Use it alongside the typical running data in the app, and you'll see charts depicting your cadence, vertical oscillation, and more advanced metrics. Garmin's Running Dynamics Pod, which looks like a bright green bean that clips to your shorts, also records extra data about running posture. You can sync Forerunner to your phone with the Connect app, which stores and displays your data in helpful charts. If you need even more data, Garmin goes beyond the wrist. Phone apps can give audio updates into your headphones, but they're basic and infrequent, and looking at your phone for data is a lousy option, and with just a push of a button you can see your realtime heart rate as well. Knowing with one glance at the wrist that you're trucking along at a 8:45-minute mile-and it's going to need to be more like a consistent 9:30 to have enough juice for 13.1 miles-is a godsend. When you're a beginner distance runner it's deceptively easy to lose track of exactly how fast you're running over the course of many miles. Where that device required a chest strap to monitor your heart rate (an accessory my fiancé laughed at the first time I put it on), the 935 like many modern smartwatches can get your beats per minute right from your wrist.Īs a default, the Garmin displays your overall time, distance, and most importantly, your pace. Technologically, it's light years ahead of the basic Forerunner 15 watch I reviewed back in 2014. Like the name suggests, the Forerunner tracks not only runs but also bike rides, swims, and other athletic activities. And so, somewhat reluctantly, I tried a smartwatch: the Garmin Forerunner 935 Multisport GPS Watch. Here's another downside to phone apps: If you want the data while you're running, then you have to look at your phone.
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