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. 👍
Hey Matt - been an occasional viewer of your channel for some time now, really dig your content & visual style, it's clear you put a lot of work in your videos. ;) I just have one goal for 2021: run a marathon. I don't care about the pace, I started seriously running about a year and a half ago and ran my first half marathon in 2020. This year my (ambitious) goal is to double that achievement. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words. I probably put too much effort into these TH-cam videos but I'm enjoying it. I would love to hear about the marathon when you do it this year. I have not doubt that you can do it. Just keep slowly building up that long run and don't stress too much about pace. Keep me posted on how it goes and thanks so much for watching these videos!
Hey Matt, Thanks for the review. One of my goals for 2021 is to compete and finish my first 70.3 Ironman. My biggest goal however is to be an inspiration to my friends and family by showing them that through hard work and overcoming your fears. You can accomplish anything. Thank you for taking the time to read my comment.
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!
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!!
My goals for 2021 are to build my aerobic base and endurance through a steady mileage increase, run 2021 km for the year, half marathon PR, do my first ever triathlon and overall stay healthy. Thanks for the great videos!
Thank you for the extensive reviews of the watch. My main goals for 2021 are: to increase the distance I cover riding my bike and, hopefully getting back to the shape I was in before the lockdowns hit.
That's how I feel also Giedrė. The lockdown has been hard on me. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the tip to contact Polar about the ANS not working on my V2. I was able to get a replacement and it is working better but for some reason not every night. I look forward to your reviews of their 2 new watches the M2 and the Ignite 2. Both have Nightly Recharge so I hope they have fixed the bug in the ANS
I just posted the M2 review and I’m giving one away if you want to hop in that. The M2 has the older HRM so I doubt it’ll have fixed the issues you’re seeing but I can’t say for sure.
Hi mate, Great video man, I like your unique style. I'm one new subscriber. Btw, your intro and outro music being in stereo blew my ears using my Sony headphones, great stuff. I'm working to run a 100k ultra marathon this year!
Thanks for the sub! And I just got some new Sony headphones for Christmas as well. I'll need to start sneaking in some more subtle stereo sound design for the few of us that are using good headphones. 100k ultra. Crazy. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My Goal is to beat my PR from last year (Swim, bike, and Run) and hopefully I can race for my first Ironman full. Praying that races this year will continue. Happy new year and love your videos. 🏊🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️🏃🏽
I think races are going to come back but I have a feeling it’ll be late summer or fall. 🤷🏻♂️ Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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!!! 👌
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!
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!
Wow, 50k and 5k. Kind of on either side of the spectrum there! 😉. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
50k run would be amazing. I think that's such a great distance. Hope there are some marathon races this year! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the review and generously extending the give away to your viewers. My goals for the year are to ride 10500 miles again (did in 2020) but break out into running and swimming more, maybe doing a triathlon (my first) later in the year. I’d also like to increase both my power and heart rate threshold on the bike. Specific metrics TBD there though.
Power Surge, You would do great in triathlon. The biking is the biggest section so you'd be way ahead of most athletes. Go slow on the running and get help on the swimming. Let me know how training progresses this year and thanks so much for watching and commenting! 👌
I ran cross country in high school, so I have some basis on running, I’d just have to dig it up after 10-15 years. XD Swimming is the portion I have essentially no experience in...
@@Power_Serge - Swimming is really different than the other two. I'd say get in the water and work on relaxing and breathing drills. Once I figured that stuff out, I was able to go pretty far in the water. th-cam.com/video/1A_ZMQQIJGc/w-d-xo.html
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!
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. 👍
Great videos. Really enjoying your channel after just finding you recently. Keep up the great work! I’m working towards doing my first triathlon this year after being more a CrossFiter for the last 8 years (retooling a bit with so many gyms closed). Shooting for one near the beach where I live in September to take advantage of the perfect weather then and to give me the summer to really train for the swim part (which is a little harder to train for this time of year).
Great plan Brandon! I tend to bike the most during the summer here and I tend to be pretty fit in September. I think that's going to be the best time to race! Keep me posted on how it goes. Thanks for watching the videos. 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. 👍
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.
Hey Matt! Thanks for the vid and best wishes fro the New Year! My goal is to do my first triathlon by the end of the summer and be on my way in training for an Ironman! Also, want to squeeze in a couple of weeks of bike packing through Ukraine and Romania..:)
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.
Really enjoying your videos..been binging on all your content..thanks! My goal for 2021 is to do a half ironman distance tri and run a marathon. Keep the content coming...
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. 👍
Oh yeah you can do that Zotmund! Just slowly build up one run per week until you're getting closer to 20k. Keep me posted on how it's going and thanks for watching and commenting. 👍🏻
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.
Hello Matt, I started the triathlon in the middle of last year for fun and now i am hooked. I want to see if this year I have my first race in this sport. Really good videos, keep making them.
Thanks for another great review. My fitness goal for this year is to get back into running after getting the all clear on my postpartum check up, and run a sub 30min 5k. Want to start nice and slow but make it stick!
