COROS - PACE 3 GPS Sport Watch

So if you are mostly doing gym and park workouts a Forerunner 165/265, a Suunto Run or a Coros Pace 3 would likely fit your needs. Suunto automatically calculates your speed vs other times on the same route to see if you are faster or slower much like Strava premium except that it’s free. The Pace 3 and Suunto Run will let you put MP3s on them if you like to listen to music. For Garmins you would have to make sure you have a music model to do that and Garmin has Spotify. The Pace 3 and Suunto Run are really light at about 30g and 36g and the Forerunner 165 is 39g. The watches are about Forerunner is 43mm while the pace 3 is 41.9 while the Suunto Run is technically 46mm but looks the same as the Race S which is 45mm (but weighs a lot more at 60g and 53g depending on model).

I don´t think there´s a proper smartwach for CrossFit, mostly because it´s irrelevant (some ppl already commented on that). But for everything else: Coros Pace 3. Best quality price deal, does everything a garmin can do, and you´ll save some money.

Lovin' my Coros linked to Strava

Go for Coros Pace 3

I've really been enjoying the Coros Pace 3. Had it for almost a year. The only thing I really track though is my runs. It's really good value for the features it has but also has a super simple interface.

Used Coros Pace 3 if you're trying to save some $ Can find those for $150 and they are still top tier tracking for biking + running with decent analytics that don't require 24/7 wearing

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.

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.

Coros pace 3 youll never regret it

I am currently hiking the pacific crest trail and tracking my entire hike. I’ve been using a coros pace 3 which is probably the best value gps watch out there but almost any coros or garmin or similar watch would work well. I do have to charge it each night if I track for the entire day but it charges quickly and uses very little of my battery bank

Try Coros Pace 3, has insanely accurate gps, free training program for different distances and sobrang comprehensive ng data that can be used to analyze your runs. 13k ung pace 3. Check reviews

Coros Pace 3 linked to strava .. I love it !

Second this! Love Coros’ interface so much more compared to Garmin

When I go for a run, I use my Coros Pace 3 along with my Whoop. They’re two different things, but complementary when it comes to tracking my runs.

Go for it, it’s great and unbeatable for the price.

Coros Pace 3 : complete and affordable. This is the watch I wear with my Whoop for my runs.

I use a Pace 3 for my running sessions, but I only wear it when I run. The rest of the time it’s WHOOP only.

Coros Pace 3. It's an excellent general sports watch that includes modes for lap swimming, open water swimming, and just about any other activity you can think of. They're priced better than comparable garmins, with a big emphasis on weight and battery life. [https://us.coros.com/pace3](https://us.coros.com/pace3)

Refurbished Coros Pace 3 are selling for $183 https://coros.com/refurbished/pace3 These are excellent full featured watches

Coros Pace 3 It's a full featured smaert watch that's lightweight and has the best battery life at its $229 price point It has an accelerometer to accurately count laps and a gps for open water. It's the best watch at that price point.

I use the Coros pace 3 it’s affordable and tracks a whole bunch of stuff

I got a Coros pace pro, it's been brilliant. If I had to get a new one today I'd probably go for the Coros pace 3, 90% of the features and everything I need for just over half the price.

Have recently switched from Apple Watch to COROS pace 3. It’s great! The battery life is amazing and it’s easy to use! The price point for what you get compared to similar garmin models is great too!

+1 on the coros pace 3. It's much more affordable than entry level Garmins with the same and even more features.

Gps watch has helped me tremendously (just started running last year). Coros is what I went with (pace 3) very easy to use beginner friendly and they seem to listen to community feedback providing updates etc. very pleased with the product.

I think at about $175 new it's still about half the cost of the Garmin 245. You could compare the Pace 3 to the Garmin 965 and I think those are also similarly about half the cost. But realistically the Coros Pace lineup is definitely meant for someone who specifically wants a tracking watch, not a smart watch. Admittedly, that's part of the draw for me, I didn't want anything that was going to add connectivity to my phone in any real way. As a fitness tracker and fitness tracker only, the Pace feels like the best value by a decent amount.

I cannot recommend the Coros Pace 3 enough. Absolutely smokes any competition at the same price point, the two week battery life and (in my opinion) a significantly better UX than Garmin.

Coros Pace three, but you have to put it on dual

I went with the Coros Pace 3. I was eyeballing a Garmin but didn’t want to spend that much money on something I wasn’t sure I’d use. Fast foreword a little over a year later and I love my Pace 3. Thinking about upgrading to the pro. As others stated the dual band GPS and long battery life is what sold me. I wear my Coros 6-7 days a week for workouts and even sleep with it on, usually charge it every 2 weeks. I’ve also added their arm band heart rate monitor. I had a chest strap, but never felt comfortable wearing it.

