Hi Matt. I find your reviews very handy, always honest and you don't care about the manufacturer! My goal is to run an ultra of 100 km in 9:30 this year to be allowed for the 120 Km of Texel in 2021.
Thank you for the kind words. I do try to care about the manufactures. I write software and I always wonder about the developers for these watches. For example, I'd love Polar to allow notifications during activities but I'm wondering if it's something hard for developers to do with their operating system or if it's just a bad judgement call by an executive? Either way, I don't like to completely bash any product knowing how much work it takes to bring something to market. On the other hand, I want you guys to know what the best products are in my opinion. And I hope that manufactures will watch and make adjustments if they're making bad judgements like the notification thing. 🤷🏻♂️
@@mlegrand I know what you mean. I believe that development is being held back by the manufacturer. This to bring a 'newer' product to the market after a short period of time. In Software is so much possible. I also always hope that the manufacturer will watch and actually do something with it. Keep up the good work!!
Great review Matt, these reviews are much more useful than just an unboxing. I do feel like HRV is something that I’m missing from my training. I couldn’t possibly learn how to work this I’m still struggling with the Wahoo so please don’t pick this comment 😂👍
Too bad you're entered anyway. Although, I'm scared to send you something. I have a bad feeling that the post lost the cycling masks / stickers that I sent you. 😬
Awesome. Just high quality work. Smooth, excellent cadence and pace, and super clear info. Well done! (Other than listing last annoyance as terrible backlight on wrist raise). Thanks!
True, I keep thinking of little annoyances that I wished I would have dropped in here. I'd love the ability to enable/disable notifications during activities. Come on Polar!!!
@@mlegrand I do that with every video! "Ugh I forgot to say this, or why didn't I emphasize this further" - no idea why Polar hasn't added that! A lot have said the same. It's strange but I feel like they have rigidity on some of the dumbest things for some reason - like arbitrary items. Thanks!
My goals for 2021 are: Marathon sub 3h (3:10current time) 1/2 marathon sub 1:20 ( 1:23 currently) 10k sub 35:59 (36:04) And try to compete in my age group for a spot in the 70.3 challenge worlds. And hopefully going back to swimming soon. Nice review btw.
Bilal, I actually think your marathon goal might be the easiest to hit based on your other PRs. Best of luck with training and thanks so much for watching!
My goal for 2021 is to complete my first triathlon. I got my first road bike in 2020 and I love running so would love a training companion like the V2. Thanks for all the vids bud.
Sounds like a great plan Donal. Yeah, the V2 would be a wonderful tool for your triathlon ambitions! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great goal! Hopefully your doctors have some good ideas for you. Stay healthy my friend and thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great review! I'm already a polar user and looking for an upgrade so this video was very informative. My goal for 2021 is running half a marathon under 1.35 hours.
1:35 sounds like a great goal!!! And glad you're a Polar fan. They make great stuff and this watch is top notch! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great review! Good to hear some opinions and experience using it. My goal for 2021 is to get back to a more active lifestyle (not the fault of 2020, have strayed from the path for far longer unfortunately) - going to upgrade my M600 to a Vantage M at the end of the week. Will be doing a lot more biking, some swimming and hopefully I can run a bit again at some point; and it's all so I could have more stamina again while doing archery. Kinda shucks that Polar is so strict with it's sport profiles (no archery 🙄) that I was even checking out Garmin's offers, but there's something about Polar that keeps drawing me towards it!
Yeah, I love Polar's watches but Garmin makes nice stuff also. I wonder what the Garmin Archery options are. 🤔 Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand As far as I could find/figure out: there isn't anything official, but there are a few apps on the IQ connect store for archery - no idea how well (or if there even is) any data from there is visible or analysable. And there also should be the ability to set custom names for profiles (which would be nice with Polar as well...kinda hard to distinguish 3 different "Other Indoor/Outdoor" activities 😂). A new Android Wear watch from Polar would be perfect for me; there's a lot newer hardware out now and there seems to be a growing interest in developing Wear finally...but this will probably only stay a dream unfortunately. And even if it were to come true at some point, I'd still want more different profiles (or the ability to add custom names at the very least). And no problem for the comment; thanks for reading through it! And thanks for a great video...I subscribed and will look through your previous videos tomorrow for more interesting stuff 🙂
My goals are to increase my number of running days to 5 per week, run 5 miles per day, and run some 10k races (might be virtual)! Thanks for your video!
Yeah, nothing wrong with virtual if that's our only option. I prefer running more days per week also. Really developing that habit. I'd suggest taking one of those days and going a little longer and one of those day going a little easier and maybe one day a little faster just mix things up a little. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it's going!
Very cool! My 2021 goals are to improve my middle distance times, sub 5 mile, and sub 2:10 800m. As well as run a marathon (just for fun, not for time)
I'd vote to do as much short stuff as possible for as long as possible. The marathon stuff is perfect as you get older. It takes a long time to build up aerobic capacity. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal for 2021 is to do some resistance training and stretching/yoga on Sundays. I would love the black model if I get lucky ^^ Thank you for the review.
That was a great year. Good weather if I remember correctly. It was my first full. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
And my goal should be to follow your channel and get some Yoga in this year. Great videos! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Hey Matt thanks for your video. My Goal(s) for 2021 are to train well for new PB's in 2022 and when it works a 50k at the wings for life run. Have a great day!
I actually think that's really smart. I think there might be some racing in 2021 but that life might be a little more back to normal by 2022. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Can't wait to hear about your first triathlon. That's going to be amazing. You should do your own before racing one just because you can and it's cheaper. ;)
Hi Rishi! Yes Jim won this heart rate monitor a few weeks ago but I did just post a video talking about heart rate monitors and I'm giving away one of the top of the line Wahoo HRMs. Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome Jonathan! Hopefully we’ll have some actual races. And hopefully find a fast race course for that 10k. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
100% agree with that. As long as you have a date in the calendar you'll train really well for the event. Even if the event doesn't actually happen. Best of luck Leena!
@@mlegrand Thank you. Hoping to run the Rome marathon on September and the Authentic in Athens in November. Hopefully by then we will have returned to some normality.
Yeah, 😬 ANT+ is always controversial because Garmin dominates that standard but it is an open protocol for companies to use and I do think it should be used more frequently. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Good goal! Hope the roads are smooth sailing for you and the weather cooperates. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great goals Eric! Just getting those extra miles will help with speed. Some people will disagree but trust me endurance is needed for 5k and more miles will help! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Huge disappointment the v2. My upcoming training sessions are not shown on the watch, I can't select what session to do on a particular day and it keeps saying no training session within 2 weeks although I planned a session for the next day. I used to have a garmin 235, basic but solid watch. I'll just get the 745 and return the V2.
@El Profe Moto - Super sorry to hear how disappointed you are with the V2. But your comment here might help someone considering this watch. Thank you for taking the time to post this feedback for others. 👍
Swim ⭐️ Bike ⭐️ Run ⭐️ Rinse ⭐️ Repeat 👌🏻 Excellent review as always! Hope this time I will be lucky enough to win this V2. Perfect to recover from my health issues 💭
Hi. My goals for 2021 is to keep going ... V2 fitspark could be a nice motivator to do so. Who knows! Thank you for the review of this great watch... happy new year.
I am concerned with my overweight and how it affects my life and my love for running. Being fat major part of my life has made me take enough awarenesses about that illness. I just started a channel to talk to fat people about how to have a a better lifestyle. I expect to loose enough of the fat this year and also participate on my first marathon. Thanks for the review, I love that polar watch. I recently bught a pre-loved vantage V but V2 has better functions. So... How can I participate in the give away?