Priya, sounds like a perfect goal. Keep the comeback nice and smooth. Or at least that's what I'm hoping to do. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
fantastic round up Matt, really fair review from my perspective (I'm not a Polar user), thanks for a great follow up video! Good luck to all who enter!:)
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)
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!
Nice review! I manged to complete my first 5Km run towards the end of last year and so my goal for 2021 is to continue to build on that and hopefully be able to complete a 10Km run, hopefully continue to shed a few more lbs as well!
Yeah, I like focussing on the fun goals like a 10k and then my weight tends to drift down as a result. Good luck Nathan and keep me posted on the progress! 👍
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.
Hey!! Awesome reviews! Triathlon was the goal but with all that’s happened this year I have switched to an ultra marathon! I put running off for years and been gung Ho and ran 1000 km last year! (And a lot of cycling as well!) my first goal is June 50 km, then 100 by September! Thanks for the content!
Happy new year, Matt. My goal this year, I hope I can participate in the triathlon prep in some clubs or make another individual proper swimming training program. Being triathlete in a 2022, I hope🙏🤞
Yeah, great goals Rizky! I think some sort of swim clinic would be really helpful! I'm sure you could do a triathlon this year if there were any races allowed. But 2022 is looking more realistic for covid restrictions to be lifted. 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. 👍
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. 👍
Thanks for the review. My goal for this year is to complete my first Ironman that was canceled last year. And continue training after that do better than just complete and iron Man next year.
Jim that's is going to be awesome. You'll have to keep me posted on the progress. Ironmans are such a long way. I'd suggest going slower than you think you need to on the bike and working on nutrition during training so you have a plan on race day. Which race are you thinking?
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.
Best of luck with that first Tri Khamsouk! Another one to consider would be the Coros Pace 2. I'll review it in the next week or two. Let me know if you need more help figuring all of this stuff out. 👍
Thanks for the clear review Matt! My goals for 2021 are kinda small: i want to ride more kilometers with my bike (jeej European measures) than i did in 2020 (>1257km). I only started in august so I think this is realistic goal! Other goal: to do a 100km ride with my bike. My longest ride until now was 60km and being that not so far away from the mythical 100 really motivates an amateur as me!
You can do it Matthias! I think getting used to going that long and getting the nutrition in will be the key. I remember being so spent when I first started doing longer rides. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it goes!
@@mlegrand Yeah I already experienced that! Went on a longer ride with only water and after a certain time I really felt empty, no energy etc. Thanks for the tip and answer Matt!
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 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. 👍
Happy new year. I hope to continue to develop my physical fitness and mental health through triathlon training. The COVID lockdowns have really helped me get back to the reasons why I started the sport in the first place; To stay healthy and learn more about the ins and outs of mind and body!
Emil! I agree. I think it's been a nice break from racing in some ways. Just training because we love training. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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. 👍
Sub 20 minutes sounds like a great goal. Hopefully you have some buddies to go to the track with! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@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!!!
Thanks for the review. It's a great idea to wait 100 days using it to really "know" a wearable. My goal in 2021 is simply trying to get in shape by changing a little the kind of workouts, it's going to be more about weights than runningshoes, I think.
I need to lift more weights also. It's something I know is helpful. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
That was a solid review. My goal is to get my 1.5 mile time down to 9:12 because that is what it was when I first joined the Air Force and I want to get back to that point. I also want to complete another half marathon which I have not attempted since my 2015 marathon.
Training for the 1/2 marathon will actually help your 1.5 time. I'd suggest starting to build up that once weekly long run. And then doing a little speed work once per week at the track. Best of luck and keep me posted on how you're progressing! 👍
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. 😬
Just found your Channel. I die enjoy your content. Thanks for your honesty. My goal for this year is to lower my weight to around 85 kg. Also i wish to do my first triathlon.
Excellent video, My goal is to come back to running and swimming after an awful 2020 that made me stop for almost the whole last year. Good luck everyone!
Gabriel, yes. 2020 wasn't great for me either. But I have high hopes for 2021. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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. 👍
Thanks for the review, hard to find substantive content on these fitness watches beyond the launch day impressions. Ive been considering to get a watch to help in data tracking my fitness data but find they all lack something in a critical area and all geared towards triathletes vs traditional athletes or unconventional ones (i.e. body building) which make it challenging to lock into one. On that front, looking forward to your drawing, as would definitely like to experience the use of one of these on my training journey. My goal for 2021 is general fitness development and continuation of my goal to hit my target weight of 185 lbs. Since I started exercising again this past year, have worked down 20 lbs from 235, so have a long road ahead of me this year.
@kingkckc - Are you into body building? I agree that that market doesn't seem to get targeted by these watches all that often. My friend does watch reviews targeting cross fit (which I know isn't the same) th-cam.com/channels/BYr2tAIc3h5YbiNivJHeeg.html The Polar might be a great option for you. They make excellent watches. I'd also check out something like the Garmin 945 or Fenix series watches. All of these watches will struggle to count reps but it's something that they attempt to do.
