I've had an Apple Watch for nearly a year. Is there not a single good basic running app on there? Help me

Rojo, I posted this earlier on a different thread:

Apple uses a high-resolution display, which drains the battery faster. In order to keep battery life reasonable, they reduce the frequency of taking GPS fixes. Most watches on the market are 1-second intervals while Apple's frequency "varies." The definition of that isn't specified anywhere, but it seems that it's usually about 10 seconds (maybe it increases when it thinks it needs to). It probably uses the accelerometer to interpolate in between fixes. This is inherent to the watch, and all of the apps work roughly the same on it. I tried the native workouts app, Nike Run Club, Strava, and one other (don't remember which) on mine.

I ended up returning the thing. Sorry, man. I hope someone has a better answer. I wanted something with LTE (wife is paranoid about me dying in the fourth-safest city in America) so she can track where I am, and I hate running with a phone.

I eventually bought a Garmin Vivoactive 3 LTE (only works on Verizon). It's the only LTE-capable watch Garmin ever made. I assume they were using it as a test platform to develop a full line of LTE watches. I hope they follow through with it.

iPhones have a "Stopwatch" under the "Clock" app. You just hit "Lap" every time you start a new segment and it keeps a record of each segment. I never had a Timex but that should be all you need. Just hit "Lap" at the beginning of the rep, then "lap" at the end you over and over. I don't have an Apple Watch, but I'd be shocked if it doesn't have the same stopwatch application.

Enjoy doing this during the summer with sweaty hands or with gloves during the winter!

sbeefyk2 wrote:

iPhones have a "Stopwatch" under the "Clock" app. You just hit "Lap" every time you start a new segment and it keeps a record of each segment. I never had a Timex but that should be all you need. Just hit "Lap" at the beginning of the rep, then "lap" at the end you over and over. I don't have an Apple Watch, but I'd be shocked if it doesn't have the same stopwatch application.

The stopwatch app on the applewatch doesn't show the current split. It shows the cumulative time up top and the previous splits at the bottom. Anyone running intervals needs to see the current split to see if they are on pace or not. The phone does show the current split but not the watch.

I don't know how anyone would do a basic track workout with this watch. Anyone?

Plus the stopwatch app isn't tied into HR or distance or anything.

iSmoothRun or Workoutdoors

You didn't pay $600 for a running watch. You bought an apple watch.

I switch to my old reliable Ironman times for any workout. I still use my Apple Watch for music and mileage tracking, but switch it to my right arm. So my solution is to run with 2 watches on track day,

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advizer wrote:

You didn't pay $600 for a running watch. You bought an apple watch.

^^

How about a simple Casio chronograph and run by feel?

Why do you need to see your lap split counting up? If you’re doing a warmup, two tempos, and a cool down, just hit lap for each and problem solved. You’ll have all the information you need.

this is the! best solution for you

„how to: make the apple watch 4 into a great running watch“ by running otaku on youtube

(unfortunately i cannot post links)

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DogJogger wrote:

iSmoothRun or Workoutdoors

Those are probably the best apps. The Stryd app is pretty good too.

Apple watch just isn't a serious fitness persons watch. I've tried version 2, 3, and now 5. The GPS they have built in is good, the issue as WFH Mileage points out is that they don't poll every second, and they also have a strange smoothing algorithm (Go check out DC Rainmaker for more information than you ever wanted about this).

So if you do longer runs that are more straight than anything, it is pretty accurate watch.

But then you have the other issues regarding a touch screen interface. Any sort of sweat and it will no longer respond to touch. I believe the mechanical buttons on side are off limits to developers or at least in reduced functionality, so making an easy button pushing stopwatch is not possible.

For any sort of athletic use beyond the basics, it's looking like Apple watch will never be the answer.

Mike RM wrote:

I switch to my old reliable Ironman times for any workout. I still use my Apple Watch for music and mileage tracking, but switch it to my right arm. So my solution is to run with 2 watches on track day,

How old are you? You use an

Ironman Timex for workouts, but still liste. Yo music. You could be 60 or 16.

I used to wear my timex for the track, tempos and races, and my garmin for easy and long runs. I'm upset about all the Strava segments I missed out on.

Dur wrote:

Mike RM wrote:

I switch to my old reliable Ironman times for any workout. I still use my Apple Watch for music and mileage tracking, but switch it to my right arm. So my solution is to run with 2 watches on track day,

How old are you? You use an

Ironman Timex for workouts, but still liste. Yo music. You could be 60 or 16.

I used to wear my timex for the track, tempos and races, and my garmin for easy and long runs. I'm upset about all the Strava segments I missed out on.

I haven’t been seriously training in years but anytime I’m going to care about splits during a workout I wear my garmin and my old timex Ironman.

Almost ten years ago, Timex came out with their Ironman Tapscreen HRM. On one screen, I can see running lap time, running split time, and current HR. After I finish, I can see lap times, average HR for the lap, splits, total time, average HR for the run and max HR hit during the run.

It doesn't have GPS, but do you really need GPS on every run? Don't you know within say a half-mile how far you've run?

If I had to know how far I've run or my pace, I'd use Runkeeper (Android). I have it set to verbally announce my distance, overall pace, and pace for the last quarter mile. It does this every quarter mile. I've used it at Hood to Coast, but otherwise, I don't need a GPS.

Having used a MacBook for two months now and an iPhone for a month a year ago, it confirms my belief that the entire ecosphere of iPhone, iWatch, and Macs is designed to consume or create audio and video OR to be a fashion statement.

You should use Trackster! Best app I've found

Stryd app is better on my Apple watch LTE series 5 than my Garmin. would not go back to a traditional watch.