Coros Pace 3. Does more than enough for most runners. Light, long battery and beats the competition for value

probably coros pace 3 or Garmin FR255 you really want good heart rate for systematic training and the coros and garmin training system would give you tons of useful running information like cadence, gct, vertical ratio, elevation, and for your training status, HRV and ATL are very helpful guide to adjust your training plan accoridng to your readiness, seems a lot before you start but once you're in it, pretty straight forward to use

Buy something like the Coros Pace 3 and you'll not have to worry about any of this?

Absolutely spot-on. The stress, sleep, HR, and HRV metrics have zero impact on the recovery time Coros displays. If health data is vital, then Garmin all the way.

garmin forerunner (255 or 265 are good choice )or instinct series both have solar models if you want even more battery, or garmin fenix 7 or 8 but they are bit more expensive. also coros pace 3 its a great price to performance sport watch with great battery life

I love my Pace 3!

I got a coros pace 3 for running and I’ve found it works very nicely for swimming also

Coros pace 3. Very customizable and tons of workout data in the app after every workout.

I have the coros pace 3 and I don’t think it’s the best watch for swimming. I have issues with my heart rate being tracked correctly while swimming and the interval mode seems to ignore milliseconds and gives rest to full seconds.  I think it tracks laps better than the garmin swim 2 though which is kinda funny. Obviously there are workarounds and I really like the watch so I kept it I will endorse the lighter weight and incredible battery life. I feel like I generally charge it once every 7-10 days and I use it for workouts daily. 

Found this article a few days ago: https://www.220triathlon.com/gear/tri-tech/multisport-watches/best-triathlon-watches-reviewed 19 of the best triathlon watches reviewed in 2025 | 220 Triathlon They recommend Coros Pace 3 as best budget-friendly. I just bought one today from Amazon for $229. It’s my first HR and GPS watch, and though I want to do more tris in the coming years, I’m not elite enough to take advantage of the extra features of a $400 or more unit, so this seems perfect for me right now.

Coros Pace 3 is great. Covers the basics, equivalent, if not better, GPS for a cheaper price. Only down fall is having to carry your phone if you want to listen to music (you can upload MP3s to it…)

I’ve got this too and also really like it, but I’m considering upgrading to the pace pro because the maps on the pace 3 lack a bit of detail and I’ve taken a few wrong turns when there’s lots of paths to pick from!

I’ve got this too and also really like it, but I’m considering upgrading to the pace pro because the maps on the pace 3 lack a bit of detail and I’ve taken a few wrong turns when there’s lots of paths to pick from!

I agree with PaddyScrag, coros does magic at almost half the price of Garmin

I have been using Coros pace 3 for a year now. I mainly focus on swimming + strength training+ cycling & can confirm it does the job very well. It's quite cheap too compared to Garmin & Apple, plus the battery backup is amazing. I've been using Fitbit before & it sucks in the pool. I've heard Xiaomi bands are pretty good & very cheap but wasn't very impressed.

Coros Pace 3 (dual freq GPS on all systems) and a cheap chest strap (price doesn't really matter here, it is basically a comodity) are going to be your cheapest high quality option.

Coros pace 3. Just got one a couple months ago. Old watch was fenix 5.

You can expect the Pace 3 to receive software updates for at least another couple years, whereas the 255 will probably not receive any significant updates. Garmin watch faces (outside an activity) are superior to Coros, no question. Pace 3 has four “buttons” (one button, one crown that can be pressed or turned in two directions), the 255 has five buttons. I have the Pace 3 and kind of wish it had one more button. Coros stats make no sense: race predictor is useless, recovery number is way too optimistic. (Coros says I'll be able to run a full marathon at a faster pace than my best half.) Not sure about the 255’s charger but the Pace 3’s is pretty finicky.