@@mlegrand yes mostly body building, hiit and growing into bike riding since recently getting a new bike. The main use for these watches I think for non triathletes seems to be the recovery aspects. Polar seems to be great for sleep tracking related metrics but according to the linked channel additional metrics such as body battery on Garmin makes it a weaker device for actionable metrics in terms of recovery but Garmin also having worse sleep tracking. Seems to be a lot of trade offs and little details within each device which makes it challenging to determine which platform to go with especially at the price points they all retail for.
Thanks for the review I'm brand new to this world covid scared the absolute crap out of me so I started dieting in April and exercising in June with the couch to 5k I was 26 stone 2lbs, I've lost 8 stone 7lbs since then so my goals for this year are, 🎯 Hit my goal weight of 15 stone I'm currently 17 stone 9lbs. 🎯 Run a sub 25 min 5k I'm between 25:47 and 26:02 right now. 🎯 Run a race covid permitting. 🎯 Bench 100kg I'm currently at 85kg. 🎯 Deadlift 200kg I'm currently at 160kg. 2020 was a big year in terms of my fitness and 2021 will be even bigger again! Thanks for your inspiration and hope you and your people stay safe in 2021!
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.
Thanks for the review! I own polar grit x now and thinking of upgrading to vantage v2... 🤔 My goal for 2021 is to run 100km / month after last year knee surgery and maybe some time improvements when that is fulfilled. December was first +100km month and I'm starting to fight back 👊🏻
That is awesome news. Glad your fitness and health are coming along so well. Keep at it nice a steady. And thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate 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!
My goals for 2021 are quite straight and simple, but still will be a challenge: get to 30K per week (~21K right now), finish my first halfmarathon and start with trail running. Thanks for the review and Happy new year!
Thank you for the review! I'm on my xth Polar device now (Vantage V) and whilst I'm happy with it, I sometimes lose about 25% of battery charge overnight - not ideal when you had planned on hitting the road immediately after getting up! My goals for 2021 are staying uninjured (or as uninjured as possible for a 38-year old) and trying to run a fast marathon. My first one was the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso which I ran not quite fully recovered from a knee injury and it rained from start to finish, so I was just happy to have run it at all! Wondering what I could do with proper preparation :)
Matt, very nice review of the VV2, I am an happy owner of the VV1 watch, which I consider top one, but with some points to improve, notably: - the wrist heart reading function: with my slim wrist the reading are almost always wrong. For example, during 5 minutes warm-up before stretching the measured heart rate goes up to 160 BPM, when I am sure it is not higher than 120 BPM - the navigation in the menu is very long. Why the engineers in Polar have not implemented the loop function so to go directly from the last voice to the first one in a submenu? For example, to restart the watch I have to push at least ten times the button. - and as last, please, Polar's engineers, when you update a software like the polar flow, test it. I had to return one watch because was not working and after I discovered that the problem was in polar flow. Did you experience something like that in your 100 days of test? Anyway, happy new year to everybody and have a lot of fun with the polar watches.
I also have very slim wrists. Optical wrist HRMs are always going to be tricky for us. Chest straps or optical HRMs worn higher up on our arms are going to work better for us. My favorite is the OH1+. I didn't experience any issues with the Polar Flow app. It doesn't seems to sync up as quickly as I'd like but I didn't experience anything like you described. I have a feeling the Polar engineering team test the newer hardware more frequently than the older hardware. I'm a developer and I"m guilty of doing the same thing. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to post this very thoughtful comment. I think it's helpful to all of us looking at this watch. 👌
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 have a very simple goal: do my first triathlon. I've always been running and started cycling recently. I hope to make some major steps in my swimming this year.
Yeah, swimming has been hard this past year with all of the closings but it's also the shortest distance in triathlon. So even without much swimming we should be able to get through a triathlon. Best of luck with training and racing and thank you so much for taking the time to watch any of these videos! 👌
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. 👍
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. 👍
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 🙂
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 💭
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.
Thanks for sharing your review. My goals for 2021 are to run 1,000 miles (up from 850), break 22 min in the 5K (23:31 last year) and break 6 min for my mile (didn't test too often but I was around 6:30)
Great goals Jonathan! Sub 6 for the mile is going to be fun. I'd suggest going to the track and working on some speed work. Some 400s in that 1:20-1:25 range. Good luck, 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.
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. 👍
Wow Mia, that sounds amazing! I hope you're getting some good pictures of these peaks! 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. 👍
I start a 20 week marathon program, too run my first marathon the 6 june in the Faroe Islands ! and quit smoking 4 months ago, witch I sow much easyer, when I run :) Great review :D
Rogvi, congrats on quitting smoking!!! That is awesome news. The running will also help with overall motivation. I can't wait to hear about the marathon. So cool. 👌
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. ;)
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!
