Until I started running longer distances like the marathon, my Apple Watch was fine, but as it got older, the battery life got even worse, and I felt like I was constantly having to charge it. During a marathon in 2022, it died on me with only 2 miles to go! That's when I had enough and switched to Garmin Forerunner 255. It took a bit of…
Until I started running longer distances like the marathon, my Apple Watch was fine, but as it got older, the battery life got even worse, and I felt like I was constantly having to charge it. During a marathon in 2022, it died on me with only 2 miles to go! That's when I had enough and switched to Garmin Forerunner 255. It took a bit of adjustment to adapt to no longer having a touch screen, but once I got over that mild hurdle I now love it. Easy to read, much longer battery life, reliable as an alarm clock, more reliable GPS and tracking. I haven't yet used a training program through Garmin--I feel like I would need to run ten days a week for it to say I'm "progressing" and not just "maintaining" lol. It's a tough cookie and expects a lot from you in terms of adding base and speed work.
Until I started running longer distances like the marathon, my Apple Watch was fine, but as it got older, the battery life got even worse, and I felt like I was constantly having to charge it. During a marathon in 2022, it died on me with only 2 miles to go! That's when I had enough and switched to Garmin Forerunner 255. It took a bit of adjustment to adapt to no longer having a touch screen, but once I got over that mild hurdle I now love it. Easy to read, much longer battery life, reliable as an alarm clock, more reliable GPS and tracking. I haven't yet used a training program through Garmin--I feel like I would need to run ten days a week for it to say I'm "progressing" and not just "maintaining" lol. It's a tough cookie and expects a lot from you in terms of adding base and speed work.
second this, my old apple watch couldnt last for a full day now :( I got it several years ago
I charge my Apple watch every night and you're right, it doesn't have the battary life of others out there.