I Switched from GARMIN to COROS (Review!) 

In fact, there's the Fr165 from Garmin compiting directly with prize at the no-music version.

this comment sums up the whole video in a few sentences. 👍

What would you recommend then?

about a month after i posted this video I got the nylon strap and it’s worked a lot better.

Personally, since this review I switched from the silicone strap to the nylon, and since then it’s been incredibly accurate, so if you don’t already have the nylon strap I’d recommend that!

Yes, I should’ve been more clear that you just get the line of your planned route, no context around that. The Apex line has more detailed maps I think.

I’ll see what I can do!

@@johnhinton_runs thanks, I appreciate it!

How do you like it!?

@@lhzsdgsfbvv love it, best smart watch and fitnesd watch ever

@@lhzsdgsfbvv love it, my favorite overall smart watch

what's the reason?

Elaborate please.

Thank you for the feedback! I wanted to buy a Coros but you made me change my mind. I'm ordering a Garmin watch right now!

So far I'm satisfied with Garmin. starting from sensors, features, and more.

Have COROS and definitely going COROS again when the time comes.

Yeah that’s what I’ve found, I’m always waiting for heart rate longer than GPS

There are loads of online plans you can look at! There are some free examples but also ones you can pay a few pounds for from Ben Parkes, The Running Channel etc. In essence, the main things to do are slowly increase volume, incorporate some strength work, and some interval sessions. RU-vid would be a great place to start to find half marathon training tips! Maybe I’ll do a video on it in the future! If you do get the Pace 3, COROS also has a selection of training plans that you can load on to the watch, there may be a suitable half marathon one there. Good luck!

You don’t have to have your phone with you for routes that you’ve planned. You can’t see a map unless you’ve got a route planned though, and even then it’s only the line of the route you can see. I’ve found the strength function to be better than garmin - you can select which muscle group you’re working on and the set / rest layout seems logical. Hope that helps!

Great thanks so much! Keep it up!!

Suggested workouts are only on Garmin, although you can download training plans to the Coros from the website. There are plenty of places you can download training plans that will work better than the suggested workout, or find RU-vid videos of how to build a training plan for yourself and adapt them to your training lifestyle.

@@johnhinton_runs Yeah does Garmin suggested workouts based on your training metrics load and recovery factors?

yes essentially, assuming your heart rate data is correct. obviously it can’t tell if you’ve got a niggle or some external factors that could affect your training

You should be able to connect your Runna app and make the training plans sync to your watch! Not 100% sure but either way you can manually set up the workouts on the COROS app.

yep I just got the heart rate monitor and it does a great job - review video coming soon!

why?

Yeah, I just decided to start fresh in the coros app. Everything I have from Garmin is on Strava anyway.

I disagree, I've just recently returned my 255s and now have the Pace 3, I find it the better watch by far.

Why ?@@RuthyB88

@@RuthyB88 im now pondering what watch to buy, can you elaborate your answer please??

Wrist based heart rate is inherently inaccurate, it’s not a COROS based thing, and they’ve improved their sensor from the pace 2. They wouldn’t bother to release a separate heart rate monitor (still only 95% accurate within 3bpm) if the watch was always accurate, and almost all reviews mention this.

Yeah fair enough, that’s a pretty big step up from the kind of budget that COROS is targeting so I don’t blame you.

Yeah, to be fair maybe it’s a bit of an unfair comparison, but that’s the watch I’ve got experience with and hopefully there are more general garmin to coros comparisons within the video. 👍

yep, great GPS and you can link it to Strava via the app!

Yeah this definitely isn’t something that seems to have entered the sports watch market yet, all chargers are very unique.

Waterproofing the connection without slowing charging is the issue for the industry

I’ve found the GPS on the PACE 3 to be really, really good, on Dual Frequency mode at least. It locks on usually within 20 seconds. I do feel like COROS has a lot of the features of the 265 at a much cheaper price point.

Pick up the 255. A 265 without the training readyness, and the Amoled touch display. You'll gonna love it.

@@bho9632 Don't know why this should make any sense. 🤔🤷‍♂️

Yeah, while the term ‘proper runner’ may be contentious, I very much agree that I just don’t see not having Spotify as a deal-breaker for a fitness watch, especially with the kind of target audience a brand like COROS aims for.

@@johnhinton_runs spot on mate. It's as easily fixed as buying a pair of shorts with a zip pocket in the back and tucking your phone in there.