Hi Matt, I like your reviews a lot and especially when I see some watches that are both good to see, but that also do the job as it should be. After competing in many marathons and bike challenges before, 2021 should be my first year to go beyond the limits: I registered for my first ultra and for my first full distance triatlon. The first one arriving in a few months so building up the amount of kms, the last one after the summer ... Already looking forward to both challenges (and fingers crossed).
Dave, the timing on both of those sound good. I think ultra races will happen sooner than full triathlons. But I'm hoping that triathlons might be able to happen by late summer. Best of luck to you this year. Sounds like it's going to be an amazing year. And thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Wow Paul, that's amazing! Marathon sounds reasonable but 100k has always sounded so crazy to me. You'll do great. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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.
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.
Thanks for the in-depth review. I do have a question: what is the screen light in bright daylight if you need to wear reading glasses? My goals are to get my standard long run up to 25 k and get my heart rate down a notch or two.
@@mlegrand Another thing that you may wish to add to the review - how easy are these things to read if you wear reading glasses? One of the things I find attractive about the Polar V2 is the easy to read information.
@@someone-who-is-somewhere Great suggestion Andy. I typically measure backlight brightness which is part of readability but not as important as pixel density or contrast. This review wasn't as in-depth as most of my watch reviews but more of a 'thoughts after 100 days'. But going forward I'll try hard to include something about visibility. I'd love a hard comparable metric to report which will be tricky but I'll work on it. Thanks again for the great suggestion! 👍
@@mlegrand If you need reading glasses to see the watch face: * Big Simple Numbers * An easy to read gauge That's what's beautiful about the Polar watch design. With your arm bobbing up and down, mid run it is easy to see (or I hope so since I don't own a current one.) If you do not yet wear glasses, you may not appreciate how important this is. One can recreate the Polar UI on Garmin apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/cdcaa909-f11d-4f4c-84f6-4aed341362e6 but perhaps it's best t go for the real thing. You may want to ask some friends who need glasses to read what makes a great running watch UI. It could be an interesting video. I've looked for exactly this topic and no-one has covered it. It has an impact in several ways. Beyond using it during running, notifications is always the first thing I turn off. If I have to put on my eyeglasses to read a text message I'd sooner do it on my phone. Anyway, I think the Polar UI for running is perfect - the heart graph, speed, distance and time in big, easy to read, white on black high contrast numbers.
Great goal Caleb! Be sure to find some people to go to the track with you every once in a while. Those hard speed sessions help! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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! ;)
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. 👍
Hey Matt - been an occasional viewer of your channel for some time now, really dig your content & visual style, it's clear you put a lot of work in your videos. ;)
I just have one goal for 2021: run a marathon. I don't care about the pace, I started seriously running about a year and a half ago and ran my first half marathon in 2020. This year my (ambitious) goal is to double that achievement. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words. I probably put too much effort into these TH-cam videos but I'm enjoying it. I would love to hear about the marathon when you do it this year. I have not doubt that you can do it. Just keep slowly building up that long run and don't stress too much about pace. Keep me posted on how it goes and thanks so much for watching these videos!
@@mlegrand Out of curiosity - what type of camera gear are you using? Cheers man!
@@aggrath - Mostly it’s the Sony A73 but here is a lot more details: th-cam.com/video/MEGlHhPGri0/w-d-xo.html
Hey Matt,
Thanks for the review. One of my goals for 2021 is to compete and finish my first 70.3 Ironman. My biggest goal however is to be an inspiration to my friends and family by showing them that through hard work and overcoming your fears. You can accomplish anything. Thank you for taking the time to read my comment.
Oh that 1/2 iron goal is going to be awesome!!! I'm sure your friends are already inspired. Can't wait to hear how it goes this year! 👍
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!
This I am working towards my first 70.3 later on in the year. Thanks for another great review!
Great goal Mark! Keep me posted on how that 1/2 iron goes and thanks for watching and commenting!
@@mlegrand will do, just need to continue to work on my swimming. The open water swim was great on new years day!
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!!
My goals for 2021 are to build my aerobic base and endurance through a steady mileage increase, run 2021 km for the year, half marathon PR, do my first ever triathlon and overall stay healthy. Thanks for the great videos!
Great goals! Yes, stay healthy my friend! Thanks for checking out this video!
Thank you for the extensive reviews of the watch. My main goals for 2021 are: to increase the distance I cover riding my bike and, hopefully getting back to the shape I was in before the lockdowns hit.
That's how I feel also Giedrė. The lockdown has been hard on me. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the tip to contact Polar about the ANS not working on my V2. I was able to get a replacement and it is working better but for some reason not every night. I look forward to your reviews of their 2 new watches the M2 and the Ignite 2. Both have Nightly Recharge so I hope they have fixed the bug in the ANS
I just posted the M2 review and I’m giving one away if you want to hop in that. The M2 has the older HRM so I doubt it’ll have fixed the issues you’re seeing but I can’t say for sure.
