See Watches for Ultrarunning for more details. The Vivoactive 3 has an internal accelerometer, and it supports alerts for Cadence, which is really nice.įor ultramarathon running the battery life of the Vivoactive 3 makes it a poor choice and the cable makes it harder to Charge On The Run than earlier versions. If you get your Cadence right, many other things naturally fall into place.
How fast am I running? Knowing how fast you're running can be a nice to know, or it can be vital for your training or race performance.I've repeatedly had the Vivoactive 3 come up more than a mile short on a long run. How far did I run? This is the most basic question, and the Vivoactive 3 has grim GPS Accuracy, and lousy support for the Stryd footpod.
There are many things a runner might look for in a running watch, but I feel these four questions are critical. Consider this me "putting my money where my mouth is."įor a simple evaluation of a GPS watch, I look at how well it can answer some basic questions. However, I can't in good conscience give you a link to buy a product that I dis-recommend as much as this one. Your funding for this site helps enormously. I'd like to thank the many readers who buy products through the links on the left-hand navigation bar. I buy all my gear at the same retail outlets you do to avoid even subconscious bias. This review was made possible by readers like you buying products via my links.