THE TRAINING NERD
Garmin Forerunner 265
$$$ premium within watches & tech
Adds triathlon modes, more detailed training load and readiness metrics, and onboard music to the 165 formula. This is the watch for people who follow structured plans and want the watch to tell them whether today should be hard or easy. Take those readiness scores as a suggestion, not scripture.
Best for: structured training plans and data appetites
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Worth knowing about watches & tech
- Buy last year's model. GPS did not get meaningfully better in twelve months, but the price got meaningfully lower.
- If your heart rate data looks insane, the fix is a chest strap, not a more expensive watch.
- Do not chase your VO2max estimate. It is an algorithm's guess, and it dips every time you run in the heat.
- Tighten the watch one notch above your wrist bone before hard workouts; loose optical sensors read cadence as heart rate.
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