Recommend a running watch to me

Mantis Toboggan

Ticwatches are reduced on Amazon currently, can anyone recommend them?

BigAl81

Tigerandahalf wrote:

The big problem for me with Garmin is how poor their app is...

I created a Strava account and all my Garmin runs sync there too. I think their app / website is better.

Tigerandahalf

BigAl81 wrote: »

I created a Strava account and all my Garmin runs sync there too. I think their app / website is better.

Are you paying for the premium version?

skyblue46

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Are you paying for the premium version?

Once your data is collected by Connect there are many free 3rd party apps which can draw down this information with your permission. I use the Smashrun, Runalyze and the free version of Strava....endless info and graphs to amuse myself with :pac:

Tigerandahalf

I am just simply want an app that will give me weekly/monthly/yearly totals and categories for races and workouts. It would just make it easy to do a quick analysis. I have no interest in graphs or any other gimmicks.

peter4918

WayneEnterprise wrote: »

I've been running with the 230 for years (essentially the 235 without the HR monitor), and never had any accuracy issues. Perhaps you just got a bad unit?

I have to agree with this, I have been using the 235 since it came out and have nothing but good things to say about it, never let me down and I find it very accurate. I really think you got a bad unit.

BigAl81

Tigerandahalf wrote:

Are you paying for the premium version?

No, not paying,I used the free version. Try it,I think it will do what you need.

incentsitive

peter4918 wrote: »

I have to agree with this, I have been using the 235 since it came out and have nothing but good things to say about it, never let me down and I find it very accurate. I really think you got a bad unit.

Interesting. I wonder is it worth the gamble of another! I have however been leaning towards the Polar M430 - it has great reviews. I am hoping for a Black Friday deal to appear somewhere!

Out of curiousity, speaking of Strava et al, I started a trial of the MPV version of MapMyRun - what an utterly useless waste of time!

Ace2007

BobMc wrote: »

Dont buy anything till you read this guys reviews, he wont mess about if something is off with a particular brand or watch

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/

I've on my third garmin, never had any huge discrepancies, I'm wearing the 645 music at the moment with the others retired

What the music like on the 645?

Tigerandahalf

If you import to Strava can you change the setting from km to miles? If I can't I won't bother with it.

Thanks

ariana`

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

If you import to Strava can you change the setting from km to miles? If I can't I won't bother with it.

Thanks

Yes you can km or miles on Strava.

I agree by the way re. the Garmin app, it really isn't great. Another thing i'd like is to be able to do a quick comparison if you repeat a Workout.

El CabaIIo

If you want to use the 235 for the optical hr, don't buy it. The accuracy on mine is terrible in general and even worse in the winter when it's cold. As soon as it goes above 160bpm, it gets lost and I've ran 10k races with lower Hr than easy runs on it. It lags like crazy on most runs. Given that is the selling point of the watch and price, it's not worth it as all the extra features on the watch after gps are based on HR which it has a ton of but they are not useful if you don't have accurate readings. If you do buy it, buy a chest strap with it but it kind of defeats the purpose of the watch.

If you just want a simple watch with pace and distance features, you can save a bomb and buy a cheap garmin.

incentsitive

Bring back the Forerunner 305, best piece of kit ever. Bullet proof.

Tigerandahalf

ariana` wrote: »

Yes you can km or miles on Strava.

I agree by the way re. the Garmin app, it really isn't great. Another thing i'd like is to be able to do a quick comparison if you repeat a Workout.

How do you change to miles? I gave a look and google but no luck.

Thanks

Pherekydes

incentsitive wrote: »

Bring back the Forerunner 305, best piece of kit ever. Bullet proof.

Mine wasn't even rainproof! I find the 230 superior in every way.

RayCun

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

How do you change to miles? I gave a look and google but no luck.

Settings - Display Preferences - Units and Measurements

Tigerandahalf

RayCun wrote: »

Settings - Display Preferences - Units and Measurements

Any idea how I can see weekly/monthly totals and workouts/race categories?

Thanks

RayCun

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Any idea how I can see weekly/monthly totals and workouts/race categories?

Go to Training - Training Log, and it shows you your total for each week

Training - Training Calendar shows you the number of hours, kms, and activities this year, and the number of hours per month. Click on a month to see the number of kms that month and the activities on each day.

You have to edit an activity (which is fairly easy) to identify it as a workout or race, and to add a name/description beyond 'Morning Run'. Your training log shows races and workouts in a different colour, and you can roll over each one to see the details.

This is my training log

incentsitive

Just bought the Polar M430.....watch this space!! Report to follow in a week or two!

Tigerandahalf

Is there any way then to search for previous workouts/races or do you have to scroll back through the calendar?

It would be handy just to click on a Workouts tab or Races tab and be able to get the info straight away and compare etc.

Strava doesn't seem to give you a monthly total, you have to add up the weekly totals. It would be nice to see the monthly totals at a glance. I can use the Garmin app for that anyway.

RayCun

There's a training calendar view that gives monthly totals, doesn't seem to be sharable.

RayCun

Races are called out in a list at the side of the training log.

Mantis Toboggan

Garmins reduced today on amazon, thinking of with the forerunner 235 or vivoactive 3, anyone any experience of these?

IvoryTower

235 is a great watch.

IvoryTower

£150 on amazon for the 235 today. a steal

Mantis Toboggan

Bought the vivoactive 3 because its more of an all rounder and a newer device, the 235 is 3 years old.

incentsitive

My experience of the Garmin 235 was crap, interestingly it was way down the list in terms of distance accuracy on a link posted above. I've got the Polar M430 on the way now!

Glebee

Anyone any experience of Garmin Forerunner 35 VS Fitbit Ionic?

RayCun

Glebee wrote: »

Anyone any experience of Garmin Forerunner 35 VS Fitbit Ionic?

this guy

Glebee

Went with the Fitbit. Good price on Amazon.it