Coros Pace 2 reviews?

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2 years ago 04/07/2022 6:11am EDT

re: pace2newuser

pace2newuser wrote:
Makes Paper wrote:
I don't think you need to switch back and forth to and from track mode for a warm up/track/warm down run. I set track mode when I leave my house. It measures distance normally during my warmup, and then snaps to the track when I start my workout, then reverts to normal measuring when I cool down on my way home.
That's great to know- thank you!
I am also a new Pace 2 user for the last several months. Very happy with it, would agree with all the positives that others have said about battery life, weight, features.
One thing I really like is the ability to set customized displays for different workout modes, so you can toggle between them (e.g., one watch face will show you total mileage, total time, etc.-- and another one will show you lap time, lap pace, current pace, etc.). I do agree that twisting the crown is annoying though, it's not super easy to toggle between these displays while you are running.
The only other criticism I have is the accuracy of the optical HR, although I have no idea if other brands would be better (this is my first running watch). The resting HR is all over the place and at least 10-15 bpm faster than my true resting HR, and it responds quite sluggishly to increases during intervals. I don't care too much about the HR monitoring, but if you are serious about it, would highly recommend connecting the watch to a chest strap monitor.

As to HR, other brands are not better. I’ve tried garmen, iwatch, and COROS. They are all about as inaccurate.

2 years ago 04/07/2022 6:24am EDT

re: Smyou

Smyou wrote:
Pace 2 won’t allow an ‘open’ recovery in workouts. You have to predetermine time or distance. It’s also incredibly slow compared to Garmin in conjunction with Stryd. I sent it back. Garmin is just a more flexible and powerful device.

I use open recovery all the time on my workouts using my Pace 2. I do my reps on a bike path that involves crossing busy streets, so I can't always control exactly when I will start the next rep, so open works best in this instance.

2 years ago 04/07/2022 6:26am EDT

re: DC Runnerman

I should add, to use open recovery, instead of selecting distance or time, you select "Not Set".

2 years ago 04/07/2022 7:40am EDT

re: DC Runnerman

DC Runnerman wrote:
I should add, to use open recovery, instead of selecting distance or time, you select "Not Set".

The problem is, if I recall correctly, unless it’s part of a set of intervals ‘open’ isn’t an option. I was doing a tempo run followed by hill repeats about a mile from the end of the tempo (depending on where I stopped) but there was no open option between the to parts of the workout.

2 years ago 04/07/2022 7:48am EDT

re: MatthewXCountry

MatthewXCountry wrote:
Blueballs&beard wrote:
Anyone using this watch? I’m updating my Garmin and would appreciate any feedback.
I like track mode for track workouts. The Coros Pace 2 is the cheapest GPS watch with this feature, and if you regularly do track workouts, I think it is worth it. The GPS is on par with my cheaper Garmin forerunner 30, and the heart rate monitor is as good as any wrist heartrate monitor (that is it is not very good, but a nice addition if you don't really rely on accurate heart rate info).
Biggest drawbacks
1. track mode does not work that well for races, unless you start on the inside rail. Basically, the watch uses the first lap to calculate where the track is, then assumes all other laps are run on this idealized track. The problem is, if you start in lane 8 and merge during the first lap, the watch assumes your lap starts in lane 8, and just doesn't get it right. However, if you are in a race that either stays in lanes the whole way or you are running a workout in lane one, it works fantastic.
2. The scroll wheel is pretty annoying. The default is that you have to unlock your watch to start a workout by scrolling a wheel. The wheel is pretty finicky. You can fiddle with the settings to make this less of an issue, by making some of the features accessible via the buttons instead.
3. You'll probably want to fiddle with the display style options. I found the default not displaying the time as prominently as I wanted (way too small font). This is easy enough to customize though.
Overall it's a reasonably good watch for the price. I only work out on the track less than once a week so I wouldn't buy it again, but I would recommend it to others who do a lot of track workouts.

Regarding #2, I have to scroll to stop my watch as well. Is that normal, or am I missing something?

2 years ago 04/07/2022 8:50am EDT

re: Smyou

Smyou wrote:
DC Runnerman wrote:
I should add, to use open recovery, instead of selecting distance or time, you select "Not Set".
The problem is, if I recall correctly, unless it’s part of a set of intervals ‘open’ isn’t an option. I was doing a tempo run followed by hill repeats about a mile from the end of the tempo (depending on where I stopped) but there was no open option between the to parts of the workout.

There is an option for "Open" to every run, intervals too when you plan them in Training Hub.

2 years ago 04/07/2022 9:46am EDT

re: Smyou

Smyou wrote:
Pace 2 won’t allow an ‘open’ recovery in workouts. You have to predetermine time or distance. It’s also incredibly slow compared to Garmin in conjunction with Stryd. I sent it back. Garmin is just a more flexible and powerful device.

