I wore 4 watches to run 100 miles and only one lasted... here's the data

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Why do I wear 4 running watches?! For moments like this... I believe that in testing you can't go for one run and just say one watch is better or more accurate than another. I've been wearing 4 watches and testing them against each other for years now - I switch out the watches every so often so it hasn't been the exact same lineup as when I started but I thought it would be cool to show the breakdown of the watch comparisons during the Western States 100 mile ultramarathon where so many variables are eliminated because it was the same exact race. Let me know what watch you rock and what watches you want me to try next!
Wearing : Apple Watch series 7, Apple Watch ultra, coros apex 2 pro, garmin forerunner 955 solar.
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[@jamesrowntree]

Important note : the forerunner is designed as the "athlete's watch" whereas the Fenix by Garmin is designed for the long endurance stuff. From Coros, the pace series is the "athlete's watch" and the apex is the endurance one. A great comparison by Hellah but it's important to remember the intended use.

[@jamesrowntree]

Taking data from Garmin's website : Forerunner 965 battery life with only gps - up to 31 hours ; Fenix 7x with only gps - up to 89 hours (112 with solar). From Coros : Apex Pro 2 - 75 hours ; pace 3 - up to 38 hours.

[@HellahGood]

I should have added that the fenix 6 pro was the garmin that I wore for Leadville 100 and that one died at mile 86

[@SugarLandFishingBros]

Do you think it would be better to have Bluetooth ON and use a chest strap monitor as then the Apple Watch monitor would turn off thus saving battery life? Or do think it wouldn’t save enough to offset the fact there is Bluetooth?

[@GamingKinda]

I have an enduro bc of their website and Iv been training for my first ultra. I’m expecting it to last behind my Apple Watch or fenix. We will see. Thanks for the video!

[@YktvNoahhh]

on my 67th day in a row! started running after i seen ur channel and chose to commit to the airforce! thanks for the daily motivation hellah

[@HellahGood]

Amazing work!!! Keep it up!

[@simonharrison2772]

always enjoy your vids, inspiring, the info I actually wanted... looking forward to the next one

[@darianallberry]

Love the video, great recap as always Hellah!

[@zaasoo5287]

i love you video. very inspired me to start my running journey

[@ChristianHada]

Thank you for the video Hellah, this is good info to know. But I think it wouldve been good to also add the data at specific miles to compare the them too instead of just the time of battery deaths. Id be curious to see the differences in those.

[@LetsGoGregg]

Great review and awesome meeting you at WSER NOT A FAIR COMPARISON Garmin has a watch designed for Ultras and you compared the triathlon watch. Time to get a Fenix 7- lasts close to a month. Seems like that would be your kinda watch 😊

[@HellahGood]

I wore the garmin fenix 6 pro during Leadville 100 and it died at mile 86!

[@LetsGoGregg]

@@HellahGood I have the Fenix 7 Solar and use it for 100s and it still has tons of power after and I'm slow af & I leave everything on. I'll crew your next 100 and you can borrow mine😂😂Let's go!!!

[@grimsket]

I also have the Fenix 7 Sapphire solar. It can last longer than you can run for sure. Time to upgrade Hella

[@GGori_99]

I have been daily using the forerunner 255 for almost 3 months.. and i charge it once every 10 days.. always use the dual GPS tracking.. no connection to smartphone like AT ALL.. so its been specifically for sport..

[@tomaspuskas950]

amazing whot coros did in their watches. thanks a lot

[@jaydmorales23]

I like to use a polar heart rate sensor and always on display set to “off” for Apple Watch Ultra. Then it’s GPS only and screen is off

[@eriikr1993]

keep it up 👌💪💪

[@HellahGood]

Thank you!

[@marc0702]

I think the Fenix or enduro from garmin is a better comparison for the apex 2. The corps does look cool though, the fonts and stuff. Maybe one day I’ll get the courage to move away from garmin, lol.

[@darianallberry]

At the price point then it would be necessary to bump up to the VERTIX 2 from COROS with 140 GPS hours to compare with FENIX or ENDURO 😎

[@HellahGood]

I wore the Fenix 6 pro and coros apex pro for Leadville 100 last year and garmin died then too! crazy

[@SugarLandFishingBros]

Do you think it would be better to have Bluetooth ON and use a chest strap monitor as then the Apple Watch monitor would turn off thus saving battery life? Or do think it wouldn’t save enough to offset the fact there is Bluetooth?

