COROS - PACE 2

I have a coros pace 2 that does the job well, and I stopped using it as much cause I got a pair of Form goggles. It is very nice to have a display I can see while I swim

I use Form Goggles or a Coros pace watch. The Coros track well and can do structured workouts. And having access to my distance, pace, heart rate, and workout time available is really cool

For me I use Training Peaks for collecting all my data. I have a coros pace watch for tracking strength workouts, running, and open water swims. I have a garmin for riding the bike out side. On the bike I have a garmin cadence and speed attachments. And for my peddles I have polar power meters. A Tac X Neo for training on the bike inside. Form goggles for tracking my pool swims. For structuring workouts I use Training peaks for a ATP (year plan). TrainerRoad for bike workouts, Form goggles for swimming workouts. And for the strength and running I enter them into the coros watch app. I’ve gotten the gear over time. If I had to start from scratch I would just use my Coros Pace 3 to track everything and pick up one thing at a time as I got the funds.

I wear a coros pace 2, which has an accelerometer and lap counter/timer. My previous watch did not. I used to look at the wall clock and do intervals on a time. The watch is nice, but it has not significantly improved my life

Coros Pace 2! So much less expensive than a Garmin and have been incredibly happy with it. Links right to strava, has all the realtime information you could want, highly recommend.

I use a coros pace 2. It has been a great addition to my swim training.The swim mode is well developed. It records distance correctly, most of the time. The only issue could be that it does not record drills correctly so I do not use it for that. It is very simple to use and has a great app. It is mostly a running watch, but works really well in the gym and has lots of other training modes. I use it to record training distance and pace.I do not structure workouts in the app to follow them on the watch because I swim in a club with a coach. I do not think swim training needs much more, e.g. swolf and stroke rate, are good to know but I do not see the use during training. Outside the pool the watch behaves very good and does almost everything similar watches do with the best battery life in its category. That was one of the buying arguments for me. The down side of this model is that it will no longer receive firmware updates after 4 years. The Pace 3 and Pace pro improve on the pace 2. I bought my father a pace 3 and plan to buy a pace pro before the end of the year.

Great battery life, no newer music capabilities like Spotify though (they require MP3 file transfer)

And don’t forget the incredible battery life. Mine is about 2.5 years old and I still only need to charge it about every two weeks. And that’s with around 30-40 miles a week of GPS usage.

1000% Coros. Absolutely no need to consider anything else. Nothing competes with it in terms of ratio of battery life and weight, or battery life and price. The Pace 2 or 3 are amazing. Garmin will be worse battery life for more money.

I also love my Pace 2. Pace 3 has a touch screen I think which someone said might not be as good if you live somewhere rainy.

I've had a Coros Pace 2 since they were released. I'm a fan. I've looked at the Dura but my cheap bike computer works fine and my watch does all the hard work anyway. 

Pace 3 user here. I started with the Pace 2 when they 1st came out and went to the 3 after a bike wreck left the 2 smashed. Overall Coros has been amazing.  It does everything I need and tons I don't. I didn't want a smart watch, so it works well. 

YMMV, but the only app I "must have" is HealthFit, and that's basically just to send my workouts to the webplatform I use for tracking my training. Fairly serious runner, hiker, and former cyclist. I keep an old Coros Pace 2 around for the odd time I need more than a dozen hours of GPS life for some epic adventure, but that's it.

I’ve been using COROS pace 2 for about 2.5 years Had it replaced on the final few days of warranty due to burnt screen and got a brand new sent over and it’s being going on strong This watch has all that I need and more as a cyclist and runner. It doesn’t have a triathlon mode or Atleast I’m not sure how to set it yet but the battery life on this watch is superb. So far I’ve not experience any software issue, sync issue to Corus app or strava Budget wise, it’s pretty cheap when i first got it tho I’ve not check on the latest ones as this watch just refuses to die

Coros Pace 2! I had that watch and swam with it and ran with it, it was great. Just make sure you get a silicone band so it dries immediately after getting out of the water. The bands are interchangeable so you can get whatever you want. It’s not their current model - the Pace 3 is slightly different but more expensive since it just came out this year. I’d say get the 3 if budget isn’t an issue, but having had both they’re basically functionally the exact same. 

coros is best! rwn through 4 garmins, they always stopped working or fell apart. had coros pace 2 for 5 years never once an issue

Garmin is good for running but their sleep tracking is awful. I had a Garmin Forerunner 45 for a couple years but the sleep tracking was so bad that I replaced it with a Coros Pace 2, which has better sleep tracking. I got that on sale after the Pace 3 came out but they don't see it anymore.

You can find the Coros Pace 2 on Amazon for $179. But they may have prime day sales soon so I'd wait. I have it. Good watch. Good battery life. You can also find Garmin Forerunner 45s for around $150. But if they're refurbished they may not last as long.

Greetings! I faced the same problem. I do CrossFit and run a couple of times a week. I bought the GF965 a couple of weeks ago. Very great for running! They are really not suitable for training in the gym, including weightlifting, but for tracking sleep/monitoring daily activities it is VERY excellent!!! I recommend! Switched from coros pace 2. Now I use GF965+h10!!! P.S. I had the following watches: “Garmin Vivoactive 3, polar pacer pro, coros pace 2” and they all measured recovery after training in the gym extremely poorly. It seems to me that it will be a long time before the watch learns to recognize training with hardware. P.P.S. So far I'm completely happy with my new purchase. My friend has GF265, I think I need to pay extra and buy 965.

Love my Coros Pace2. Simple cheap, good information. Linked to my Strava and Runna.

