GPS Watches

Offline music on long runs is brilliant until the watch dies at 18km, the headphones disconnect, or the race marshal tells you in-ear buds are not allowed. The safest setup…

If running is the main reason you are buying a watch, Garmin is still the better pick for most runners. Apple Watch is better if you want one brilliant everyday…

One chilly February morning, a runner can scroll through months of Strava or Garmin Connect data and still have no clear answer to a simple question: am I actually improving?…

On a drizzly Sunday morning in Leeds, it is easy to glance at a GPS watch and wonder whether the optical sensor on your wrist is giving a true picture…

The £150–200 price bracket is where running watches get serious. Below £100, you get basic GPS and a timer. Above £300, you’re paying for features most recreational runners never use.…

You charged your running watch last night, ran 45 minutes with GPS this morning, and the battery is already at 72%. The box said “14 days battery life” and you’re…

You’ve narrowed it down to three brands but every forum thread just devolves into tribal loyalty. Garmin runners swear by Garmin. Coros fans evangelise battery life. Polar loyalists quietly point…

You finished your Sunday long run, glanced at your watch, and it said 20.3km. Your running mate’s watch — same route, same pace, running side by side — said 19.8km.…

You’re twelve weeks out from your first marathon. The training plan is pinned to the fridge, the long runs are getting longer, and your phone strapped to your arm with…

You’ve unboxed your new GPS running watch, charged it overnight, strapped it on, and now you’re standing at the front door staring at a screen full of options you don’t…