[@trumptman]

Apple Watch 7 did a lot better than it should have per Apple battery life claims. Garmin did much worse and it makes me wonder about the settings. Garmin claims an easy 31-34 hrs and the only thing that would really kill it is music playback on the watch. Looks like Apple hasn't played up how much their low power mode can help their non-ultra watches. Anything up to basically a 50k run or 70.3 triathlon looks like it could be done with a basic Apple Watch 9. It would be nice to know which if any watches you relied on for navigation and how you think they did on GPS tracking given the short distance of the COROS.

[@The21titans]

I have a Garmin Forerunner 945. I ran 53 miles in just over 14 hours and had 58% percent battery life left when

[@Ole-oj3ep]

Why dont you use the enduro?

[@DeeKay1911]

"It was connected to cellular, but there was no service out there".... Don't know for a fact with the watches, but my iPhone actually uses a ton of battery to try to secure a signal in areas without or with bad signal - so might have an effect as well.

[@scriptosaurusrex]

People bang on about how the garmin watches have so many features, but my experience also was that they end up failing at the basics.... I got rid of my garmin as it kept crashing and the alti was horrible. The coros I have used also read a little short, which is a shame for those strava badges and pbs, but ultimately, in use on a race, being out by 30m isn't actually an issue when checking your distance. And knowing it will actually make it means you can rely on it.

[@TroyRubert]

Does anyone remember the Nike fuel band?

[@missbutts85]

The Apple Watch will drain faster using continuous GPS and heart rate monitoring. The 36hr battery is based on an estimate of a 1-2hr workout a day and the regular everyday use of other stuff. I got a series 9 and I still use a chest strap and low power mode on my longer outdoor workouts for it to last.

[@jeffreytillack4709]

Does low power still have 1sec GPS etc?

[@missbutts85]

@@jeffreytillack4709 yes I leave the gps settings the same for low power mode. It just turns off my always on display and background app refresh so I don’t get unnecessary notifications

[@tomaszderen]

No mention of settings? Multiband, all systems, gps only? Standardizing the settings would give you a more realistic take on the watches. Not all watches use multiband as the default.

[@CraigEggleton]

Nice run but wrong watches to compare. Would have been more interested to see Coros, Garmin (Fenix, Enduro, Epix)and Suunto Vertical. Coros would have come in last place in that scenario.

[@HellahGood]

I used the garmin fenix 6 pro last year during Leadville 100 and it died at mile 86 so I didn’t have much faith for this one! Coros apex (first edition) beat it out then too

[@CraigEggleton]

@@HellahGood Run faster :).

[@kaidensnyder]

Hey hellah, have you ever considered the whoop? It isn’t an immediate purchase and requires a monthly subscription, but was wondering if you’ve looked into it.

[@HellahGood]

Yes! I actually worked briefly with whoop years ago but wouldn’t compare it to any of these/recommend it for running. A lot of the watches on the market can do everything whoop can do now too

[@kaidensnyder]

@@HellahGood Thank you for the info! I’ve been considering a garmin so was wondering about your approach.

[@solebrother9620]

Somewhat random selection of watches. Not exactly comparing apples to apples. The Garmin Enduro or Fenix would maybe have been a more meaningful shootout re battery life etc to compete with the Coros. Nevertheless, you've taken 4 popular watches and highlighted the limits/best uses, which in itself is useful...thanks for the info.

[@HellahGood]

I used the fenix 6 pro last year during Leadville 100 and it died at mile 86! Should have mentioned that

[@jeffreytillack4709]

Maybe include a Suunto Vertical for your next race :-) @@HellahGood

[@HellahGood]

Will add that to the list!

[@HellahGood]

I should also add I didn’t choose these specifically because I thought they would work best in this race. I just used the ones I had and compared how they worked out for me

[@Jon-hb6gx]

If you're doing a video to help others out, it should really be a bit more scientific/fair. You can't write off the Fenix after one run ​@@HellahGoodespecially when others get 100 miles easily out of theirs. Were all the settings in comparable modes on these watches? Did you play music from any of them? You're a good guy bro ❤ Peace

[@puvendranpillay8802]

Please review running belts especially cheap chinese ones. Thanks!

[@-JenGonz-]

Galaxy???

[@nathanenns]

The only thing you’re comparing is how long each watch lasted. 🙄

[@HellahGood]

Yeah unfortunately couldn’t compare much else if they’re all gunna die haha. I have a video from the Boston marathon comparing 4 and 3 lasted during that one so there are more stat comparisons if you’re curious

[@joe1071]

I love the battery life of the Coros, but ultimately bought the Garmin because I just can’t support a Chinese company like Coros. At least Garmin is partially US company

[@TheTurtleForge]

lets gooo

[@HellahGood]

Let’s go!!!

[@anselenriquez1191]

1st!!!

[@HellahGood]

Thank you!