That absolutely sums up my opinion. I sold my Coros Pace 2 because my ageing eyes had issues with the MIP display on the smaller screen, and moved on to amoled displays on the FR265 and Race S. But now, with the Pace Pro, I would definitely go back to the Coros because it offers a good balance of features, purpose and stability. If you think Suunto's software quality has been better than Garmin's in recent months, you're clearly not affected by the inferior software quality (sleep tracking, OHR, WiFi, etc.) of the last two Suunto FW releases.

Don't buy Coros. I had Pace 2 which glass has unglued just a few months after warranty ended and it couldn't be repaired. I bought 3 months ago Pace 3 and now its barometer/altimeter is broken. It shows insane values for the altitute. I live and ran at almost completely flat terrain about 170m above sea level and the watch shows during 5km round run 963m elevation gain and min h. \~1650m and max height \~2450. When I'm at home or just walking it says that the altituded is between -1000 and +500m randomly.

I have a Coros and it does all those things.

Coros Pace 2: [https://us.coros.com/pace2](https://us.coros.com/pace2) It has GPS, which is more helpful for outdoor activities.

I've only used it in a pool, so there's no GPS option for that and it counts my laps in the pool with the timer, HR, etc.

Coros pace 2, all runs are syncd to nrc after

Coros pace 2 or 3 might be what you're looking for. You can turn off notifications.

I use Coros Pace 2 after trying Apple Watch and finding the GPS was not accurate enough. I've had my Pace 2 for two years now and it's great. It measures distance and relevant body metrics accurately in my opinion. I think it is mainly for running, and does running great, and I don't need it for anything else, so it's perfect for me. I hear Garmins are also great but I think they have extra features that I don't particularly need and therefore don't have to pay for. One caveat - in the past few weeks I've wondered if the (always stellar) battery life on my Coros is flagging. It's a two-year-old watch and not the latest model. Up until the past few weeks, it keeps a charge for like two weeks at a time, and I run 6 days a week.

I have a Wahoo Kickr for hardware and use TrainerRoad for software. TR provides inside/outside training suggestions for all distances of triathlon and is the main platform for logging my info. I run/swim with a Coros Pace 2 watch and as a secondary system log all my workouts in Strava (free). The Strava connection is completely optional but helps me track mileage on my equipment and it’s fun to see monthly activity stats in a slightly different way than TR.

I’ve had and loved garmin forerunners and a coros pace. Slight preference for coros over garmin for battery life. Slight preference for garmin for multi-app interoperability.  I’m actually planning to buy an Apple Watch because it’s fine as a fitness tracker and has better health tracking capabilities on top of the fitness stuff. 

I like my Coros Pace

Basically any modern smartwatch will do this. Your axes of choice are ecosystem, battery life, and price. The basic Apple Watch will do what you want, but because you’re using the GPS, the battery will be dead mid-day. I do not recommend any Apple Watch but the Ultra for an athlete or active person because of the awful battery life. If you want something cheaper than the Ultra, I’d look at the Coros Pace and cheaper Garmin Forerunner options. They’ll both cost about half and are really good products with roughly 5-10x battery life vs the basic Apple Watch.

Best value are Coros Pace and refurbished Garmin

Coros Pace is good value and the main stats are covered. I’ve been surprised how much faster I’m improving since using it and learning about the different metrics

I've used Coros watches for about 6 years now. First a Pace and now an Apex 2 Pro. They don't have all the functions of a smart watch, but if you're concerned with accurately tracking workouts, I'd go with a Coros or Garmin. Plus, my battery lasts at least a week.

I will buy all future products from Coros. I am in love with the pace watch i purchased.

Coros Pace series. “Cheap” (for a fitness watch) but it has helped me run multiple marathons and a few ultras (110km). The only functionality I’ve ever missed on it is the lack of maps. It has breadcrumb navigation but no topography.

I feel like discounting a watch based on not liking the style of them feels like not taking the training very seriously. No shade to those that train without a watch, but if you're foregoing having a screen with your live HR strapped to your wrist based on style then I feel like the priority is a bit upside down. I don't think I or anyone has ever thought about how stylish someones running watch looked when out on a run. I don't wear my Coros when I'm not running so it's not like we're accessorizing around it. I guess you could just use a phone and track the distances but IMO especially if you're a new running having an HR monitor on your wrist is invaluable. Before I understood how my body feels at the various zones I don't feel like I was effectively training and monitoring my progress live throughout a run really helped me improve fast.

Lovin' my Coros linked to Strava

I know I'm going to be the unpopular opinion here. I love my Coros but I've also tried Garmin and there's really not enough of a difference for me to recommend one over the other. I think it's whatever platform you're used to.

Fitness watch is the way to go. Personally I use coros but Garmin is very popular too.

I'm a runner/crossfitter and enjoy the Coros watch. The sleep tracking and HRV are more generous than my fitbit was. (I'll take it ha!))

True, but my points are still valid. If Whoop have done anything that contravenes any laws they will find themselves getting challenged. If they haven’t, and I’d be surprised if their lawyers have missed any loopholes, then as I said, people can complain all they want but are left with the two options I mentioned. If they choose to leave I guarantee they will have some other issues with the platform they choose going forward. None are perfect. Good luck with whatever you do. I’ve gone with a Coros watch and the HRV4Training app. Covers all my requirements and is as streamlined as I can make it.

Yeah, my Coros doesn't seem to understand that kick sets exist. It also gets confused on sculling and some drills.

Yeah but a coros watch could last a week without charge, running a half daily. Specifically for running coros/garmin are just far more useful.