@@mlegrand I did post my goals for 2021 to try to win the M2
@@MrReggelife - Oh great! I didn’t see it there. If I didn’t reply post again or double check it posted. 👍
Hi mate,
Great video man, I like your unique style. I'm one new subscriber. Btw, your intro and outro music being in stereo blew my ears using my Sony headphones, great stuff.
I'm working to run a 100k ultra marathon this year!
Thanks for the sub! And I just got some new Sony headphones for Christmas as well. I'll need to start sneaking in some more subtle stereo sound design for the few of us that are using good headphones. 100k ultra. Crazy. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
My Goal is to beat my PR from last year (Swim, bike, and Run) and hopefully I can race for my first Ironman full. Praying that races this year will continue. Happy new year and love your videos. 🏊🏽♂️🚴🏽♂️🏃🏽
I think races are going to come back but I have a feeling it’ll be late summer or fall. 🤷🏻♂️ Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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!
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!
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!
Great review!
My 2021 running goals are to complete a 50km run and to improve my PR on the 5k!
Thanks for the video and happy new year!
Wow, 50k and 5k. Kind of on either side of the spectrum there! 😉. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the review Matt. I'm hoping to do a 50k run, and a couple of Marathons this year. Happy 2021!
50k run would be amazing. I think that's such a great distance. Hope there are some marathon races this year! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Thanks for the review and generously extending the give away to your viewers.
My goals for the year are to ride 10500 miles again (did in 2020) but break out into running and swimming more, maybe doing a triathlon (my first) later in the year. I’d also like to increase both my power and heart rate threshold on the bike. Specific metrics TBD there though.
Power Surge, You would do great in triathlon. The biking is the biggest section so you'd be way ahead of most athletes. Go slow on the running and get help on the swimming. Let me know how training progresses this year and thanks so much for watching and commenting! 👌
I ran cross country in high school, so I have some basis on running, I’d just have to dig it up after 10-15 years. XD Swimming is the portion I have essentially no experience in...
@@Power_Serge - Swimming is really different than the other two. I'd say get in the water and work on relaxing and breathing drills. Once I figured that stuff out, I was able to go pretty far in the water. th-cam.com/video/1A_ZMQQIJGc/w-d-xo.html
Got it!
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!
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...
Great videos. Really enjoying your channel after just finding you recently. Keep up the great work! I’m working towards doing my first triathlon this year after being more a CrossFiter for the last 8 years (retooling a bit with so many gyms closed). Shooting for one near the beach where I live in September to take advantage of the perfect weather then and to give me the summer to really train for the swim part (which is a little harder to train for this time of year).
Great plan Brandon! I tend to bike the most during the summer here and I tend to be pretty fit in September. I think that's going to be the best time to race! Keep me posted on how it goes. Thanks for watching the videos. Really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand I definitely will and thank you for your support!
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/
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)!
Thanks for the review and giveaway Matt! These videos are shot/edited so well!
I'm looking forward to doing my first triathlon in 2021!
Thanks for the kind words Zachary! Best of luck training for the race and you'll have to let me know how the triathlon goes!
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. 👍
Hey Matt!
Thanks for the vid and best wishes fro the New Year!
My goal is to do my first triathlon by the end of the summer and be on my way in training for an Ironman!
Also, want to squeeze in a couple of weeks of bike packing through Ukraine and Romania..:)
Oh bike packing through the Ukraine and Romania sounds amazing! I've really wanted to try bike packing. Maybe this summer.
@@mlegrand It’s addictive, so be careful! :D
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.
Really enjoying your videos..been binging on all your content..thanks! My goal for 2021 is to do a half ironman distance tri and run a marathon. Keep the content coming...
Wow Phil, that is so nice of you to say. Really appreciate that. Best of luck the goals. Hopefully we’ll have some races this year!
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. 👍
I'd love to finish a half marathon this year. Not starting from scratch, I'm doing solid 5-10K 2-3 times a week. Great video, Matt!
Oh yeah you can do that Zotmund! Just slowly build up one run per week until you're getting closer to 20k. Keep me posted on how it's going and thanks for watching and commenting. 👍🏻
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.
Hello Matt, I started the triathlon in the middle of last year for fun and now i am hooked. I want to see if this year I have my first race in this sport. Really good videos, keep making them.
Thank you for the kind words João! Yeah, you'll do great in triathlon. Keep it up and keep me posted on how your first race goes!
Thanks for another great review. My fitness goal for this year is to get back into running after getting the all clear on my postpartum check up, and run a sub 30min 5k. Want to start nice and slow but make it stick!
Priya, sounds like a perfect goal. Keep the comeback nice and smooth. Or at least that's what I'm hoping to do. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
fantastic round up Matt, really fair review from my perspective (I'm not a Polar user), thanks for a great follow up video! Good luck to all who enter!:)
Thanks! Be patient on the slow comeback trail. I'm trying to do the same. 👍
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)
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 🍻
Nice review! I manged to complete my first 5Km run towards the end of last year and so my goal for 2021 is to continue to build on that and hopefully be able to complete a 10Km run, hopefully continue to shed a few more lbs as well!
