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1 year ago 01/13/2023 10:42am EST

re: 52345

52345 wrote:
I use the old fashion Ironman Timex. You really don't NEED a smart watch. You may WANT one, but people really don't NEED one. I personally don't want to know every single mile I run, text I get, latest big news flash, all on my wrist.

you need a heartrate monitor if you are training reasonably seriously, so for most people this will be a watch. without a HR monitor you will be running too hard or not hard enough on many runs.

and it's easy to turn off the notifications for calls and texts etc.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 12:54pm EST

re: Gandalf the Grey

Gandalf the Grey wrote:
52345 wrote:
I use the old fashion Ironman Timex. You really don't NEED a smart watch. You may WANT one, but people really don't NEED one. I personally don't want to know every single mile I run, text I get, latest big news flash, all on my wrist.
you need a heartrate monitor if you are training reasonably seriously, so for most people this will be a watch. without a HR monitor you will be running too hard or not hard enough on many runs.
and it's easy to turn off the notifications for calls and texts etc.

Only if you use heart rate as a metric for how to run which many, if not most, do not do.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:00pm EST

re: Nshshsve

I use an $8.00 basic sports watch. It only has the time (two time zones), date and stopwatch (which I use for each run). It easy to read, accurate and has lasted over three years of almost daily use. Actually the band snapped at year one but it was an easy superglue fix.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:03pm EST

re: kaliegh

I also forgot to add: I don't need any other features in a watch, like GPS, and I don't need no Viagra.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:05pm EST

re: dqwdq

dqwdq wrote:Actually the band snapped at year one but it was an easy superglue fix.

That's one major reason I got the Timex Expedition. It comes with a velcro band. I've had a number of watches with the plastic band break after a couple of years.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:09pm EST

re: tat ta

tat ta wrote:
Gandalf the Grey wrote:
you need a heartrate monitor if you are training reasonably seriously, so for most people this will be a watch. without a HR monitor you will be running too hard or not hard enough on many runs.
and it's easy to turn off the notifications for calls and texts etc.
Only if you use heart rate as a metric for how to run which many, if not most, do not do.

why?

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:25pm EST

re: Nshshsve

I have a garmin fenix 6x. I’m hoping Garmin steps up their game by the time I need a new watch because if I needed one right now I would get a Coros but I don’t want to switch brands to when I have so many years of data on Garmin. Unless you run in mountains or off-grid trails, you do not need more than the cheapest base line GPS watch model for whichever brand.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:48pm EST

re: Peepoopoo

I really like my Coros Pace 2. Very reliable for gps and hr so far. No issues and I had it almost a year.

1 year ago 01/13/2023 3:53pm EST

re: Nshshsve

Garmin 645 which was a Christmas hand down from my dad. I've found having a watch surprisingly useful with easy if imprecise HR tracking, intervals are much easier when you can just press a lap button, controls to change track from my phone music and it basically making running a lot simpler.

The Strava integration is OK although I liked being able to title runs and put little notes in previously on my phone while it's now an automatic push across with 'Region running'. Most of my Strava runs aren't public however to avoid spam so it doesn't really matter.

That said you can probably still get good results with a low range smartphone as a GPS tracker.

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