This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer. It's been replaced by the Garmin Fenix 6 Series, you may want to check out that review instead.
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Fenix 3 HR
My season officially ends on Sunday. Perfect time to start measuring my laziness
Pick me!
I would love this watch.
Hope to see this comment again
We love you DCRainmaker!
Love give aways
I wonder if Fenix 3 HR works better than FR 225.
Yes please.
My heart rate is going UP!!! ??
Check..
What a great price
This is the day I have been waiting for !!! Thank you DCR for this awesome blog ;)
Count me in!
Thanks
I’m prepared to leave laziness :)
Fingers crossed !!! ?
Vamossssss
I don’t want to win this ! It’s just the taking part that counts ?
Yes please
Let’s see how poor it’ll tell me
Nice
Fantastic start as every year!
I would like to switch family from Polar to Garmin…
Yes please!
Yessss!
I want fenix 3hr?
Awesome watch! Did I make it in time?
Yep
here I am
Let the feast begin!
Fenix the Cat
i love it
What a cool watch!
Great watch with tons of features.
Yup!
Wohoooo… Free stuff to endure pain!
Me
Starting with a bang ! Love the Fenix
Garmin
looks like a nice watch :)
Sweet giveaway!
Good morning! Let’s start!
Yes, here we go :).
Excellent ;)
Great watch! Would be great to win it :)
Yes please :)
Fingers crossed!
I’m up and ready for the craziness!! ;-)
Fantastic training tool, love to win it!
Just the watch I was waiting for!
being already late?
I would love a chance to compare the Fenix 3 with my Suunto Ambit 3.
My random number magnet.
jp, pick me :)
so far a 1 in 2334 chance of winning. Best odds I’ve had all day! :)
Cool
The Fenix 3 HR is the only Garmin model that can ensure that I can train more efficiently with all its functions catered to various sports. Moreover it is the only model that has the bracelet version suitable for daily wear to work. Very nice of u to start the giveaway with this model first. Look forward to hearing from u soon. Thanks!
Me please!!!
You can never have too many gadgets.
Nice! Keep up the good work with the site (and of course these giveaways)
I want the watch with the HR
Train me up Scotty!
I would love this one ?
Guess I better buy the wifi on this flight.
Hope to be the lucky one!
Im so lazy, would be great with a watch to tell me how lazy I am )
Christmas in summer! \o/
I would love that one :-)
Live every week like it’s Shark Week.
Hey. Gotta gove me that thing, I have a race coming up! Thank you!
More power to DCR!
I’m in!!!! :)
Perfect for a quick brexit.
I extremely need this watch!
Ich bin auch dabei.
Thanks for doing these giveaways!
Great watch!
Nice first watch
Thanks Ray! I’d love to win one of these.
I’m in!
I’m in:)!
I would love to have this watches :))
Nice upgrade from my current Garmin FR305 :)
Wow, looks awesome
Here we go! Fingers crossed! :-)
Feeling hopeful.
Here’s a comment!
Hey, it’s mine! :-)
Nice deplacement for My Ambit 1?
Awesome! Thanks!!
Good luck to me
Let’s do it!
count me in!
I need to win this :)
Awesome product and a really great review!
Me please
Crossing my fingers!!! Fenix come to papa!!!…..please???? hahaha
I’d love one! Thanks Ray =)
Yes please :-)
I’d love to wear it :)