Yeah, I like focussing on the fun goals like a 10k and then my weight tends to drift down as a result. Good luck Nathan and keep me posted on the progress! 👍
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. 👍
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.
Hey!! Awesome reviews! Triathlon was the goal but with all that’s happened this year I have switched to an ultra marathon! I put running off for years and been gung Ho and ran 1000 km last year! (And a lot of cycling as well!) my first goal is June 50 km, then 100 by September!
Thanks for the content!
I actually think that's a great idea. I think Ultra's have a much higher % chance of happening for at least the first half of this year.
Happy new year, Matt. My goal this year, I hope I can participate in the triathlon prep in some clubs or make another individual proper swimming training program. Being triathlete in a 2022, I hope🙏🤞
Yeah, great goals Rizky! I think some sort of swim clinic would be really helpful! I'm sure you could do a triathlon this year if there were any races allowed. But 2022 is looking more realistic for covid restrictions to be lifted. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand thanks for the idea. Do you any preferences on swim clinic, whether it's running on early morning or evening?
@@rizkykurnia - I don't have any preference. I would just see what options you have in your area.
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! 🤗
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. 👍
Thanks for the review. My goal for this year is to complete my first Ironman that was canceled last year. And continue training after that do better than just complete and iron Man next year.
Jim that's is going to be awesome. You'll have to keep me posted on the progress. Ironmans are such a long way. I'd suggest going slower than you think you need to on the bike and working on nutrition during training so you have a plan on race day. Which race are you thinking?
@@mlegrand Thanks for the advice.... I will be doing Ironman Tulsa
Hi Jim, you won the Vantage V2 giveaway! Congrats buddy. Send me a private message on Instagram within a week so I can get your address.
@@mlegrand WOW. So cool.. I'm stoked.. THANKS
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!
Great review. One of many watches on my list to hopefully help me train for my first tri.
Best of luck with that first Tri Khamsouk! Another one to consider would be the Coros Pace 2. I'll review it in the next week or two. Let me know if you need more help figuring all of this stuff out. 👍
@@mlegrand Thanks! I have been quietly lurking around the local groups and clubs but I will definitely reach out if have any questions.
Thanks for the clear review Matt! My goals for 2021 are kinda small: i want to ride more kilometers with my bike (jeej European measures) than i did in 2020 (>1257km). I only started in august so I think this is realistic goal!
Other goal: to do a 100km ride with my bike. My longest ride until now was 60km and being that not so far away from the mythical 100 really motivates an amateur as me!
You can do it Matthias! I think getting used to going that long and getting the nutrition in will be the key. I remember being so spent when I first started doing longer rides. Best of luck and keep me posted on how it goes!
@@mlegrand Yeah I already experienced that! Went on a longer ride with only water and after a certain time I really felt empty, no energy etc. Thanks for the tip and answer Matt!
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. 👍
Back to legrand stuff, quality is just top the charts compared to other gear content creators :) Matt, how's your holidays and start to new year? :)
My holidays were fantastic. My kids are all under 11 so the holidays are super fun around here. Training is going ok. I'm hopeful.
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 Matt! My goals for 2021 is to run 2021 km and finish my Half Marathon training 💪
Oh that's a cool goal! Now I want to steal your goals ;) Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
@@mlegrand Hahaha, You are welcome to steal my goals. Join me. It's good to know I am not alone in my journey 🙂
Happy new year. I hope to continue to develop my physical fitness and mental health through triathlon training. The COVID lockdowns have really helped me get back to the reasons why I started the sport in the first place; To stay healthy and learn more about the ins and outs of mind and body!
Emil! I agree. I think it's been a nice break from racing in some ways. Just training because we love training. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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. 👍
My goals are to add running to my fitness training and get in shape
Thank you for the review
Best of luck! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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 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😃
Thanks for the kinda long term review Matt! I want to do a sub-20min 5k at the hopefully at the end of this year.
Sub 20 minutes sounds like a great goal. Hopefully you have some buddies to go to the track with! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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!!!
Thanks for the review. It's a great idea to wait 100 days using it to really "know" a wearable. My goal in 2021 is simply trying to get in shape by changing a little the kind of workouts, it's going to be more about weights than runningshoes, I think.
I need to lift more weights also. It's something I know is helpful. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
That was a solid review. My goal is to get my 1.5 mile time down to 9:12 because that is what it was when I first joined the Air Force and I want to get back to that point. I also want to complete another half marathon which I have not attempted since my 2015 marathon.
Training for the 1/2 marathon will actually help your 1.5 time. I'd suggest starting to build up that once weekly long run. And then doing a little speed work once per week at the track. Best of luck and keep me posted on how you're progressing! 👍
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. 😬
Thx Matt! My goal for 2021: gradually get back to the running to defeat my arrhythmies. Even if I'm limited by a beta-blocker I'd never give up! 🙏🏻
I bet your doctor will have some ideas. Stay healthy and thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Just found your Channel. I die enjoy your content. Thanks for your honesty. My goal for this year is to lower my weight to around 85 kg. Also i wish to do my first triathlon.