I really like the Pace 3, especially because I picked it up for $185+tax. But it still has features I'll never use because all I do is run. I would have been fine without any other activities besides run and trail run. I also don't use it to analyze my sleep. But these days, it's hard to find running watches without all those extraneous features, so for me, the Pace 3 was the best dolllar-for-dollar watch that had the features that were essential for me: accurate GPS, good-enough HRM, bluetooth music, and excellent battery life. One bonus feature is that it's so thin and light; in fact, it's the only watch I've ever owned that I don't mind wearing all day. The second bonus is that it syncs the data very quickly easily to the phone and to my Strava account. The third bonus is that it picks up the satellite signal very quickly.

coros pace 3! sleek, minimal design, and will track all the activities you listed with ample information. and the app is easy to navigate

Coros pace 3! I love that I only have to charge it like once a month

Ticks all these boxes yes

Coros if you dont mind music. Its best value for sure. Pace 3 for MIP or PacePro for AMOLED

Yea definitely Garmin for that. I’d add that Coros HAS HRV you just need to interpret and ignore the given recovery time.  The 255 has the best features if you don’t mind lack of touchscreen (that bothered me when I tried it as was fiddly - despite only using buttons on Pace 3 and not minding). Both 255 and Pace 3 are decent watches and pretty eauivalent in terms of training metrics. Would choose based on preferred ecosystem as they are very different. 

Used Coros Pace 3 on EBay right now.

My 2 cents but I don't really understand people why feel they have to spend a ridiculous amount of $$ to get a sports watch that a watch like the Coros Pace 3 can do for $200...sorry but I just don't get it.

Tell me why Coros is shit? For $200 I think it is an incredible value and does just about everything the top Garmin watch can do.

I hated wearing a garmin all the time because it just felt aesthetically unpleasing. I sold mine and usually use an Apple Watch but I did buy a coros pace 3 for a relatively low price that I wear for long training and long races it my Apple Watch battery won’t last. Not for everyone but turns out I did need a smart watch and a sport watch.

I have a Coros Pace 3, no complaints.

Yeh I have the same it’s great for swimming and switching between all three disciplines in one session

If body tracker and sleep tracking are the main points I would say Garmin. For me body battery has always been spot on. The recovery on Coros is not great. It only takes your exercise activity into account not your sleep or how stressful your day has been

I love my coros pace 3 - second everyone who said good things about battery life.

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. 

Coros Pace 3. I've been using a Coros for almost 5 years now and it does everything I need. Nothing flashy or crazy, just solid with lots of options. 

Coros Pace 3 is about as affordable as you can get for a full function triathlon sports watch with a big battery life. I get about a week per charge on mine and I log a lot of hours of activities. 

Get a watch and a cheap bike computer. If you have a good multisport watch to record everything the bike computer just becomes a screen to see all your numbers while riding. It us pretty hard to check you watch in the aero position... I have a Coros Pace 3 and a cheap computer off Amazon that has done will for years. 

So, either will do fine. However Garmin has just introduced a subscription for some of the features. In my opinion Coros will do the same soon, however at the moment they dont have it. I am very happy with my pace 3. But my brother is also very happy with his Garmin. So I dont think you can do much wrong with either of them.

The 955 is still a great watch. I'm as quick of an upgrader as there is (have had a 220, 235, 935, 955, and tested out Coros Pace 3, Suunto Race, and have an AWU), but have yet to see anything on the newer models to get me to pull the trigger on an upgrade. GPS - As accurate as any of the current releases HR - Gen 4 (while not their latest) still being added to watches and does a good job. I run with a strap so the jump from 4 to 5 isn't a big sell When I first got the 955 I wore it every day while doing my most serious training for a half marathon. Had all the sleep, training readiness, training load going. Didn't miss a day with it. The data/information was cool, but I don't think I made any different choices based on the watch. I've trained for probably a half dozen other halfs and a full marathon since I got it, and without wearing the watch every day I don't look at any of the readiness/training status, and get to the same end goal.

I would recommend against the Pace 3. It's a great deal and a great running watch, but I can't recommend it for swimming. The biggest problems with it are that 1) you can't customize the rest screen, which is the only screen that matters while swimming, and 2) the default rest screen doesn't show what Garmin calls "Repeat On" time (last lap time + current rest). For example, if you are doing 10x100 @ 1:30, you won't see a timer counting up to 1:30 so you know when to send off again--you'll see something like Last Lap: 1:22 and Rest: 0:05, so you have to do mental math and wait for rest to be 0:08 to know when to send off again. That's not feasible during hard sets with short rest. Get the Garmin 165/255/265. I got the 265s, and while it's more expensive, it actually has everything I need while swimming. I have no regrets in returning the Pace 3 for it.

Get the Garmin 165/255/265. I would recommend against the Pace 3. It's a great deal and a great running watch, but I can't recommend it for swimming. The biggest problems with it are that 1) you can't customize the rest screen, which is the only screen that matters while swimming, and 2) the default rest screen doesn't show what Garmin calls "Repeat On" time (last lap time + current rest). For example, if you are doing 10x100 @ 1:30, you won't see a timer counting up to 1:30 so you know when to send off again--you'll see something like Last Lap: 1:22 and Rest: 0:05, so you have to do mental math and wait for rest to be 0:08 to know when to send off again. That's not feasible during hard sets with short rest. I got the 265s, and while it's more expensive, it actually has everything I need while swimming. I have no regrets in returning the Pace 3 for it.

