Apple Watch and Strava

[AngryFlower]

Hi,

Does anyone use Apple Watch and strava? I’ve heard varying reports concerning its accuracy on Apple Watch so thought I’d ask if anyone was using it or anything else compatible with Apple Watch

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Think the new watch has decent GPS... accuracy has always been an issue with non-dedicated devices though.

[Honeybee99 Graduate]

I was using Apple Watch series 1 with strava and it was inaccurate! It also kept freezing and wouldn’t load. Think it was because it was the old model. I now have a Garmin watch which seems to work great. X

[Boofle999 Graduate]

I use a series 3 Apple Watch alongside the NHS app at the moment, I use the Outdoor Run option because I like to see how far I have run, what my heart rate is etc. Now that I'm doing longer straight runs (Wk7) it is really useful. Once I've graduated I will continue to use it to monitor my runs, not sure what Strava is, what is it that you are trying to record?

[AngryFlower Graduate in reply to Boofle999]

Hi, yes currently I use the Apple Watch tracking feature too but heard good and bad things about strava. I was hoping to get some stats on how much faster I’d need to run to complete 5k in 30 mins. This won’t alter the speed I’m running at currently because I’m not going to go mad in the last few sessions but I was curious. Complicated maths things are not my strong suite being a creative marketing type person.