Apple Watch Question Series 4/5

The builtin App provides the ability to show up to 4 different metrics at the same time

Of which you can include:

Current Pace

Average Pace

Distance

Heart Rate

Duration

Active Calories

Total Calories

Current Cadence

Average Cadence

Elevation Gain

Rolling Pace

Current Elevation

There is currently no way of manually marking laps, its set to auto lap on 1mile or 1km (depending on iphone local settings)

thetrickstergib wrote:

The builtin App provides the ability to show up to 4 different metrics at the same time

Of which you can include:

Current Pace

Average Pace

Distance

Heart Rate

Duration

Active Calories

Total Calories

Current Cadence

Average Cadence

Elevation Gain

Rolling Pace

Current Elevation

There is currently no way of manually marking laps, its set to auto lap on 1mile or 1km (depending on iphone local settings)

This is really funny. It has all these hobbyjogger functions, but it won't take splits?

iSmoothRun has all that. It’s the best Apple Watch running app imo.

It’s still not as good as a garmin for running, but def better overall as a smartwatch.

thetrickstergib wrote:

The builtin App provides the ability to show up to 4 different metrics at the same time

Of which you can include:

Current Pace

Average Pace

Distance

Heart Rate

Duration

Active Calories

Total Calories

Current Cadence

Average Cadence

Elevation Gain

Rolling Pace

Current Elevation

There is currently no way of manually marking laps, its set to auto lap on 1mile or 1km (depending on iphone local settings)

this and the touch screen is finicky when wet. so good luck taking splits even on a 3rd party app if you are sweating. I generally have to charge mine AW3 between every run as well.

it's good for listening to music, taking phone calls, getting texts, and general gps stuff. not good as a training watch.

I wouldn’t get an Apple Watch if your main gripe is battery life. I picked up the Garmin 245 without music and it does everything I need. Charge it maybe once every 5-6 days depend on my activity level.

I just got the Apple Watch 5, and I'm considering putting my Garmin 645M in the drawer.

The GPS accuracy is better than it was in the Watch 2 (which I previously had prior to the 645M), but probably still not as good as the Garmin. However, for every other function, the Apple Watch is better. I usually run / ride the exact same routes, so I already know precisely how long they are, and really all I'm after is elapsed time, so I think the Apple will work for me.

If you need splits you have to stay with a dedicated running watch with actual buttons for start/stop/lap. The apple watch still has a big problem with recognizing sweaty finger touches.

Back to the GPS accuracy, this weekend my wife and I hiked 10 miles through woods and hills. She wore a Garmin Fenix and I wore the Apple 5. For the first 8 miles the distances were about as even as you could want. I had 8.01 when she had 8.00. Then over the next two miles, the Apple sort of started losing accuracy. Not sure why, maybe the tree cover was too dense, maybe there were too many switch backs. At the end she had 10.00 and I was at 9.95. Not a big enough deal for me to worry about, but in the past, but for some, it no doubt would be.

It’s easy to mark laps. Just double-tap the screen.

Apple calls them “segments”. It’s been that way for years.

Love the AW, I’ve had every version since Series 0. They just get better and better. Gave up my Garmin long ago.