Not being able to stream music or listen to audiobooks as well as not being able to make a call in an emergency was a big factor in not giving up my Apple Watch (I don’t run with my phone). My comprise was getting a Coros Pace 3 just for running. I wear both unless I’m just running around my neighborhood where I’ll just use the Coros.

Also, I’m on the Pace 3, not the fancier models. Finished a 100km ultra with 10% remaining on it. Save the money and spend it on the Coros heart rate arm band - it’s amazing and MUCH more accurate than any wristwatch (and works with any watch/device to transmit heart rate via Bluetooth).

Coros pace 3! Underrated!!! It’s ridiculously light and battery lasts a week. 12% battery lasted through a 20 mile run with enough charge to last a day.

Coros pace 3 has dual band gps and a better app in a low cost running watch.

Dual band gps is the minimum for decent live pace feedback. COROS pace 3 is the low cost champ.

I have a Pace 3 and I love it. I mainly use it for weight lifting and jogging. I also use it for text and phone notifications. I like that the app is so smart for tracking your workout progress, sleep, and the battery life lasts weeks. It’s very capable. I’ve had a lot of watches before to compare it to.

I used to run based on time/distance or other people's GPS watch, so that's an option if you don't really care too much about data. Had a Fitbit Sense (screen broke on it after a year bc the strap would constantly come undone and it fell for my wrist and shattered when it hit the ground. I ran with my phone/Strava app for a while, but didn't like holding my phone while running. I just bought a Coros Pace 3 GPS watch and absolutely love it. If your concern is not wanting to spend a lot of money on a GPS watch, the Coros has been great! Fitbit makes some different fitness trackers...I think the Charge 6 would be the closest to a "fitness bracelet".

Corps pace is the way to go. I’m on my second one, not because the 2 stopped working or anything, but because I forgot it in a rental car and upgraded to the 3 as a replacement. Light, affordable, battery life like no other and it offers navigation

I have used pace 3 for nearly 1 year with 900 km of running with it. It is my first sports watch and I am satisfied with it. The battery is amazing and makes me doubt about other watches like apple,... Music could be the down side for you but i am not going to carry my phone while running so offline music should be enough.

Coros pace 3 works fine for me and has lasted many ultras

IMHO, Forerunner 165 is not good enough (it lacks some firmware features like metronome). If I were you, I would look at Forerunner 265 (or 255, if you do not mind Garmin's MIPS screen). Pace 3 is quite good for running, however it may be not that accurate in HR and training load measurement when it comes to some other kinds of sports (like cycling). You wrote that you always carry your phone with you, which means that the biggest pros of Garmin watches (like Spotify and Garmin Pay) make no difference to you. In other aspects, there is no much difference between Pace 3 and Forerunner 255/265, only different ecosystem experience. You could download and check out both apps and decide which one is better for you.

Coros watch are always worth the price. You can get the cheapest Pace 3 within $230 that offers all the bells & whistles needed for pro running !!!

I was in your exact position and was happy with the coros pace 3. It’s light, cheap, and does the job. I only wear it for fitness tracking. I take it off and wear another watch when I’m not working out. And I don’t use it for music, sms, etc—I carry my phone for that. If I wanted a smart watch I’d get apple. But a long day of battery life for fitness tracking is my priority, and coros does that better. I’m not a huge fan of its face settings and looks. If I wanted something more high end that I could wear to work, or some sort of specific function like navigational features that garmin did better, I’d get that. But I really just need multi sport tracking, and coros does the job for cheaper.

Why do you need that high price point of watch? With garmin, of course you gotta spend more to get more activity tracking, but with coros you don’t need that. Unless you need month-long battery life and full maps instead of breadcrumb nav (which I have had no problems with, even in long trail runs), save some money and get the Pace 3. It’d do everything you need for less than half the cost of the 965. 

Coros Pace 3 has been fantastic for me. Battery life is amazing as well. I can go over a week on one charge.

I went from an AW series 4 last year to the Pace 3 and not looked back The Coros iOS app is class, gives you everything you need and is super clean, just missing options to add a widget if you’re reading guys ;)

I bought both and kept the coros. The biggest difference for me was the screen quality, the pace 3 was way better in terms of contrast and visibility. I do prefer the coros app to set up running workouts and also imo the coros looks better

I’d go for the pace 3. Coros has a weekly muscle heatmap unlike Garmin, training load ratio which will be soon be updated and dual frequency gps.

