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Can a Forerunner be shared by more than one user?

Not very well (especially Forerunner 201).

Here are a few undesirable effects that will happen if more than one user attempts to share a Forerunner:

Run history will contain mixed data from different users. Data summarizing runs from multiple users will probably be meaningless.
User profile settings (e.g., gender, weight, etc.) may not match, distorting analysis of workout zones an calories burned.

Some of these issues might be negated on Forerunner 301 if each person uses a separate sport profile (e.g., running, biking, or other). History can then be separated, but there will still be some issues from shared weight and gender values in the user profile.

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