As I mentioned, I’ve been running with a Garmin ever since my first marathon back in 2009. My first watch was the Forerunner 405 which was pretty darn bulky. I’ve had a few upgrades since then but when the Apple Watch came out I was tempted to get it. The screen had better graphics and it was less bulky. However, I feel that the Garmin data is more reliable. Lately I’ve been loving my Fenix 6 despite it still feeling a little bigger than my ideal size.
Read MoreI’m a data nerd and one of the reasons I love my Garmin is to see how accurate the data is that it is collecting.
Race prediction times have been a feature of Garmin for some time now. Unfortunately, I don’t really have much faith in these predictions. According to the data in the past, I should have be able to run ~3:11 marathon which would be lovely but not realistic for my fitness level at that time. Even if the data is not so accurate, I like to see how the data improves and use it to inform my training. It’s like energy modeling, you really look at the relative change, not the exact numbers.
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