I love my Coros Pace 3. It's super comfortable, comes in some different colors, and has everything you need and more. I think it'll give you more useful information during workouts, especially your runs. I also like the resting heart rate, sleep tracker, and other body metrics. They're probably not accurate enough to take the exact values as gospel but they'll give you trends so you can see how your fitness and body condition changes.

Yep, it has a plain stopwatch function. It does have a touchscreen but you can disable it and only use the scroll button and the normal button to navigate.

If you only get one, 100% go for the watch. I'd look into Coros, Suunto, and Polar as alternatives to Garmin as well. My Coros Pace 3 was $230 USD, has everything I need for my triathlon/gravel cycling and more. It also probably has 3 70.3s worth of battery life in GPS mode. Nothing wrong with Garmin, but I think you get more for your money with a brand like Coros.

I have a Coros Pace 3 and it has been a light, comfortable, affordable ($230 USD) watch for me. It has all the metrics I want, tons of activity modes including triathlon, and great battery life. It made it through my 70.3 last weekend and only dropped from 97% to 65% battery. It's been 3 days without charging and it's at 47% now.

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 pace 3 which ticks the boxes I bought it for about £280 a year ago

I’ve been very happy with the Coros Pace 3

Coros Pace 3 has been excellent for me

Coros Pace 3: Rock solid GPS, good heart rate data, killer batterly life Garmin Forerunner 225: great GPS and wrist-based heart rate. Syncs to Garmin Connect for post workout data Suunto 5 Peak

I went through the research wormhole recently and settled on a Coros Pace 3. I have no regrets. Reliable lap counting, plenty of fitness metrics, great battery life, lightweight, reasonable price, and it looks good.

My COROS Pace 3 has been very accurate. I can rely on it to track my workouts pretty much 100%. On the rare occasions where it missed one or two laps (over 2-3 km), it was because I did something awkward on the turn while switching to a different stroke.

Coros Pace 3 is working great for me. I didn't wanna get tied into the Garmin ecosystem.

That's what I use too, selected after lots of research. Good stroke detection and very accurate lap counting. Great battery life, lightweight and clean style. Relatively cheap for what you get. Main gripe is that it only starts timing the first lap after a rest when you take your first stroke, so the pace for that lap is always wrong. With the accelerometer, I've never understood why they can't extrapolate back to the obvious surge when you push off the wall. The custom swim workout features are also pretty lacking compared to Garmin. No regrets though. Choosing a good watch is really a process of elimination and trade-offs. It's overall the best fit for my needs.

If you can save a bit more then the coros pace 3 is a solid choice for ₱13k

Coros Pace 3 or the newer Coros Pace Pro…it’s a pure sports watch so don’t expect too many smart watch functions. Nevertheless it’s very feature complete. It has a small profile and is praised for its battery life.

I love my Coros pace 3

Unless you "need" an OLED screen id go with a coros pace 3 (£218) or Garmin Forerunner 955 (£300)

this is the only correct answer. does everything a forerunner can do and more, for a significantly lower price. i did loads and loads and loads of research (sat on it for months) and the coros pace 3 is the best beginner / budget friendly gps watch on the market, hands down. anyone recommending anything else must have missed OP’s mentions of “beginner” and “not $400”

coros pace 3 is $229 and does everything that a garmin forerunner can do. it also has navigation for pre-loaded routes

Pace 3 has been a loyal servant to me for over a year now . Zero faff but enough data there if you want it .

Pace 3 will be spot on for what you need.

second the pace 3.

At least. Had mine over a year and the battery is still great.

Love my Coros Pace 3

Coros Pace 3 and Strava, lightest watch I have ever owned and I go so long without charging it I can’t even give you an accurate time line, maybe every 10-14 days? Doesn’t lack anything you need for running, not so many extra stats you overthink things. I have had Garmin, Suunto, and Fitbit watches before and this is hands down my favourite.

