for an event where I'm expecting to be going for 36-40 hours.
2. Heart-rate monitoring included in the data capture, so you can analyse your training with the full range of GPS data - location, elevation, speed - and heart-rate overlaid. 
3. Very simple setup, with auto-lap available. I use this set to 1 mile, then get a beep at each mile point with a per-mile pace for that mile shown. This shows me when I'm speeding up or slowing down. 

Unexpected coolness:

1. Easy upload to PC/ iOS device, via cable or bluetooth, with all data available on Garmin Connect...
2. ....which I can then share with anyone/ everyone/ no-one using....
3. ...Twitter...
4. ....RSS feed....
5. ...and with either of the above embedded in my blog/ fundraising site

So on synching my watch to my laptop, I can publish each new training activity (or event for that matter), and anyone following my via blog or twitter can see what I'm up to.

I have no idea if anyone else will find this useful......do let me know!