This might have been corrected when they updated the workouts. I'm not sure, tbh I haven't even accessed the web interface even once. But even in the old system it was a no-brainer. When I need an open recovery between sets (ex if I move from track to hills or smth), I just set the recovery interval to 10 hours and hit the lap button when I need it.

Now the battery, it's getting ridiculous by now. 1.5 years in use, since Oct 2020. This winter I hade the watch die on me three times, more than in all the 7 years I've been using Garmin watches. I have charged my Pace 2 to 100% yesterday morning and ran 2 hr 8 min since then. It's now at 63%.

2 years ago 04/07/2022 10:11am EDT

re: n9

I love my Pace 2. Great battery life, very accurate and I can program just about every type of workout I'd ever want to do including the recoveries.

There have been some good software updates too. For example, one of the recent updates now displays and beeps mile splits in the middle of a workout which is really nice. Before I was often left guessing my mile splits or having to do a calculation mid-run.

The HR monitor is ok, probably no better or worse than on Garmin watches. Other than that, I can't really think of anything that could be improved.

2 years ago 04/07/2022 11:01am EDT

re: n9

n9 wrote:
Smyou wrote:
Pace 2 won’t allow an ‘open’ recovery in workouts. You have to predetermine time or distance. It’s also incredibly slow compared to Garmin in conjunction with Stryd. I sent it back. Garmin is just a more flexible and powerful device.
This might have been corrected when they updated the workouts. I'm not sure, tbh I haven't even accessed the web interface even once. But even in the old system it was a no-brainer. When I need an open recovery between sets (ex if I move from track to hills or smth), I just set the recovery interval to 10 hours and hit the lap button when I need it.
Now the battery, it's getting ridiculous by now. 1.5 years in use, since Oct 2020. This winter I hade the watch die on me three times, more than in all the 7 years I've been using Garmin watches. I have charged my Pace 2 to 100% yesterday morning and ran 2 hr 8 min since then. It's now at 63%.

Possibly, I sent them an email about it at the time.

2 years ago 04/11/2022 4:15am EDT

re: Descartes

Descartes wrote:
MatthewXCountry wrote:
I like track mode for track workouts. The Coros Pace 2 is the cheapest GPS watch with this feature, and if you regularly do track workouts, I think it is worth it. The GPS is on par with my cheaper Garmin forerunner 30, and the heart rate monitor is as good as any wrist heartrate monitor (that is it is not very good, but a nice addition if you don't really rely on accurate heart rate info).
Biggest drawbacks
1. track mode does not work that well for races, unless you start on the inside rail. Basically, the watch uses the first lap to calculate where the track is, then assumes all other laps are run on this idealized track. The problem is, if you start in lane 8 and merge during the first lap, the watch assumes your lap starts in lane 8, and just doesn't get it right. However, if you are in a race that either stays in lanes the whole way or you are running a workout in lane one, it works fantastic.
2. The scroll wheel is pretty annoying. The default is that you have to unlock your watch to start a workout by scrolling a wheel. The wheel is pretty finicky. You can fiddle with the settings to make this less of an issue, by making some of the features accessible via the buttons instead.
3. You'll probably want to fiddle with the display style options. I found the default not displaying the time as prominently as I wanted (way too small font). This is easy enough to customize though.
Overall it's a reasonably good watch for the price. I only work out on the track less than once a week so I wouldn't buy it again, but I would recommend it to others who do a lot of track workouts.
Regarding #2, I have to scroll to stop my watch as well. Is that normal, or am I missing something?

You can configure it to unlock either with scroll or long press. You can also configuire it to never lock during a workout, which is how I use it.

1 year ago 06/15/2022 1:18pm EDT

re: MuffinAcquired

Im having some accuracy issues with mine. First mile always comes up a little before it should. Anyone else deal with this?

1 year ago 06/15/2022 2:47pm EDT

re: fghrunner

Was about to go Coros Pace 2 to replace a Garmin 235, I was very excited about track mode and the battery life. But then the Garmin 245 music went on sale and I decided I wanted music too.

Would be great if Coros had a version of the Pace with music for an extra $50 like Garmin does. Now it's only on Coros $700 Vertix

1 year ago 06/15/2022 3:33pm EDT

re: AXC

AXC wrote:
Was about to go Coros Pace 2 to replace a Garmin 235, I was very excited about track mode and the battery life. But then the Garmin 245 music went on sale and I decided I wanted music too.
Would be great if Coros had a version of the Pace with music for an extra $50 like Garmin does. Now it's only on Coros $700 Vertix

Garmin's have track mode as well

1 year ago 07/07/2022 11:14pm EDT

re: nike shill

nike shill wrote:
Been wanting to upgrade from my Vivoactive 3 and I've been eyeing this one up... Might have to grab one.

Finally did so. I love it

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