ARE GPS WATCHES WORTH IT FOR RUNNERS? | pros & cons of watches & what I currently train with
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In today's video, I talk about if GPS watches are worth it for runners! I cover a few pros and cons of having a watch, along with what I currently train with. Watches can be expensive and a bit daunting, especially if you are just getting into running. I hope this video helps you if you are trying to decide whether or not to purchase one. Happy running and enjoy!
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If you wear a watch, which one do you train with? 😊
@amyspurrcaveney you're very helpful I train with garmin forerunner 235
I recommend it for u
@amyspurrcaveney what running clothes do you run in?
I have a few that I love to run in! For shorts, I really like Tracksmith and new balance shorts. Tops, I like Nike, New Balance (I also have a few Tracksmith tops too)!
@amyspurrcaveney are those tank tops?
Great video, love my Garmin 245 but definitely need to work on listening to my body more!! Thanks!
Glad you love the 245! And oh same here!
I also have the 245:) When I was thinking about buying a watch, I was planning to get the 55 because of budget constraints. Thankfully, I was able to find a used 245 on kijiji in good condition for a really good price so I jumped on it. The original owner was upgrading so it worked out for both of us:)
@alexmuffles7431 oh that’s so awesome you were able to find a used one!! A win-win for everyone 😊
Great video! Maybe when watches can run for you ill look into one 😁
😂😂 I’ll hold you to that hahah
I have the Garmin 965 and I love it! Coming from a Garmin 645 Music. I tried the Coros Pace 3 and Coros Apex Pro 2 and quickly sent them back after a week. Hard to read the screens.
That’s good to know about the Coros watches! I haven’t had a chance to try them myself. Glad you’re happy with the 965! 😊
I have 2 and train with both the coros apex and Garmin fr945. Garmin has more bells and whistles and best GPS but coros you can program an entire training plan and it shows the training load for each week and what your fitness score will be. At times the training score isn't as it should be either your HR is higher than normal or you don't run at quite the right pace but it tells you your training load and when you've done 3 weeks f build it gives a recommendation of a lower training score the following week. If their newer watches were better GPS because mine still the 1st version I think I would switch to them but still Garmin bells and whistles are good. I like Garmin comparing a race with another race especially when you do the same race year after year. I'm 59 so like looking to see if my stride length is decreasing and so far it isn't when I ran the same race 2 years ago.
That’s so interesting to get the comparison first hand between the two watches! I had no idea you could program a training plan in Coros! So cool. How’s your training going?? Are you doing any races this fall?
@@amyspurrcaveney thanks for asking. I'm in NZ so spring in October is my next Marathon. I'm a couple of weeks in to my plan but I've been doing a 10k x 5 race series. 1 every 3 weeks followed by a half marathon 3 or so weeks before my marathon. I hope perfect lead up 🤞
@alanshrimpton6787 that’s fun to do the race series! I really wanted to do some races before Chicago, just to get race practice and so far, it’s been really helpful! I hope you have an amazing build! Coming back from pregnancy has been harder than expected, so I’m just hoping for a solid training block and see what can happen for my marathon.