There's a newer model of this product. It's been replaced by the Garmin Forerunner 945, you may want to check out that review instead.
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That would be an awesome upgrade from my 735!
Pick me, pick me, please.
upgrade from my 910!
Sign me up!
Hopefully this watch can tell time too.
Good nighr
Finger crossed!
for my husband, please!
Final chance!
Yes Sir!
Make it rain watches!
Awesome watch!
Needs!!
Thanks vor all the great reviews! The Garmin Forerunner 935 could be replace my Garmin Forerunner 305 :-)
Awesome, thanks!
Thanks
Please
I like this one
I am definitely in need of a new watch!
one more try!
Plastic fantastic!
Me please!
This would be a nice upgrade.
Want one
Fingers crossed that luck is on my side for any of the AMAZING prizes today!
Ready for an upgrade!
Thanks again for the great contest! Keeping my fingers crossed that one of these will pay off!!!
its time to win
12/12!
+1
another cool new garmin. Perfect timing as my older garmin just died.
Upgrade me please!!
Yup
One last try!!! Thanks this brought some excitement to otherwise boring Wednesday.
Mine!
Just need one of these because………….
I could sure use this watch…!
Last one makes me winner!!!!
The 935 is an awesome Tri watch!
Oooooh, this would be awesome.
Woooooooooooooooow, I want a new forerunner,too ^O^
Count me in
Thanks Ray! My wife would be thrilled. She loves it
Nice
Great giveaway!
I want this watch!
love dc rainmaker!
It helps in training.
Great day!
Get it
I wanna win.
Best reviews ever!!!
Garmin 935?! I want one..
Great watch!
I need a new watch for My wife
Save the best for last… Would love one…
I know I am one of a bajillion people to enter but I would LOVE this.
Love the colour. Matches a watch I owned as a kid. Brought memories flooding back!
Seriously. I’ll just take this now.
ohhh fingers crossed!
Need to replace my current watch!
I really enjoy your reviews. Thanks for taking the time to write posts up.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this. This is a great giveaway
Great prize!
Pick me
A Forerunner for a runner.
Would love to win the watch. It looks and sounds fantactic.
Thanks!
Sign me up!
Id love 735
Prizes galore
Nice!
Hoping for Garmin upgrade for my son…cross country runner.
Really love the plastic Fenix!
Fore score!!!
Let’s win this :-)
Garmin is charmin’
Awesome
Nice watch
ok, I NEED this one. strap just broke on my 735XT
Suunto me
Another watch? Kewl.
Woweee yes please! I have been silly and fell asleep last night here in Singapore so missed a good few of these competition opportunities! DOH!!!
The best multi sport watch period.
Oooohhhhh Ahhhhhhh!!! ?❤️
Interesting!
I need a new tri watch !
Last one!
I would love to win an upgrade from the 225 which I love to something with a bit more battery life for ultras!
Awesome.
The mother of all
Cmon send one down under,I have had enough of my Tom Tom
yay Garmin!
For the win?
Yes please!
yes please!!
The perfect sports watch!
Great site, Ray! Thanks.
Would be great to win
I need this