If you subscribed to the channel you’re entered to win. I’ll check out your channel although I’m not huge. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Oh, I did the task before end the video ha ha ha ... BTW, I prefer white one!!! Let me know if I won and you'll see your watch running on Bogota, very soon in my channel :)
It is hard to think about any goals. At the beginning of 2019 my weight was over 100KGs. And I was able to any think about long walk... THEN I have started running (even before I have started reading running books and listening running podcast and also watching TH-cam videos)... and at the end of 2019 I have run over 2019KMs and get to shape of 75KGs. In 2020 I was not able to run marathon race - you know covid - but I have lost some of my orders in job -> i have had more time for running :D and at the end of 2020 I have run over 4000KMs. So whatever it will be in 2021, i cant wait for it :D I hope marathon under 3 hours. And maybe some short ultra marathons. I have just start cooperation with new trainer. at least I have to say big THANK YOU (and some other guys from youtube) because of your inspiration and motivation to do all of these.
Happy New Year! IIn 2021 I will turn 50, in September ... Since last year I started running, and also in 2020 I bought my bike and started training for biathlon ... because I don't know how to swim ...: ) I want to fulfill my goal in September, once I turn 50: to do a 50 km biathlon race for the 50 years I will turn ... Half to be on a bike and half to run ... Maybe that it's not a great goal, but that's what I want to achieve this year ... And maybe I can have a smartwatch for this biathlon ... Thanks for the videos from 2020 and I'm sure 2021 will be just as interesting!
Sorin, I think that's an awesome goal! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. Keep me posted on how training is going before your September birthday and goals! 👍
Nice video! Especially the point you made about things you are not so much into, that is very helpful to someone who wants the best new gadget for the activity they love but is on a bit of a budget. I don't need my watch to tell me when to exercise, neither do I want to pay a hundred bucks more for the privilege of being to able to pay with it! That makes no sense. Anyway, winning this watch would of course be the best option budget wise so... my goal for 2021: I have quite a few, but if I had to pick and name one here it is: To track my first triathlon, abroad (symbolic, because of what happened in 2020), with my new Polar Vantage V2. Black version, please. And happy new year!
My goal is put on another 8-10lbs of muscle, improve my endurance in my bike riding sessions and improve my stamina in VR Boxing. Yea I said it VR Boxing. If you haven't tried it I highly recommend! Great video you just earned another sub 😉🥊
Cant agree more on some watches falling short on the swim mode, has been the biggest annoyance! Garmin still trumps that for me! My 2021 goals: begin to lean out, add muscle then TRAIN for Indian Wells 2021 in December (fingers crossed) :)
Happy ne year Matt. Your video Quality is Awesome. 2020 was a good year for me in my cycling so if I can continue in 2021 I will be happy. Goal for 2021, doing more cycling that is 600 hours for the year. Loosing more weight and move to the A cat in Zwift racing. That is my broad goals.
Wow, thank you Gerrie for the kind words about the video quality. I'm trying. Those are some awesome cycling goals. Good luck and keep me posted on how it goes!
2021 goal in a word - consistency. Rather than focusing on just the swim... or FTP... or run splits etc etc etc - none of those matter without consistency in training. I need to find balance in work, play, family and training. 2021 = consistency. I wonder if the secret to consistency is hidden in having a coach or someone smarter than me to direct my training. Maybe a video topic in how do you achieve consistency in training? Great intro, quite like the music you are using and just your editing has come soooo far. As for watches you may have me convinced on the 945 over 745 but we shall see.
Slowly convincing you of the 945 just in time for the 955 to come out! I might try a coach in 2021. I think that or maybe having a race that scares you will help with consistency.
Goal would be to get +3000m in Cooper test, "one last time" - have realised that I am not getting any younger. Since my teens and competition days the distance has gone steadily down from about 3700m some 15 years ago. A couple of years ago I did 2900m without any specific speed training so with some speed training should be doable.
Thanks Matt. I was hoping to find Polar Vantage V1 but the price was not reduced. So I ended up settling for Vantage M with less features. So it would be great if I could get this giveaway! I have done some extensive research on all the watches.. Garmin vs Polar vs Fitbit .... But thanks for the wonderful review mate! My goal is to be more active with fitspark with guided daily exercise and it will help me to get motivated and not just buying a gadget.
Good call Brad! Yeah, the fit spark stuff is interesting. I need to use it more. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Most important goal for 2021 is to be patient and overcome my running injury. And if I'm able to run again and eventually a triathlon takes place, I will definitely race. Oh, and some bikepacking/adventure trips, nothing too special.
Awesome Philip! I really want to try some bikepacking. Maybe this summer. I'll be sure to make a video if it ever happens. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Nice video. My goal is to be able to run able to run 20k below 100min, continu my power lifting hobby and watching my recovery. When Corona is over I want to go swimming more too. Long term goal is doing a half marathon or perhaps a swim-run.
The swim run races are really starting to take off. I would love to try one some day. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
I'm a jung Triathlete and i have this year the chance to start in the Triathlon Bundesliga in Germany so i want to get better and get the best out of me and bring a solid performance this year. Thanks for your opinion over this Watch, i have a old Polar M400 but this is no longer waterproof so i can't record my swims anymore, but i prefer the Polar flow ecosystem over Garmin connect.
Yeah, the Polar echosystem is fantastic. I don't love their swim activity but they have some great training load visuals on their app! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand thank you, pls do. I get guests on to talk about where they are in their life’s physically , mentally and spiritually . One of my recent episodes is Paul Ward you could check out, plus you’re more than welcome as a guest if you are ever interested ! Also great to have someone with expertise on fitness technology for advice !
Hi new to the channel and running. But my goals is to hit 500km this year and improve my timings for my 5km and 10km below 20min and 48min respectively!! Thank you and have a great year ahead!
Great goals Tim! I think if you're anywhere near 20 min for 5k that you'll be faster than 48 for the 10k. I'm guessing you'll be closer to sub 45. Keep me posted on how it goes and thanks so much for checking out the channel!
My goal is to motivate my wife further. Polar FitSpark workouts gave us the neccessary push during the lockdowns to get fit and stay healthy. She even startet running with me. I think would start running on her own with an own Polar watch. The heart rate training will help her to improve much more than running my paces.
Yes good call. And I have some videos coming up talking about heart rate technologies and then a comparison video on a lot of different HR monitor options. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Hey, do you know why Polar no longer allow RR recording on their devices, on the rs800 you had the option to record every single heart beat, the datas could then be analysed to precisely visualize heart rate variability using specific software like Kubios
I actually don’t know the answer to that. Maybe they couldn’t support the older software given developer constraints? 🤷🏻♂️ Maybe reach out to polar and ask.
Wow, those goals sound extremely hard. Can't wait to hear all about it. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal of 2020 is to stay into the national rugby team of my age, which means improving my physical condition a lot. This watch would be incredibly helpful for this goal
Hi Matt, I'm a newcomer in running and I have just run my first half marathon. My goal for 2021 is to run my first marathon. I hope it will be a good motivational goal for me.
My goal this year is to take my new road bike out on an epic 100 mile ride. That requires me to learn more about nutrition, training, etc. This will be first century and I am pumped!
My goal is to use the pomodoro technique properly for my time management. I've used it before but not in the proposed way. Hopefully I can be more productive in my work with this method.
That's a cool goal Rasyid! I need to do something like that for work. I tend to lose focus easily. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My Goals this year are to run a Boston qualifying marathon time and to do some bigger jumps and drops at the bike park! Definitely want to try new things and hopefully get into a swim run race at some point if they're open!
My goal is to get better at swimming! Did all my triathlons with breaststroke 🤣 Still managed to finish my first 113km last year, the epic helveticman.com 😉
I find it hard to believe a triathlete does a lot of cardio. You're making that up, for views! 🤣 $500?! I'd rather get a 945 for that price! Goals: 70.3 in 2021. Marathon #4. A more successful TH-cam channel. Great 100 day review. I'm gonna need you to pick me to win so I can review it!
Hey one good thing that came out of these lockdowns. Great work on the builds. I'd suggest taking one run and making it a little longer per week. Conversational pace. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it's going!
Wow, 50 miles has always sounded so long to me. 50k seems like a stretched out marathon but 50 miles seems so so long. Good luck this year buddy. You're going to crush it!