I’ve owned both and prefer the Coros and app.  I find the Garmin app to be gimicky and hard to drill in on training data. Coros has it all on one page and is much easier to ‘see’. Even with the ‘customisation’ of the Home Screen on Garmin it never felt clearly presented and was cluttered. I found Garmin to overestimate my training load, while Coros underestimated, if that matters. Coros’ training load is HR-based while I believe Garmin is a combination of HR and pace.  I never got used to the buttons on the 255s, but found the Coros Pace 3 fine. It felt like a kid’s watch though and I did feel self-conscious wearing it outside of running in the end.  I loved Coros stats the most and found it the most motivating by far - except I did struggle to meet the minimum suggested load. It felt more aggressive in that sense. It had me ramping up volume quite fast and my HRV at night ultimately showed that it was too much too soon.  I would probably focus on the ecosystem you prefer rather than the watch as they both do the basics fine. One other thing that frustrated me about Garmin is that they often selectively push new software only to watches they currently want to sell - so you’d have to have a thick skin and not be worried about missing out on useful features. In contrast, the Pace 3 is a current Coros model AND Coros push out software to every model capable of running it. I did, however, find value in Garmin’s suggested daily workouts in terms of it being motivating. 

Coros Pace 3 is super good

It can track activities if you keep your phone with you. Wouldn’t recommend, I use my whoop for tracking strain and mainly recovery. Check out coros, I got a pace 3 just over 1 month ago and it works very well. I kinda wonder if the pace pro would’ve been a better fit for me because of the better screen but compared to my Apple Watch the pace 3 is a game changer

Corus pace 3, I use it for all my walking and hiking. Brilliant battery life

Agreed. The Pace 3 is an excellent watch for a HUGE range of activities. I cycle at least as much as I run, and it's great for both.

Coros Pace 3 is pretty good bang for your buck

Pace 3

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

I have the pace 3 and I like it. You can set it to dual band GPS which is as accurate as watch GPS gets.

Yes. This is perfect for what they want. It’s what I have. It doesn’t do music or some of the fancier metrics, but it does pace, distance, etc. well and lasts 30 hours in full GPS mode while being about half the price of the equivalent Garmin.

Coros pace 3. Good amount of features and you can grow into it.

Their customer service is unmatched

I got the coros pace 3, really like it

Garmin has great customer support. I would say they're fairly matched, the Coros is MIPS, the Garmin is Amoled and was released more recently. Can't go wrong.

coros pace 3 lightweight super long battery life

I really like my coros pace 3

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.

Not sure why not Garmin, but the Coros Pace 3 is a fantastic running and multi sport watch at a great price. I personally just picked up a Garmin FR 255 for $200 refurbished. I also don’t know what a “real cyclist” is, but everyone I’ve ever ridden with used a head unit, or mounted their smartphone to their bars to use as a head unit. Some triathletes will strap their watch to their bars for racing, but that’s less popular than it once was. I’ve used some of those really cheap smart watches as testers before, and they don’t really work. I’ve done a dual record on a run with a cheap watch and a Garmin, and the GPS on those cheap watches is poor enough to be mostly useless.

Coros pace 3 hands down best watch for the price!!!!

Swim2 is solid for lap swimming, just a bit dated. Forerunner 265 is great overall but yeah, lap accuracy in pools isn’t perfect. If swim tracking is top priority, look at the Coros Pace 3, super accurate for laps, good HR tracking, and under budget. Clean UI too.

Yes, very nice watch

You can't unspend the money now. The pace 3 is a more affordable alternative to the pace pro that has a lot of the same functionality. Garmin is definitely better as a smart watch while coros is more geared towards athletes, but there is no harm in not utilizing the watch to the fullest.

Coros. Pace 3 or Pro. Good customer service. Good reliable products. Easy to use. Good app experience 👎 Garmin. Poor customer service. The product has a good build but beneath the fancy skin is an unreliable hardware setup Regarding wrist heart rate.....99.9% of us don't need that precise of tracking. Once you gain more experience you will learn your effort and exertion relative to performance. Heart rate is nice to know info but not that critical for 99.9% of us regular folks..

So I’m in the same boat, I’m going with the Coros Pace 3 and a HR strap if I find the HR isn’t accurate. I wear it already cycling, and nothing is super reliable swimming. I’m also considering budget as it’s much cheaper.

Yeah though I wouldn’t go that far, people’s finances vary so much that it’s hard to give advice. Big difference between advice for someone who wouldn’t miss X dollars and someone for whom it’d be a real hardship. Regardless, I got a Coros Pace 3 and then after running for awhile (proving to myself I would stick with it) upgraded to a Forerunner 965.

The advantage of a COROS is that they are thin and light so you forget about them. The pace pro is very good, the mapping is a plus otherwise the pace 3 is even lighter.

I've been a long-time Garmin Swim 2 user and have been fairly happy with their GPS accuracy. I recently began testing out the Coros Pace 3 and find it to be equally accurate (though their HR monitor seems to not be as accurate as Garmin's). On the plus side, the Coros Pace 3's battery life blows Garmin Swim 2 out of the water, which is probably not surprising considering how old the Garmin Swim 2 is at this point. A 1 hr swim w/ the Coros consumes about 2% of the battery life, while the same swim will consume a little over 20% on my Garmin Swim 2.