Thank you!
Excellent video, My goal is to come back to running and swimming after an awful 2020 that made me stop for almost the whole last year. Good luck everyone!
Gabriel, yes. 2020 wasn't great for me either. But I have high hopes for 2021. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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. 👍
Thanks for the review, hard to find substantive content on these fitness watches beyond the launch day impressions. Ive been considering to get a watch to help in data tracking my fitness data but find they all lack something in a critical area and all geared towards triathletes vs traditional athletes or unconventional ones (i.e. body building) which make it challenging to lock into one. On that front, looking forward to your drawing, as would definitely like to experience the use of one of these on my training journey. My goal for 2021 is general fitness development and continuation of my goal to hit my target weight of 185 lbs. Since I started exercising again this past year, have worked down 20 lbs from 235, so have a long road ahead of me this year.
@kingkckc - Are you into body building? I agree that that market doesn't seem to get targeted by these watches all that often. My friend does watch reviews targeting cross fit (which I know isn't the same) th-cam.com/channels/BYr2tAIc3h5YbiNivJHeeg.html The Polar might be a great option for you. They make excellent watches. I'd also check out something like the Garmin 945 or Fenix series watches. All of these watches will struggle to count reps but it's something that they attempt to do.
@@mlegrand yes mostly body building, hiit and growing into bike riding since recently getting a new bike. The main use for these watches I think for non triathletes seems to be the recovery aspects. Polar seems to be great for sleep tracking related metrics but according to the linked channel additional metrics such as body battery on Garmin makes it a weaker device for actionable metrics in terms of recovery but Garmin also having worse sleep tracking. Seems to be a lot of trade offs and little details within each device which makes it challenging to determine which platform to go with especially at the price points they all retail for.
Thanks for the review I'm brand new to this world covid scared the absolute crap out of me so I started dieting in April and exercising in June with the couch to 5k I was 26 stone 2lbs, I've lost 8 stone 7lbs since then so my goals for this year are,
🎯 Hit my goal weight of 15 stone I'm currently 17 stone 9lbs.
🎯 Run a sub 25 min 5k I'm between 25:47 and 26:02 right now.
🎯 Run a race covid permitting.
🎯 Bench 100kg I'm currently at 85kg.
🎯 Deadlift 200kg I'm currently at 160kg.
2020 was a big year in terms of my fitness and 2021 will be even bigger again!
Thanks for your inspiration and hope you and your people stay safe in 2021!
Awesome goals Martin! Sounds like you’re crushing it. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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.
Thanks for the review! I own polar grit x now and thinking of upgrading to vantage v2... 🤔 My goal for 2021 is to run 100km / month after last year knee surgery and maybe some time improvements when that is fulfilled. December was first +100km month and I'm starting to fight back 👊🏻
That is awesome news. Glad your fitness and health are coming along so well. Keep at it nice a steady. And thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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!
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!
thanks for the reviews!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it Silvan. 👌
Great review as always Matt 👍 My goal in 2021 is to get in shape I was in 2019
Me too. I lost a lot of fitness after a bike crash in 2019 and then the pandemic. Keep me posted on how it goes! 👌
My goals for 2021 are quite straight and simple, but still will be a challenge: get to 30K per week (~21K right now), finish my first halfmarathon and start with trail running. Thanks for the review and Happy new year!
Good goals Krzysytof! I love running trails. Hope you enjoy it also. 👌
Thank you for the review! I'm on my xth Polar device now (Vantage V) and whilst I'm happy with it, I sometimes lose about 25% of battery charge overnight - not ideal when you had planned on hitting the road immediately after getting up!
My goals for 2021 are staying uninjured (or as uninjured as possible for a 38-year old) and trying to run a fast marathon. My first one was the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso which I ran not quite fully recovered from a knee injury and it rained from start to finish, so I was just happy to have run it at all! Wondering what I could do with proper preparation :)
I think you'd like the better battery life of this V2. Keep me posted on how the marathon training and racing goes. 👍
Matt, very nice review of the VV2, I am an happy owner of the VV1 watch, which I consider top one, but with some points to improve, notably:
- the wrist heart reading function: with my slim wrist the reading are almost always wrong. For example, during 5 minutes warm-up before stretching the measured heart rate goes up to 160 BPM, when I am sure it is not higher than 120 BPM
- the navigation in the menu is very long. Why the engineers in Polar have not implemented the loop function so to go directly from the last voice to the first one in a submenu? For example, to restart the watch I have to push at least ten times the button.
- and as last, please, Polar's engineers, when you update a software like the polar flow, test it. I had to return one watch because was not working and after I discovered that the problem was in polar flow. Did you experience something like that in your 100 days of test?
Anyway, happy new year to everybody and have a lot of fun with the polar watches.
