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I have a Garmin Forerunner. I have had it for 3 years, but I only really unlocked it's usefulness when I got a power meter and a heart rate strap. It's amazingly useful for training and it is almost always right about my energy levels and other metrics. I am getting older and it's important to not over-train and fatigue myself which I would totally do w/o my garmin and I still occasionally do even when it's telling me to take it easy or rest.
I also use the maps a ton when in the woods, as well as the weather.
I have used the coaching feature but it's not really for me, I'd rather do my own training plan.
You really have to invest in the features and learn about them. My first year of use I really didn't know what the hell I was doing with it or what anything meant on it and a lot of metrics and programs were not useful to me since w/o the data senors it was very broad estimates of my energy outputs. My max HR was set wrong for 1.5 years before I figured it out.