Track Your Run
Trail Running
If you don’t care about keeping track of runs, your running data and goals then good on you.
You are in the minority group of naked runners.
But for most, GPS running watches seem to be the wrist fashion of choice for runners of every ability. They are becoming more and more advanced and tech packed. And the designs smarter and more fashionable resulting in their daily use.
Choosing the watch for you
There are so many things to consider when deciding which is best running watch for you.
Most important are perhaps the size, ease of use, battery life and features it offers, although most users will not use many of the functions.
The features to think about are the usual distance, elapsed time, pace and heart rate monitoring. The logging of altitude and meters climbed and descended can be interesting, and the ‘return to start’ feature is great in the event you ever get lost on the trails.
Once you do choose a brand you are most likely to stick with it. Either out of loyalty or that familiarity with use and the back end analytics make it hard to change.
In addition to the stats provided by your running watch and back end analytics, there are many apps and websites available to track, review and analyse your runs.
How I track my runs
I do try to run naked on occasion. Just for the fun of getting out there and running with nothing beeping at me or telling me how I am doing.
But my watch of choice has always been the Suunto Ambit (2 and now 3).
And I use a combination of Suunto’s MovesCount and Strava to track my runs.