I really love my Coros Pace 3! Price point is better than Garmin for comparable level product and the battery last forever. I charge it 2-3 times a month. Also really pleased with Coros support, the times I’ve needed to log a ticket I get a response within a few hours by a real person offering helpful solutions. It’s also just customizable enough and they are constantly pushing software updates to make it better.

The Run vs pace 3 today is behind, until they update the intervals (there is no how far back, it does not mark the target area as it should...) for that reason, until the SUUNTO Run does not receive the update that they promised at its launch and did not do, it is behind the pace 3, which works at least

I’m into Coros so a Coros pace 3 and coros Dura

Coros is known for pretty good battery and it’s pretty decent for triathlons. I have the coros pace 3

It does. Pool and open water.

It also has triathlon mode but without auto transition

Very happy with my Coros Pace 3, which I believe is slightly cheaper than a Garmin Swim 2. Either of the two watches I mentioned would be good. I don't think there's much cheaper than those two that can accurately track open water swimming

If Spotify and paying with the watch are important then it's Garmin or a conventional smartwatch. If they're not important then the Coros app is generally felt to be a bit more intuitive with a nicer UI than the Garmin one. I only have experience with Coros (Pace 3 and Apex 2 pro), and we're really happy with them. But honestly, all of the entry level watches will do the job just fine. Take whichever one has the best deal you can get and don't get hung up on reading dozens of reviews. The important thing is the running, not the watch.

The link in the video is from me - glad its of some use and thanks for sharing it 🙌🏼 I agree with a lot of the info around trying to benchmark sleep trackers - even the supposed gold standard sleep lab test is only 70-80% accurate so I wouldn't sweat it over Fitbit or Apple being a smidge better than others. Having tested Coros Pace 3 and Pace Pro, they weren't thst for off from Garmin's sleep analysis and the training status feature has been updated so its not overly biased towards getting in a tonne of running for it to work properly. Among comments in some of my videos, a lot of people seem to be chosing Coros Pace Pro. However, the notifications on recent Garmins are much better and richer than on Coros, Polar or Suunto. I didn't get along with Suunto's HR sensor as you'll see in the video above. Fitbit are still rumoured to keep going with trackers, but not sure for how long. Also checkout Amazfit, decent pricing with a lot of features you're asking for. 😀 Want to stick to android - Pixel Watch 4 (this fall), Galaxy Watch 8 and OnePlus Watch might be worth looking at. Want a sports-oriented watch, Garmin Venu series or Amazfit.

I have and use a coros pace3 and a Garmin forerunner 255. The coros has great post activity stats and data. The Garmin has the daily suggested workout and the better coaching options. As for battery life coros is highly configurable so if you turn it to minimal satellite updates and turn off the features you don't use it will last for ages. If you turn on dual band satellite GPS and drop the HR refresh rate then it will use more battery. With my setup I get about a week out of my pace 3 and 10 days from the Garmin.

I've had both. The Pace 3 is a very solid, dependable watch that will do everything you want (including HRV). Coros has a great app that's very performance-oriented and maybe a little less about all day health tracking. The watch itself has a cheaper, functional aesthetic - plastic, cheaper glass, smaller. But it works. I recently got at Race S and I like it so much better. I really like Suunto's software and overall approach. The watch itself looks really nice, it's made of nice materials, it's got nice UI touches, and the whole aesthetic is just much more streamlined and well-designed. That stuff doesn't matter to everyone but it matters to me! For me, it's much more functional as an everyday, all-day watch. Reliability has been the same for both. In fact, I struggled with cadence lock on the Pace 3 a lot - my HR would get stuck at very high levels. I've had that once or twice with the Race S but it settles quickly. Otherwise it feels pretty accurate.

Isn’t it annoying not having a dedicated light button? That’s what made me return my pace 3.

Came here to say this! Best value for money does alll the jobs garmin does, just without the smart watch features

Same here I actually went back to wearing classic watches during the day and only wear the Coros for literally training and nothing else.

Why not just buy a Pace 3 at $229?

I bought my Coros Pace 3 a week ago and since then have had at least 2 firmware updates. Garmin are lucky to support their devices for more than 18 months.

Coros pace 3. Cheap and reliable.

