Running is one of the best and most simple workouts. Get your shoes on and take in the park or hit the treadmill at the gym. Wind in your hair, lungs close to bursting – it’s some people’s heaven (with a bit of hell thrown in, of course).
Nowadays technology is good enough to help you track your running as well as achieve certain goals. While running watches won’t do the hard work for you, they can be a good motivator and will record exactly what you’ve done.
The best thing to go for if you’re serious about your running is a GPS running watch. They are more expensive than simpler activity trackers but do a whole lot more.
By having GPS built in, you can go out (without your phone, if you want) and the watch will accurately track not only your steps, but your actual route travelled, speed, cadence and more. Buying one will help you form a fuller picture of your running and allow you to track improvements.
A GPS running watch is also perfect for anyone, from beginner to marathon runner and beyond. Every watch in this chart works with its own free to download smartphone app that displays your running data, and many have coaching features that aid you in the build up to an event or even just a personal goal.
With that, here are the best GPS running watches you can buy today. They all work on iPhone or Android, too. Happy running.
Best GPS running watches 2019
Author: Henry Burrell, Contributor, Tech Advisor
Previously Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, Henry covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.