Sunday Runday
In this weekly column, Wearables Editor Michael Hicks discusses the world of running watches, fitness apps, and training trends, in his quest to get faster and more fit.
Next weekend, I’ll be running the Garmin Tucson Marathon. It’s not my first marathon, but it feels like the first one I’ve properly trained for; I’ve more than doubled my monthly mileage with several 15- to 20-mile runs and hit a half-marathon PR.
It’s been a useful opportunity to test recent watches like the COROS APEX 4, Pixel Watch 4, and Suunto Race 2. However, I continued to wear my Garmin watch on my other wrist, not just as a control group for testing, but also because I relied on its metrics to stay on task during marathon training…