I also have very slim wrists. Optical wrist HRMs are always going to be tricky for us. Chest straps or optical HRMs worn higher up on our arms are going to work better for us. My favorite is the OH1+. I didn't experience any issues with the Polar Flow app. It doesn't seems to sync up as quickly as I'd like but I didn't experience anything like you described. I have a feeling the Polar engineering team test the newer hardware more frequently than the older hardware. I'm a developer and I"m guilty of doing the same thing. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to post this very thoughtful comment. I think it's helpful to all of us looking at this watch. 👌
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. 🤞
I have a very simple goal: do my first triathlon. I've always been running and started cycling recently. I hope to make some major steps in my swimming this year.
Yeah, swimming has been hard this past year with all of the closings but it's also the shortest distance in triathlon. So even without much swimming we should be able to get through a triathlon. Best of luck with training and racing and thank you so much for taking the time to watch any of these videos! 👌
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. 👍
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. 👍
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 🙂
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 🙏🏻
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 ;)
Thanks for sharing your review. My goals for 2021 are to run 1,000 miles (up from 850), break 22 min in the 5K (23:31 last year) and break 6 min for my mile (didn't test too often but I was around 6:30)
Great goals Jonathan! Sub 6 for the mile is going to be fun. I'd suggest going to the track and working on some speed work. Some 400s in that 1:20-1:25 range. Good luck, thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
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!!!
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. 👍
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. 👍
2021 goals include finishing my Catskill 3500 challenge (summit all 35 high peaks) and to graduate college this May!
Wow Mia, that sounds amazing! I hope you're getting some good pictures of these peaks! 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. 👍
I start a 20 week marathon program, too run my first marathon the 6 june in the Faroe Islands !
and quit smoking 4 months ago, witch I sow much easyer, when I run :)
Great review :D
Rogvi, congrats on quitting smoking!!! That is awesome news. The running will also help with overall motivation. I can't wait to hear about the marathon. So cool. 👌
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!
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
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!
Hi Matt, I like your reviews a lot and especially when I see some watches that are both good to see, but that also do the job as it should be. After competing in many marathons and bike challenges before, 2021 should be my first year to go beyond the limits: I registered for my first ultra and for my first full distance triatlon. The first one arriving in a few months so building up the amount of kms, the last one after the summer ... Already looking forward to both challenges (and fingers crossed).
Dave, the timing on both of those sound good. I think ultra races will happen sooner than full triathlons. But I'm hoping that triathlons might be able to happen by late summer. Best of luck to you this year. Sounds like it's going to be an amazing year. And thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
I'm going to do my frist marathon and a 100km race this year. Thanks for your work !!
Wow Paul, that's amazing! Marathon sounds reasonable but 100k has always sounded so crazy to me. You'll do great. Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍
Increase the weekly mileage to 30k, be consistent, and participate in the full marathon! Thank you for your great works!
Awesome Boris! 30k weekly mileage sounds 👌 Can't wait to hear how the marathon goes. Best of luck!!!
I read that as 30,000 weekly miles and my initial thought was what kind of maniac is this guy.
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.
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.
Thanks for the in-depth review. I do have a question: what is the screen light in bright daylight if you need to wear reading glasses? My goals are to get my standard long run up to 25 k and get my heart rate down a notch or two.
This screen backlight isn’t too bright. The 945 has the brightest backlight I’ve tested.
@@mlegrand Thanks!
@@mlegrand Another thing that you may wish to add to the review - how easy are these things to read if you wear reading glasses? One of the things I find attractive about the Polar V2 is the easy to read information.
@@someone-who-is-somewhere Great suggestion Andy. I typically measure backlight brightness which is part of readability but not as important as pixel density or contrast. This review wasn't as in-depth as most of my watch reviews but more of a 'thoughts after 100 days'. But going forward I'll try hard to include something about visibility. I'd love a hard comparable metric to report which will be tricky but I'll work on it. Thanks again for the great suggestion! 👍
@@mlegrand If you need reading glasses to see the watch face:
* Big Simple Numbers
* An easy to read gauge
That's what's beautiful about the Polar watch design. With your arm bobbing up and down, mid run it is easy to see (or I hope so since I don't own a current one.)
If you do not yet wear glasses, you may not appreciate how important this is.
One can recreate the Polar UI on Garmin apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/cdcaa909-f11d-4f4c-84f6-4aed341362e6 but perhaps it's best t go for the real thing.
You may want to ask some friends who need glasses to read what makes a great running watch UI. It could be an interesting video. I've looked for exactly this topic and no-one has covered it.
It has an impact in several ways. Beyond using it during running, notifications is always the first thing I turn off. If I have to put on my eyeglasses to read a text message I'd sooner do it on my phone.
Anyway, I think the Polar UI for running is perfect - the heart graph, speed, distance and time in big, easy to read, white on black high contrast numbers.
Thanks for the review! My goal is to run a 21:00 5k by the end of the year
Great goal Caleb! Be sure to find some people to go to the track with you every once in a while. Those hard speed sessions help! Thank you for watching and taking the extra time to comment. I really appreciate it. 👍