I think you'll like the MAF training. It's good to slow things down and allow the fitness to come along naturally. I think eventually you'll want to sprinkle in some more race specific efforts. Keep me posted on how it goes!
You nailed this review Matt.My goal this year is to run an ultra this year.Just depending on Covid 19 would like to run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa which is around 94km and would like to run to raise funds for Covid 19 victims.My other goal would be that we all get vaccinated and we have no further Covid 19 deaths.Great intro.Happy New Year all the best for 2021.Keep up the great vlogs.Thanks.
Wow Tony, great goals. Comrades has always fascinated me. By far the most competitive ultra marathon in the world. Keep me posted on how that goes. And thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thank you again for your video. May be you remember I wasn't happy with my Vantage V1. But I'm still looking for a watch which fits my needs. May be I should give the V2 another try. My goals for 2021 is to get fit again to get back on my mountain bike(s) and may be I will join some races if it possible again. But at least I want to get fit for hike & fly.
I don't remember it being bad. I do remember the Grit X having excellent open water GPS. I always have a hard time testing accuracy for open water because I can compare it to other watches but unless there is something really really far off I can't tell much a difference.
Hej hej! My training goal for 2021 is to train once and for all and feel strong and alert when I turn 50 in August this year. The most important thing is that I will find the joy of training again and create habits that I want to live with for the rest of my life. The white one is my first choice. Thanks for nice video's!
@@mlegrandThanks Matt! Yes, I keep my fingers crossed that I can have a lovely party with alot of friends to celebrate my 50 years on earth and that 1,5 years of the no hug period is over = that we have won the Corona War. We pray for normal times! Best Regards Ulrica Holm (PryHolm=GadgetHolm)
Those are both great options. I'd probably prefer the Fenix 6 because of the longer battery life. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Nice to hear that someone else thinks a lot of the watches out there are too big and too heavy. My goals for 2021 are to continue to bike at least as much as I did in 2020, and spend more time biking with my kids - who are really starting to understand what an amazing sport cycling is.
That is amazing. My kids are 10, 8 and 5. So they're a little young but my oldest is starting to get it. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Yeah, it's all about swim technique. Work with a coach who can watch and point out tips. Or video tape yourself. I have some breathing drills on my channels somewhere that might help also. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it goes! Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍🏻
@@mlegrand, hey, tbh last year I learned to swim and gone directly to tri-fun distance (Lithuanian Tri athlon 200/10/5). So for this year freestyle + sprint distance and I hope wont have any MS issues :))
I really like your videos. The delivery is so relaxed. Brilliant. I am not a super athlete and as I live in the UK probably i am out of your offer but I do have a call to run a continuous 5k with my 9 year old daughter and keep going from that
I've sent stuff as far as Australia. So you're in! Thank you for the kind words about the videos. I'll keep trying to improve. I have an 8 & 10 year old who both like to run. Good luck with the 5k. You're going to do great!!! 👌
Yeah Simon, that's such a great goal and nice barrier to break. Best of luck, thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
To race a triathlon again! I’ve been sidelined with a torn meniscus for two years now and haven’t been able to run. I’m now working with Evan to rehab and hopefully reach that goal!
@@mlegrand ha yes it has! What are you working with Evan on? I hope to meet you someday wether there or in training. BTW, I really enjoy listening to the dialed podcasts and hearing your thoughts there also. Thanks for doing it.
I'm 57 and would love to bring my HM down from 94min to 90min but 1st I need to up my weekly km from 65 to 75 and eventually 80s. I use Garmin and been tempted to try Polar V2 but not sure worth the change. Its mainly polar flow vs connect I would like to know more about before I switch out my FR935. I had a fitness test and Garmin VO2 and lactate pace was very close. I wonder how Polar compares?
That 935 is a fantastic watch. Rumor is that Garmin is going to release a 955 this spring. Could be interesting. Polar is good in different ways. I love their sleep tracking but if I could only choose one watch it'd be the 945 right now.
@@mlegrand yeah it is a great watch. Nearly 2 years old and still charge every 6 days when it gets to the 40-50% and I do GPS everyday about 60 odd km a week. Polar software still tempting me if I knew more.
Hello Monsieur LeGrand! All the best in New 2021. I should not have watched this video. I have just bought other device from Coros. But as I spent last four years with Polar, I was simply curious. I fully agree with you, that the price is slightly too high, but still in my opinion Polar creates really solid stuff. Or maybe I'm just sentimental :) Anyway the night mode, which measures the quality of our sleeping and recovery process is pretty intriguing. We underestimate it. Especially when we are young. A little bit later we start to understand the real meaning of recovery time. Regarding my plans and targets... Well, I would like to play a little bit with ultra trail distances. But first of all to keep on running! One more year withy this crazy addiction!
Slawomir, I agree with you completely. I really like the sleep tracking on Polar's newer watches. I am going to talk about the Coros Pace 2 watch in the next week or two. It's an excellent value. And all of the Coros watches seem to have excellent battery life. So far, I'm really impressed. Ultra trail has always been fascinating to me also. Can't wait to hear how it goes for you. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👌
@@mlegrand Thank you Matt for invitation regarding Coros, but as Pace 2 doesn't have barometric altimeter, I did not consider the watch. But I believe that for road running it might be very hot option.
@@sawomirsowik872 - Good call. I've been impressed with Coros and I'm wonder when they'll update that Apex model. Hopefully they'll let me test some of their nicer watches. I do have elevation data for all of these watches as well (but it's hard to tell what's accurate). Let me know if you have any specific questions and I'll try to help.
Goal is to not get injured. Don't need to be entered to the contest though. I do like the fit of this watch and agree with you on alot of the points. I'll be keeping mine and selling the rest.
Matt! Just like you, more mobility, strength exercises, rolling and active recovery. Love either color. Lol... Anyways question for you, looking into whoop but don't want to pay the monthly fee. If I don't win this watch (lol) do you think it's a viable option? The HRV, sleep and recovery features you mentioned seem to be a lot better than what I have on my Fenix 5. Thx again and love the videos and content
I think the Whoop straps are cool. It's good to have one number metric describing your recovery for the day. I don't think it really works well without the monthly fee. But a lot of these companies are incorporating the same HRV data that is used by the Whoop strap. Polar has lots of more affordable options like their Unite watch. I just don't love that one for triathlon and the raise to wake stuff.
@@runbikeswim3652 - I think so. I love the sleep stuff in particular. I don't like being told to rest some day or because of a number but I am working on sleeping better and this watch helps to track that data.
@@mlegrand We've got a big problem. Because of the pandemic pools are closed all over here. We cannot train for swimming. Good thing is we can bike and run outdoors. That's the only we can do right now. Will try to find ways how to train for swimming. The watch is awesome!!!
My goal is a sub-4hr marathon (Irving Marathon, coming in March) assuming it actually happens this year! (Current training has me at around 4:12-4:25 estimate). Also, my cat has enjoyed this video as well... th-cam.com/video/-dpt1UtgUZQ/w-d-xo.html
Chris, great goals. I really hope that the marathon happens for you. I think it's possible but not highly likely. But you could always go crank out a marathon on your own. This cat video made my day. Thanks you so much!!!
@@mlegrand Yeah, if it's cancelled I likely will do the "on-my-own", it's just (as you know) not the same, no traffic control, water hand-ups, etc, plus the lack of "flow" with others, etc. Did that at the end of 2019, the first year I said "I'm going to do a full marathon this year", because my training fell off in Q4 (that year I intended to pinnacle at the Dallas Marathon in December, but... life, ya know)... so even though I was totally undertrained, 12/31/19 I hit a local trail by my house, and hammered it out so I could accomplish the goal of "running a marathon" that year, LOL. I've never done more than a half (running event) in official/controlled conditions, so really hoping this happens (they've already determined it'll have staged starts and such, barring any pandemic set-backs, I'm thinking it's 50/50 at this point, it's not a huge event like Boston or something where it's impossible to control). We shall see! Glad you liked Parker (I did a 2nd one after that, more of the same, watching you talk, LOL, she's always been a "TV" cat).
