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What smartwatch do you run with? (feddit.nl)

submitted 1 year ago by ggwithgg@feddit.nl to c/running@lemmy.world

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General thread about running with smartwatches.

Why do you run with (or without) a smartwatch? Which model do you have? What functionalities do you use often or are there any that you think are redundant? Did yours ever broke down? Are the sensors accurate?

Currently I do not have any but plan to buy one, budget max 200eu. Both the garmin forerunner 245 or 55 seem like solid choices but I am open to suggestions.

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[–] hollunder@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

A bit late but still... I run with a smartwatch. I have the basic model of the Garmin instinct 2, which you can get for slightly over 200€ usually. Maybe on sale even cheaper. I am really happy with it. It's durable hast a decent battery life and I like the kinda old school look.

I use it mostly to stay within certain effort levels (heartrate zones) during training. Before getting it I tracked some runs with a chest strap and noted thet I tend to run in very high heartrate zones. The watch helped to control that and get a better feeling for what I am doing. With that knowledge my training became way more effective and fun.

And of course to track my mileage in general and during long 'free' runs.