Have had the Coros Pace Pro for a couple months now and it works perfectly, the pace 3 is cheaper and would largely work the same I’d assume. Garmin forerunners 155/165/255/265 likely has very similar functionality with Runna too in a similar price- depends how much you want to spend if your are only going to use on runs (I’d question why you don’t want to always wear to track health metrics?)

Yeah that makes sense then 🤝 By the sounds of things the Pace 3 would be a good fit for you- Coros has great integration with Runna with synced workout schedules and good GPS/battery life etc. It’s also meant to be super light weight - lighter than my pace pro which I forget I am even wearing half the time! They rarely go on sale but I managed to get a 10% off code on Pro Direct (UK- not sure if available elsewhere) when I bought mines 👍

I recently started running and couldn't live without my Coros pace 3. Can't you just wear it while running?

I've really liked my Coros pace 3. I got it more for running than CrossFit but I really like the various features for the price of an "entry level" fitness watch ($229 USD).

Forerunner 255 or 256 have Triathlon mode (I have a 255). Or the Coros Pace 2 or 3.

Second this. Does everything I need and probably more. Great app. Arm band HR monitor is sweet too

For me getting a watch gave motivation to continue running and aim at bigger and bigger goals. 10k became half marathon, then marathon and now my focus is ultras. I don’t think there is any magic watch and they will probably all tree be great. Someone mentioned a cheststrap for puls measuring. I clearly prefer the arm strap from Coros it is accurate and much more comfortable to wear.

Coros is an absolutely great brand for running. Their “Gym Cardio” works for CrossFit.

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. 

My apple watch series 8 lasts for a whole marathon without issues That said if you want much more battery life, coros pace should do it 

I like my Coros Pace. Fantastic battery life is a killer feature.

I have a Coros watch. The batteries last forever.

I like my Coros Pace

The Coros Pace. I’ve had the 2 for 3 years and the battery life is still amazing. The 3 is even better apparently. Great value watch. 

My Coros Pace works great. Most smartphones should do the job too.

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.

I love my coros. Does what I need a runni g watch to do and lasts days on a single charge.

COROS Pace. Best bang for your buck. Battery life is outstanding, GPS is great, all the basic functions you need, easy interface, checks all the boxes.

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.

Garmin (or coros) make a better running watch. Apple makes a better smart watch. If your priority is to use it for running with some additional smart watch features, go Garmin or Coros. If your priority is using your watch as an extension of your phone, go Apple.

I love my Coros as a navigation tool.  My phone very rarely comes out for navigation now.

My Coros watch has amazing battery life. I went on vacation for 10 days and knew I'd be fine not charging it.

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.

Decathlon gps900, best value Coros watch. GPS is accurate, app is great the bartery life still out lasts most watches on the market. Unless you want the very best tech, this watch is perfect.

Yeah it gets a dial on the watch that had indoor biking and biking I could take a picture and send it too you through chat if you like

I never regretted buying a Coros watch.

Nope, but I was researching about what watch to get a month ago. But from all I have seen, the 570 even though its new, people are still recommending the 965 instead of it since its a better value. I got COROS instead since I did not want to deal with the 2 years support life that Garmin watches get and subscription plans

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!))

The Coros fitness watches are very useful.

I may be old school, but I don’t think watches really do any of that in any useful way. I used to be a triathlete and obsessed with data. The watches are excellent at tracking endurance but even then it didn’t tell me a lot on a day to day level or anything usable. In the long term, even as a triathlete, only benchmark workouts and long term trends can be reliably used to inform effectiveness of training. Even doing the kind of training the watches are designed for, the recovery and readiness data were useless and never correct based on my own knowledge of my body and how well I did in benchmarks and races when the watch said I was peaking vs needed recovery. The constant movement alerts, targets etc also fuel obsessiveness and junk training for points. In hiit training, the watches really are useless. The HR functionality isn’t much use, calorie burns are completely wrong. There’s no useful info a watch can give you for lifting or hiit type training. It also can’t be worn with easily kettlebells and can affect front rack position and gymnastics grips. If you want to compare your heart rate doing 10 burpees today vs tomorrow, really the variability during those burpees is going to be greater than the sensitivity of the sensor, and if it’s up or down what does that tell you? Honestly, use an app like sugar WOD or paper and pen and write down your performance in benchmark workouts, time for a certain distance run/row, and your 1-rep, 3-rep, 5-rep max lifts. This will show whether you’re going in the right direction. Now, If you want to spend the money to get a nice watch to track running and other cardio in excess of about 5 minutes steady effort, garmin is excellent and for my money COROS is as good for far less $. Apple Watch does all the same stuff 90% as well, and with many other features alongside.

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.