@@ChrisTexan - Two loops around white rock lake is about a marathon right? Something like that might work if there’s no races this next year. But I’m optimistic 👍
Great review matt! I love watching your videos so much. My goals for 2021 is to hopefully get sub 15:15 in the 5k and to (hopefully) run some PRs and some races! I would use this watch for my runs, intervals, swims and my bikes.
Thank you for the kind words! 15:15 is getting speedy. Breaking 15 would be awesome. 4:40 pace or something like that if I remember correctly. Hope you’re working with a good group on the track. Keep me posted on how you’re progressing!
I've had the Polar vv2 the week it was released and I have worn it everyday since then. I had a Fenix 6, but sold it for a Polar Vantage V2 because the GPS on the Fenix 6 was just rubbish. It was way off, ALL the time. The Polar GPS is spot on, its always just meters difference between it and my wife's Fenix 5. The sleep metrics are fantastic. Miles ahead of the Garmin. The heart tracking is about the same as the Fenix 6, which is good. Don't forget the Fenix 6 is double the price of this watch. I love the Relive feature too, love it! I also like the fact that Vo2max works even for easy runs. The Garmin marks you down big time if you do too many slow runs regardless how low your heart rate is. The polar doesn't have this limitation on estimating vo2max for aerobic runs. What I don't like: My #1 annoyance...No Gear Tracking.. Like seriously? this is such an easy thing to implement and many people have been asking for years for this feature. I do not know what the issue with Polar is on this. Battery only lasts like 4-5 days tops before charging. It does charge very fast however. No stride length feature. Like what? Steps is measured but not stride length? Some little gotchas not in the marketing blurb: The Strava segments feature needs you to be a paying subscriber to Strava. The recovery Pro feature doesn't work without a chest strap. It doesnt even work with their Polar OH1+ arm strap either. Annoying. Fitspark seems to be very unintelligent. It seems to just rotate round robin style through all the exercise types regardless if you do them or not. It doesn't seem to take into account what you did a few days before. It syncs with myfitnesspal, but doesn't sync your weight? In summary, if Polar fixed/implemented some of these simple software annoyances, I would be much happier and it would be a definite winner compared to say the Garmin 745 which is a plastic watch and also a little pricier than the Polar.
Jeff thank you so much for taking the time make this comment. I think it'll help a lot of people get to know what they can expect between the Fenix 6 and the Vantage V2.
Great goal Gaolofre! I'm going to aim for that distance this summer also. I don't know how many races we'll have but I really like that distance. Keep me posted on how your training is going and thanks so much for watching the videos! 👍
Congrats to Jim for winning the Polar Vantage V2! And good luck to him as he takes this watch for some really long races this year!
Congratulations Jim! But anyway Matt has earned my appreciation. So, congratulations to you dear Matt! You're a great guy...
@@ziverun - The good news is that I give away a ton of stuff on this channel so if you stick around you’re highly likely to pick something up. 👌
@@mlegrand I will! ;)
Hi Matt. I find your reviews very handy, always honest and you don't care about the manufacturer! My goal is to run an ultra of 100 km in 9:30 this year to be allowed for the 120 Km of Texel in 2021.
Thank you for the kind words. I do try to care about the manufactures. I write software and I always wonder about the developers for these watches. For example, I'd love Polar to allow notifications during activities but I'm wondering if it's something hard for developers to do with their operating system or if it's just a bad judgement call by an executive? Either way, I don't like to completely bash any product knowing how much work it takes to bring something to market. On the other hand, I want you guys to know what the best products are in my opinion. And I hope that manufactures will watch and make adjustments if they're making bad judgements like the notification thing. 🤷🏻♂️
@@mlegrand I know what you mean. I believe that development is being held back by the manufacturer. This to bring a 'newer' product to the market after a short period of time. In Software is so much possible.
I also always hope that the manufacturer will watch and actually do something with it. Keep up the good work!!
Great review Matt, these reviews are much more useful than just an unboxing. I do feel like HRV is something that I’m missing from my training. I couldn’t possibly learn how to work this I’m still struggling with the Wahoo so please don’t pick this comment 😂👍
Too bad you're entered anyway. Although, I'm scared to send you something. I have a bad feeling that the post lost the cycling masks / stickers that I sent you. 😬
Awesome. Just high quality work. Smooth, excellent cadence and pace, and super clear info. Well done! (Other than listing last annoyance as terrible backlight on wrist raise). Thanks!
True, I keep thinking of little annoyances that I wished I would have dropped in here. I'd love the ability to enable/disable notifications during activities. Come on Polar!!!
@@mlegrand I do that with every video! "Ugh I forgot to say this, or why didn't I emphasize this further" - no idea why Polar hasn't added that! A lot have said the same. It's strange but I feel like they have rigidity on some of the dumbest things for some reason - like arbitrary items. Thanks!
My goals for 2021 are:
Marathon sub 3h (3:10current time)
1/2 marathon sub 1:20 ( 1:23 currently)
10k sub 35:59 (36:04)
And try to compete in my age group for a spot in the 70.3 challenge worlds.
And hopefully going back to swimming soon.
Nice review btw.
Bilal, I actually think your marathon goal might be the easiest to hit based on your other PRs. Best of luck with training and thanks so much for watching!
Happy New Year! Nice review Matt.
My goal for 2021 is to accomplish a local extreme triathlon (half ironman distance)
Stamatis, that sounds interesting. Do you have a link? Be safe buddy!
@@mlegrand Thanks Matt, indeed it should be quite interesting. Check it www.olympos-x.com/
My goal for 2021 is to complete my first triathlon. I got my first road bike in 2020 and I love running so would love a training companion like the V2. Thanks for all the vids bud.
Sounds like a great plan Donal. Yeah, the V2 would be a wonderful tool for your triathlon ambitions! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal is to go back to the running level I was capable of in 2019.That is sub 40min per 10km. Great review
You can do it! I'm right there with you. 2020 hasn't been too kind to me. But we'll get there. Thanks Marcin! 👌
@@mlegrand Thanks I will keep my head down to this challenge😃
My goal for 2021 is to loose weight in the aftermath of a heart attack so that I will never have another one again.
Great goal! Hopefully your doctors have some good ideas for you. Stay healthy my friend and thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great review! I'm already a polar user and looking for an upgrade so this video was very informative.
My goal for 2021 is running half a marathon under 1.35 hours.
1:35 sounds like a great goal!!! And glad you're a Polar fan. They make great stuff and this watch is top notch! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the review!!! My goals are to get stronger, and I hope to swim again!
Yes! That would be great. I hope more pools open up also! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great review! Good to hear some opinions and experience using it.
My goal for 2021 is to get back to a more active lifestyle (not the fault of 2020, have strayed from the path for far longer unfortunately) - going to upgrade my M600 to a Vantage M at the end of the week. Will be doing a lot more biking, some swimming and hopefully I can run a bit again at some point; and it's all so I could have more stamina again while doing archery.
Kinda shucks that Polar is so strict with it's sport profiles (no archery 🙄) that I was even checking out Garmin's offers, but there's something about Polar that keeps drawing me towards it!
Yeah, I love Polar's watches but Garmin makes nice stuff also. I wonder what the Garmin Archery options are. 🤔 Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand As far as I could find/figure out: there isn't anything official, but there are a few apps on the IQ connect store for archery - no idea how well (or if there even is) any data from there is visible or analysable. And there also should be the ability to set custom names for profiles (which would be nice with Polar as well...kinda hard to distinguish 3 different "Other Indoor/Outdoor" activities 😂).
A new Android Wear watch from Polar would be perfect for me; there's a lot newer hardware out now and there seems to be a growing interest in developing Wear finally...but this will probably only stay a dream unfortunately. And even if it were to come true at some point, I'd still want more different profiles (or the ability to add custom names at the very least).
And no problem for the comment; thanks for reading through it! And thanks for a great video...I subscribed and will look through your previous videos tomorrow for more interesting stuff 🙂
My goals are to increase my number of running days to 5 per week, run 5 miles per day, and run some 10k races (might be virtual)! Thanks for your video!
Yeah, nothing wrong with virtual if that's our only option. I prefer running more days per week also. Really developing that habit. I'd suggest taking one of those days and going a little longer and one of those day going a little easier and maybe one day a little faster just mix things up a little. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it's going!
@@mlegrand thanks! I’ll def keep that in mind and try to do a longer run on a weekend day, and vary my speed during the week!
Nice Review Matt , looking forward to up my fitness for racing this year. Hope we will get to see races in our country this year 🙏🏼
I hope so too! I think we might towards the end of the year. What races are you thinking about doing?
Hoping to participate in pune marathon, let’s hope it’s organised during these trying times
@@AGole24 - I have high hopes for mid year racing to come around. 👍
Very cool! My 2021 goals are to improve my middle distance times, sub 5 mile, and sub 2:10 800m. As well as run a marathon (just for fun, not for time)
I'd vote to do as much short stuff as possible for as long as possible. The marathon stuff is perfect as you get older. It takes a long time to build up aerobic capacity. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal for 2021 is to do some resistance training and stretching/yoga on Sundays. I would love the black model if I get lucky ^^ Thank you for the review.
I need to work on that also Fredrik. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
YOOO I noticed your IM Canada poster from 2015, I was there with you!
That was a great year. Good weather if I remember correctly. It was my first full. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal is to improve my fitness and be able to perform my tennis better than last year!
And my goal should be to follow your channel and get some Yoga in this year. Great videos! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
That would be great Matt! Some yoga for your triatlon is certainly something you could add in your routine for better mobility and recovery! 🤗
Hey Matt thanks for your video. My Goal(s) for 2021 are to train well for new PB's in 2022 and when it works a 50k at the wings for life run. Have a great day!
I actually think that's really smart. I think there might be some racing in 2021 but that life might be a little more back to normal by 2022. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Love the design!! Would use it to work for my first marathon, which is my goal for 2021! 🏃♂️
Awesome Miloo! Hope the marathon goes well for you this year! It's a great distance!
thanks for the reviews!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it Silvan. 👌
Great review once again! My goal for 2021 is to participate in my first Triathlon (whether I enter one or just do it on my own).
Can't wait to hear about your first triathlon. That's going to be amazing. You should do your own before racing one just because you can and it's cheaper. ;)
@@mlegrand Thanks, now even more motivated to do it. Cheers
Great review, would be using it for my outdoor bike training sessions, that i started.
Awesome work Nico! Hope that you're enjoying them a little!!!
Happy New Year, my goal is to finish my school and then I want to do my first races in triathlon and cycling before going to university
Yann, that sounds like an awesome plan! Keep me posted on when you're able to sign up for that first race!
My goals are to be more consistent with my training and nutrition. I want to especially be eating more whole foods
Great goal! I’m trying to eat a little healthier also. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Hi Matt has the giveaway for the watch already taken place 😊
Hi Rishi! Yes Jim won this heart rate monitor a few weeks ago but I did just post a video talking about heart rate monitors and I'm giving away one of the top of the line Wahoo HRMs. Thanks so much for watching!
Running target of 3200km's for the 2021...Will Polar VV2 help me reach that?
It sure could! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Great review, looking to get to a sub 8 min/mile 10k.
Awesome Jonathan! Hopefully we’ll have some actual races. And hopefully find a fast race course for that 10k. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the review. My goal for 2021 is to start running classes and do a 10k or maybe a 21k.
Running class sounds amazing! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Happy happy!
Is this spam?
Yeah, with happiness! 😊
My 2021 goal is to run a marathon. And if that does not happen, at least train like I would or could be running a marathon.
100% agree with that. As long as you have a date in the calendar you'll train really well for the event. Even if the event doesn't actually happen. Best of luck Leena!
Goal is to stay healthy and do 2 marathons this year
Awesome goals Chris. Which marathons are you thinking? Will they be open this year?
@@mlegrand Thank you. Hoping to run the Rome marathon on September and the Authentic in Athens in November. Hopefully by then we will have returned to some normality.
Its uneceptable that this watch doesnt have WiFi and ant plus in 2022 😅
Yeah, 😬 ANT+ is always controversial because Garmin dominates that standard but it is an open protocol for companies to use and I do think it should be used more frequently. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
(Macy) - my goal is to break 12 minutes in the 3k xc
We need to get Bomber and Ethan running together every once in a while.
My goal for 2021 is to bike more than 1500 miles.
Good goal! Hope the roads are smooth sailing for you and the weather cooperates. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal is the run My first marathon and do a 1/4 triatlon .
Yes! If you can do a marathon you can do a sprint triathlon no problem. Thanks Stefan for watching and commenting. Good luck with the giveaway.
@@mlegrand thx 🙏
My goals are this: to run 1000 miles this year, and get under 21 minutes in the 5k. Thanks for the video and happy new year!
Great goals Eric! Just getting those extra miles will help with speed. Some people will disagree but trust me endurance is needed for 5k and more miles will help! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Huge disappointment the v2. My upcoming training sessions are not shown on the watch, I can't select what session to do on a particular day and it keeps saying no training session within 2 weeks although I planned a session for the next day. I used to have a garmin 235, basic but solid watch. I'll just get the 745 and return the V2.
@El Profe Moto - Super sorry to hear how disappointed you are with the V2. But your comment here might help someone considering this watch. Thank you for taking the time to post this feedback for others. 👍
Swim ⭐️ Bike ⭐️ Run ⭐️ Rinse ⭐️ Repeat 👌🏻 Excellent review as always! Hope this time I will be lucky enough to win this V2. Perfect to recover from my health issues 💭
Is that your main goal of 2021? Be safe and stay healthy buddy.
Matt LeGrand Considering my health issues, I can tell you it will be a high mountain to climb... (GPS needed 😅)
@@hdmedia7404 - Best of luck with the health and the giveaway!
Matt LeGrand Thx so much Matt! God bless you 🙏🏻
Hi. My goals for 2021 is to keep going ... V2 fitspark could be a nice motivator to do so. Who knows! Thank you for the review of this great watch... happy new year.
Yeah, I should probably use that fit spark training guide more. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
I am concerned with my overweight and how it affects my life and my love for running. Being fat major part of my life has made me take enough awarenesses about that illness. I just started a channel to talk to fat people about how to have a a better lifestyle.
I expect to loose enough of the fat this year and also participate on my first marathon.
Thanks for the review, I love that polar watch. I recently bught a pre-loved vantage V but V2 has better functions. So...
How can I participate in the give away?
If you subscribed to the channel you’re entered to win. I’ll check out your channel although I’m not huge. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Oh, I did the task before end the video ha ha ha ... BTW, I prefer white one!!! Let me know if I won and you'll see your watch running on Bogota, very soon in my channel :)
It is hard to think about any goals. At the beginning of 2019 my weight was over 100KGs. And I was able to any think about long walk... THEN I have started running (even before I have started reading running books and listening running podcast and also watching TH-cam videos)... and at the end of 2019 I have run over 2019KMs and get to shape of 75KGs. In 2020 I was not able to run marathon race - you know covid - but I have lost some of my orders in job -> i have had more time for running :D and at the end of 2020 I have run over 4000KMs.
So whatever it will be in 2021, i cant wait for it :D
I hope marathon under 3 hours. And maybe some short ultra marathons.
I have just start cooperation with new trainer.
at least I have to say big THANK YOU (and some other guys from youtube) because of your inspiration and motivation to do all of these.
Great goals Tomáš! I can't wait to see you break 3 hours. Hope you crush it this year! Thank you so much for watching.
Happy New Year! IIn 2021 I will turn 50, in September ... Since last year I started running, and also in 2020 I bought my bike and started training for biathlon ... because I don't know how to swim ...: )
I want to fulfill my goal in September, once I turn 50: to do a 50 km biathlon race for the 50 years I will turn ... Half to be on a bike and half to run ... Maybe that it's not a great goal, but that's what I want to achieve this year ... And maybe I can have a smartwatch for this biathlon ... Thanks for the videos from 2020 and I'm sure 2021 will be just as interesting!
Sorin, I think that's an awesome goal! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. Keep me posted on how training is going before your September birthday and goals! 👍
Nice video! Especially the point you made about things you are not so much into, that is very helpful to someone who wants the best new gadget for the activity they love but is on a bit of a budget. I don't need my watch to tell me when to exercise, neither do I want to pay a hundred bucks more for the privilege of being to able to pay with it! That makes no sense.
Anyway, winning this watch would of course be the best option budget wise so... my goal for 2021: I have quite a few, but if I had to pick and name one here it is: To track my first triathlon, abroad (symbolic, because of what happened in 2020), with my new Polar Vantage V2. Black version, please. And happy new year!
Yes, winning the giveaway would make this very budget friendly!!! Best of luck buddy!
My goal is put on another 8-10lbs of muscle, improve my endurance in my bike riding sessions and improve my stamina in VR Boxing. Yea I said it VR Boxing. If you haven't tried it I highly recommend! Great video you just earned another sub 😉🥊
Ok Street Hitz I need to try VR boxing. That sounds amazing. I'll look into it. Thanks for subscribing and good luck with everything this year! 👍
Cant agree more on some watches falling short on the swim mode, has been the biggest annoyance! Garmin still trumps that for me!
My 2021 goals: begin to lean out, add muscle then TRAIN for Indian Wells 2021 in December (fingers crossed) :)
I think Indian Well will happen this year. I have high hopes for races starting back up late in the summer. 🤞
Happy ne year Matt. Your video Quality is Awesome. 2020 was a good year for me in my cycling so if I can continue in 2021 I will be happy. Goal for 2021, doing more cycling that is 600 hours for the year. Loosing more weight and move to the A cat in Zwift racing. That is my broad goals.
Wow, thank you Gerrie for the kind words about the video quality. I'm trying. Those are some awesome cycling goals. Good luck and keep me posted on how it goes!
2021 goal in a word - consistency. Rather than focusing on just the swim... or FTP... or run splits etc etc etc - none of those matter without consistency in training. I need to find balance in work, play, family and training. 2021 = consistency. I wonder if the secret to consistency is hidden in having a coach or someone smarter than me to direct my training. Maybe a video topic in how do you achieve consistency in training?
Great intro, quite like the music you are using and just your editing has come soooo far. As for watches you may have me convinced on the 945 over 745 but we shall see.
Slowly convincing you of the 945 just in time for the 955 to come out! I might try a coach in 2021. I think that or maybe having a race that scares you will help with consistency.
Goal would be to get +3000m in Cooper test, "one last time" - have realised that I am not getting any younger. Since my teens and competition days the distance has gone steadily down from about 3700m some 15 years ago. A couple of years ago I did 2900m without any specific speed training so with some speed training should be doable.
Cool goal Iku! You'll have to let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks Matt. I was hoping to find Polar Vantage V1 but the price was not reduced. So I ended up settling for Vantage M with less features. So it would be great if I could get this giveaway! I have done some extensive research on all the watches.. Garmin vs Polar vs Fitbit .... But thanks for the wonderful review mate! My goal is to be more active with fitspark with guided daily exercise and it will help me to get motivated and not just buying a gadget.
Good call Brad! Yeah, the fit spark stuff is interesting. I need to use it more. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Most important goal for 2021 is to be patient and overcome my running injury. And if I'm able to run again and eventually a triathlon takes place, I will definitely race. Oh, and some bikepacking/adventure trips, nothing too special.
Awesome Philip! I really want to try some bikepacking. Maybe this summer. I'll be sure to make a video if it ever happens. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Nice video. My goal is to be able to run able to run 20k below 100min, continu my power lifting hobby and watching my recovery. When Corona is over I want to go swimming more too. Long term goal is doing a half marathon or perhaps a swim-run.
The swim run races are really starting to take off. I would love to try one some day. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
I'm a jung Triathlete and i have this year the chance to start in the Triathlon Bundesliga in Germany so i want to get better and get the best out of me and bring a solid performance this year.
Thanks for your opinion over this Watch, i have a old Polar M400 but this is no longer waterproof so i can't record my swims anymore, but i prefer the Polar flow ecosystem over Garmin connect.
Yeah, the Polar echosystem is fantastic. I don't love their swim activity but they have some great training load visuals on their app! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Goals for 2021: build my Personal Training company and simultaneously get to a high athletic fitness standard ! Great review 😊
Great goals! I’ll have to check out your podcast! 👏
@@mlegrand thank you, pls do. I get guests on to talk about where they are in their life’s physically , mentally and spiritually . One of my recent episodes is Paul Ward you could check out, plus you’re more than welcome as a guest if you are ever interested ! Also great to have someone with expertise on fitness technology for advice !
Hi new to the channel and running. But my goals is to hit 500km this year and improve my timings for my 5km and 10km below 20min and 48min respectively!!
Thank you and have a great year ahead!
Great goals Tim! I think if you're anywhere near 20 min for 5k that you'll be faster than 48 for the 10k. I'm guessing you'll be closer to sub 45. Keep me posted on how it goes and thanks so much for checking out the channel!
My goal is to motivate my wife further. Polar FitSpark workouts gave us the neccessary push during the lockdowns to get fit and stay healthy. She even startet running with me. I think would start running on her own with an own Polar watch. The heart rate training will help her to improve much more than running my paces.
Yes good call. And I have some videos coming up talking about heart rate technologies and then a comparison video on a lot of different HR monitor options. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Hey, do you know why Polar no longer allow RR recording on their devices, on the rs800 you had the option to record every single heart beat, the datas could then be analysed to precisely visualize heart rate variability using specific software like Kubios
I actually don’t know the answer to that. Maybe they couldn’t support the older software given developer constraints? 🤷🏻♂️ Maybe reach out to polar and ask.
Thanks for the review Matt. My goals for 2021 are: do the running Everesting, Goggins challenge and my first oficial ultra distance race 77k in may.
Wow, those goals sound extremely hard. Can't wait to hear all about it. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Good for you.. wow...
My goal is to reverse the damage to my fitness level that happened during 2020
100% THIS 👆
My goal of 2020 is to stay into the national rugby team of my age, which means improving my physical condition a lot. This watch would be incredibly helpful for this goal
Great goal Wiepiegames! That's pretty cool. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Hi Matt, I'm a newcomer in running and I have just run my first half marathon. My goal for 2021 is to run my first marathon. I hope it will be a good motivational goal for me.
Yeah, it'll be a great motivational goal!!! Just keep slowly building up that long run day once per week. You've got this!
My goal this year is to take my new road bike out on an epic 100 mile ride. That requires me to learn more about nutrition, training, etc. This will be first century and I am pumped!
You can do it! Keep me posted on how it goes 👍 Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My goal is to use the pomodoro technique properly for my time management. I've used it before but not in the proposed way. Hopefully I can be more productive in my work with this method.
That's a cool goal Rasyid! I need to do something like that for work. I tend to lose focus easily. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My Goals this year are to run a Boston qualifying marathon time and to do some bigger jumps and drops at the bike park! Definitely want to try new things and hopefully get into a swim run race at some point if they're open!
Those swim run races look really cool. It’d be cool to have beers on Boston 🍻
My goal is to get better at swimming! Did all my triathlons with breaststroke 🤣 Still managed to finish my first 113km last year, the epic helveticman.com 😉
Hopefully you’re still doing triathlons and hopefully the freestyle is improving as well!
Goals: beat last years mileage (1077 miles)
Sub 1:45 half marathon
Enter Cherry Blossom 10 miler (Covid dependent)
Is that up in Michigan? I used to live in Lansing.
I find it hard to believe a triathlete does a lot of cardio. You're making that up, for views! 🤣
$500?! I'd rather get a 945 for that price!
Goals: 70.3 in 2021. Marathon #4. A more successful TH-cam channel.
Great 100 day review. I'm gonna need you to pick me to win so I can review it!
Yeah, if you win, you have to review it!
@@mlegrand I absolutely will. My bank account is starting to limit my products! 🤣
My goal is to run a 5k race in 2021. I just started running regularly so I am super excited to hopefully be able to complete a race.
Great goal Maddie! You’ll have to keep me posted on the training and 5k race! Thanks for watching the video!
Fairly new to running (thanks lockdowns) currently building to 10km and want to build up to a marathon in the next 12 months!
Hey one good thing that came out of these lockdowns. Great work on the builds. I'd suggest taking one run and making it a little longer per week. Conversational pace. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it's going!
Race goal of breaking 5 hours on the 70.3 and training goals of biking and running more miles in 2021 than I ever have in one year before.
Great plan! Maybe I can come watch you race. 🤔
So what you're saying is if I were to swim with you I may become a better swimmer? 🤔🤔 Haha great stuff Matt!
I think we'd be too busy laughing to get much of a swim workout!
@@mlegrand I feel that is accurate :)
My goal for 2021 is to run 1000 miles. (I'm already behind only having logged 15 this week.)
Great goal Chris! I wouldn't stress about being a little behind this early. You'll catch up. Thanks for checking out this video!
My goals are finally to race some Iron Man events and get as close as possible to qualify for the World Cup as an age grouper.
Great goals Oleksandr. Keep me posted on your race as you start to prep for everything. 👍🏻
Nice review!! Goal is complete a 50Miler 🏃🏻💨 my 3rd 50K and my 3rd Marathon
Wow, 50 miles has always sounded so long to me. 50k seems like a stretched out marathon but 50 miles seems so so long. Good luck this year buddy. You're going to crush it!
Goals for 2021 : Try out MAF training for at least 6 months. Black please :)
I think you'll like the MAF training. It's good to slow things down and allow the fitness to come along naturally. I think eventually you'll want to sprinkle in some more race specific efforts. Keep me posted on how it goes!
You nailed this review Matt.My goal this year is to run an ultra this year.Just depending on Covid 19 would like to run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa which is around 94km and would like to run to raise funds for Covid 19 victims.My other goal would be that we all get vaccinated and we have no further Covid 19 deaths.Great intro.Happy New Year all the best for 2021.Keep up the great vlogs.Thanks.
Wow Tony, great goals. Comrades has always fascinated me. By far the most competitive ultra marathon in the world. Keep me posted on how that goes. And thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand Will keep you posted. Thanks for your response.Qualified last year but due to Covid they canceled the Comrades.Cheers.
Thank you again for your video. May be you remember I wasn't happy with my Vantage V1. But I'm still looking for a watch which fits my needs. May be I should give the V2 another try.
My goals for 2021 is to get fit again to get back on my mountain bike(s) and may be I will join some races if it possible again. But at least I want to get fit for hike & fly.
Yes, I remember you saying that. The V2 is a good option. And BTW, I recently purchased a mountain bike. I'm not good but I'm having fun out there.
@@mlegrand What's to the most important thing in life? Fun (and health maybe..)!
So have a lot of it on your new bike!
This year is all about the marathon for me. Looking to up the mileage to 100k each week and have a serious crack at a marathon. Fingers crossed!
Yeah, when you're training for a marathon high mileage helps. Your channel looks awesome BTW. Keep it up!
@@mlegrand thanks mate. That’s high praise coming from someone as polished as you 🙌🏼
My goal is to make the para triathlete nations this year. A shorter term goal is to cycle 30 minutes 5 days a week
Great goals JP! The para triathlete stuff sounds interesting. Can't wait to hear more about that in the future. 👍
Good review ! how accurate this Polar Vantage V2 in open water swimming? thanks!
I don't remember it being bad. I do remember the Grit X having excellent open water GPS. I always have a hard time testing accuracy for open water because I can compare it to other watches but unless there is something really really far off I can't tell much a difference.
Hej hej! My training goal for 2021 is to train once and for all and feel strong and alert when I turn 50 in August this year. The most important thing is that I will find the joy of training again and create habits that I want to live with for the rest of my life.
The white one is my first choice.
Thanks for nice video's!
Great plan PrylHolm! Hope you have a wonderful birthday. I think by August you might even be able to have a party! 🎉
@@mlegrandThanks Matt! Yes, I keep my fingers crossed that I can have a lovely party with alot of friends to celebrate my 50 years on earth and that 1,5 years of the no hug period is over = that we have won the Corona War. We pray for normal times! Best Regards Ulrica Holm (PryHolm=GadgetHolm)
Hi. Good afternoon. I’m looking to watches for gym and life tracking. Which one is good? I was looking for garmin Fenix 6X Pro and Polar Vantage v2.
Those are both great options. I'd probably prefer the Fenix 6 because of the longer battery life. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand thank you so much for you. You doing amazing reviews
Nice to hear that someone else thinks a lot of the watches out there are too big and too heavy. My goals for 2021 are to continue to bike at least as much as I did in 2020, and spend more time biking with my kids - who are really starting to understand what an amazing sport cycling is.
That is amazing. My kids are 10, 8 and 5. So they're a little young but my oldest is starting to get it. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand thanks! I have two boys, 9 and 6. My eldest now comes on 25 km rides with me (when it's not winter in Northern Ontario)!
Go from 1000km a year to 1000 miles in 2021. Get more consistent with my workout.
Lagges - That's a cool goal! Thanks for checking out the video and commenting!
Thnks Matt, just broked my V1. So for 2021 to get new watch and try to cure my MS diagnosis :) And learn to swim properly :))
Yeah, it's all about swim technique. Work with a coach who can watch and point out tips. Or video tape yourself. I have some breathing drills on my channels somewhere that might help also. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it goes! Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍🏻
@@mlegrand, hey, tbh last year I learned to swim and gone directly to tri-fun distance (Lithuanian Tri athlon 200/10/5). So for this year freestyle + sprint distance and I hope wont have any MS issues :))
I really like your videos. The delivery is so relaxed. Brilliant. I am not a super athlete and as I live in the UK probably i am out of your offer but I do have a call to run a continuous 5k with my 9 year old daughter and keep going from that
I've sent stuff as far as Australia. So you're in! Thank you for the kind words about the videos. I'll keep trying to improve. I have an 8 & 10 year old who both like to run. Good luck with the 5k. You're going to do great!!! 👌
@@mlegrand thanks! and Happy New Year!
My goal is to run a marathon under the 3H mark, thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone
Yeah Simon, that's such a great goal and nice barrier to break. Best of luck, thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
To race a triathlon again! I’ve been sidelined with a torn meniscus for two years now and haven’t been able to run. I’m now working with Evan to rehab and hopefully reach that goal!
I’m working with Evan also. I’ll probably see you there at some point. I will say, it’s been a good year to be injured. 😬
@@mlegrand ha yes it has! What are you working with Evan on? I hope to meet you someday wether there or in training. BTW, I really enjoy listening to the dialed podcasts and hearing your thoughts there also. Thanks for doing it.
I'm 57 and would love to bring my HM down from 94min to 90min but 1st I need to up my weekly km from 65 to 75 and eventually 80s. I use Garmin and been tempted to try Polar V2 but not sure worth the change. Its mainly polar flow vs connect I would like to know more about before I switch out my FR935. I had a fitness test and Garmin VO2 and lactate pace was very close. I wonder how Polar compares?
That 935 is a fantastic watch. Rumor is that Garmin is going to release a 955 this spring. Could be interesting. Polar is good in different ways. I love their sleep tracking but if I could only choose one watch it'd be the 945 right now.
@@mlegrand yeah it is a great watch. Nearly 2 years old and still charge every 6 days when it gets to the 40-50% and I do GPS everyday about 60 odd km a week. Polar software still tempting me if I knew more.
@@alanshrimpton6787 - The battery life on the Garmin is hard to beat.
Hello Monsieur LeGrand! All the best in New 2021. I should not have watched this video. I have just bought other device from Coros. But as I spent last four years with Polar, I was simply curious.
I fully agree with you, that the price is slightly too high, but still in my opinion Polar creates really solid stuff. Or maybe I'm just sentimental :)
Anyway the night mode, which measures the quality of our sleeping and recovery process is pretty intriguing. We underestimate it. Especially when we are young. A little bit later we start to understand the real meaning of recovery time.
Regarding my plans and targets... Well, I would like to play a little bit with ultra trail distances. But first of all to keep on running! One more year withy this crazy addiction!
Slawomir, I agree with you completely. I really like the sleep tracking on Polar's newer watches. I am going to talk about the Coros Pace 2 watch in the next week or two. It's an excellent value. And all of the Coros watches seem to have excellent battery life. So far, I'm really impressed. Ultra trail has always been fascinating to me also. Can't wait to hear how it goes for you. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👌
@@mlegrand Thank you Matt for invitation regarding Coros, but as Pace 2 doesn't have barometric altimeter, I did not consider the watch. But I believe that for road running it might be very hot option.
@@sawomirsowik872 - Good call. I've been impressed with Coros and I'm wonder when they'll update that Apex model. Hopefully they'll let me test some of their nicer watches. I do have elevation data for all of these watches as well (but it's hard to tell what's accurate). Let me know if you have any specific questions and I'll try to help.
Goal is to not get injured. Don't need to be entered to the contest though. I do like the fit of this watch and agree with you on alot of the points. I'll be keeping mine and selling the rest.
Fine you're out of the running 😂 I do have some new stickers if you're interested in something like that. Take care buddy!
@@mlegrand I love me some stickers
@@GokuRunner - Private message me your address on Instagram 👌 I won’t be offended if you scratch out swim and bike. 😂
@@mlegrand LOL nice will do. It's been a while but I've done a few sprints triathlons so I won't have to scratch anything out ;)
Age group at 70.3 worlds in Utah and European standard distance. In bad need of a new watch as my 920xt has stopped working
Oh man Sean, yeah you need a new watch. The 920 was a good watch. I'd also look at the Garmin 935 and 945. Thanks for checking out the video.
@@mlegrand no problem loving the content
Matt! Just like you, more mobility, strength exercises, rolling and active recovery. Love either color. Lol... Anyways question for you, looking into whoop but don't want to pay the monthly fee. If I don't win this watch (lol) do you think it's a viable option? The HRV, sleep and recovery features you mentioned seem to be a lot better than what I have on my Fenix 5. Thx again and love the videos and content
I think the Whoop straps are cool. It's good to have one number metric describing your recovery for the day. I don't think it really works well without the monthly fee. But a lot of these companies are incorporating the same HRV data that is used by the Whoop strap. Polar has lots of more affordable options like their Unite watch. I just don't love that one for triathlon and the raise to wake stuff.
@@mlegrand is the recovery features and sleep info on the Vantage V2 any good?
@@runbikeswim3652 - I think so. I love the sleep stuff in particular. I don't like being told to rest some day or because of a number but I am working on sleeping better and this watch helps to track that data.
My goals for 2021 is to run 1k miles and NO ALCOHOL!!!
I'm taking a break from alcohol as well. Great goals Joshua!
My goal for 2021 is to finish my first Ironman Philippines on June. Thanks for the video and happy new year Matt!
Awesome goal Ryan! How are you feeling about the race happening in June? Seems possible.
@@mlegrand We've got a big problem. Because of the pandemic pools are closed all over here. We cannot train for swimming. Good thing is we can bike and run outdoors. That's the only we can do right now. Will try to find ways how to train for swimming. The watch is awesome!!!
My goal is a sub-4hr marathon (Irving Marathon, coming in March) assuming it actually happens this year! (Current training has me at around 4:12-4:25 estimate). Also, my cat has enjoyed this video as well... th-cam.com/video/-dpt1UtgUZQ/w-d-xo.html
Chris, great goals. I really hope that the marathon happens for you. I think it's possible but not highly likely. But you could always go crank out a marathon on your own. This cat video made my day. Thanks you so much!!!
@@mlegrand Yeah, if it's cancelled I likely will do the "on-my-own", it's just (as you know) not the same, no traffic control, water hand-ups, etc, plus the lack of "flow" with others, etc. Did that at the end of 2019, the first year I said "I'm going to do a full marathon this year", because my training fell off in Q4 (that year I intended to pinnacle at the Dallas Marathon in December, but... life, ya know)... so even though I was totally undertrained, 12/31/19 I hit a local trail by my house, and hammered it out so I could accomplish the goal of "running a marathon" that year, LOL.
I've never done more than a half (running event) in official/controlled conditions, so really hoping this happens (they've already determined it'll have staged starts and such, barring any pandemic set-backs, I'm thinking it's 50/50 at this point, it's not a huge event like Boston or something where it's impossible to control). We shall see! Glad you liked Parker (I did a 2nd one after that, more of the same, watching you talk, LOL, she's always been a "TV" cat).
@@ChrisTexan - Two loops around white rock lake is about a marathon right? Something like that might work if there’s no races this next year. But I’m optimistic 👍
My goal is to complete a long distance duathlon and run a sub 3 hour marathon. Thanks for the review Matt. Alastair.
Alastair, sub 3 is such a great goal. Nice big round number to crack. Keep me posted on how that goes!
@@mlegrand Great. Thanks for the reply Matt and will do👍
Great review matt! I love watching your videos so much. My goals for 2021 is to hopefully get sub 15:15 in the 5k and to (hopefully) run some PRs and some races! I would use this watch for my runs, intervals, swims and my bikes.
Thank you for the kind words! 15:15 is getting speedy. Breaking 15 would be awesome. 4:40 pace or something like that if I remember correctly. Hope you’re working with a good group on the track. Keep me posted on how you’re progressing!
I've had the Polar vv2 the week it was released and I have worn it everyday since then.
I had a Fenix 6, but sold it for a Polar Vantage V2 because the GPS on the Fenix 6 was just rubbish. It was way off, ALL the time. The Polar GPS is spot on, its always just meters difference between it and my wife's Fenix 5. The sleep metrics are fantastic. Miles ahead of the Garmin. The heart tracking is about the same as the Fenix 6, which is good. Don't forget the Fenix 6 is double the price of this watch. I love the Relive feature too, love it! I also like the fact that Vo2max works even for easy runs. The Garmin marks you down big time if you do too many slow runs regardless how low your heart rate is. The polar doesn't have this limitation on estimating vo2max for aerobic runs.
What I don't like: My #1 annoyance...No Gear Tracking.. Like seriously? this is such an easy thing to implement and many people have been asking for years for this feature. I do not know what the issue with Polar is on this. Battery only lasts like 4-5 days tops before charging. It does charge very fast however. No stride length feature. Like what? Steps is measured but not stride length?
Some little gotchas not in the marketing blurb:
The Strava segments feature needs you to be a paying subscriber to Strava.
The recovery Pro feature doesn't work without a chest strap. It doesnt even work with their Polar OH1+ arm strap either. Annoying.
Fitspark seems to be very unintelligent. It seems to just rotate round robin style through all the exercise types regardless if you do them or not. It doesn't seem to take into account what you did a few days before.
It syncs with myfitnesspal, but doesn't sync your weight?
In summary, if Polar fixed/implemented some of these simple software annoyances, I would be much happier and it would be a definite winner compared to say the Garmin 745 which is a plastic watch and also a little pricier than the Polar.
Jeff thank you so much for taking the time make this comment. I think it'll help a lot of people get to know what they can expect between the Fenix 6 and the Vantage V2.
Hi Matt, i want to complete my first Olympic distance triathlon.
Great goal Gaolofre! I'm going to aim for that distance this summer also. I don't know how many races we'll have but I really like that distance. Keep me posted on how your training is going and thanks so much for watching the videos! 👍