Life is an Adventure
Life is an Adventure
I’m raising money for my niece Imogen who has a rare disease called ATS. She has been supported through HeartKids over the last few years and I want to give back.
I’m doing a triathlon in November (The Noosa Triathlon) with Heartkids and looking to raise some funds for the charity so they can continue supporting kids in need.
Just in time for Tax Season, any help would be appreciated and fully TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!!
After almost 2 years and 6 months my Garmin Forerunner 935 seems to have finally clocked its last activity:
What I Need a Sports Watch For
I do a fair bit of outdoor activities (From Jan to March 158 hours) mostly Running (trails 80%, Road 20%), Cycling, Golf and Swimming. I NEED a watch with the ability to track all of these and I WANT one that will also include Music, GooglePay and Triathlon Functionality. It’s also important to consider future goals, I’m considering doing an Ironman (Full or 70.3, tbd), so for this I will need strong battery performance and triathlon sport function is preferred.
Here’s the breakdown in a (simple) table: Garmin Compare March 2021
The Selection Process
seemed difficult at first, but once put in an orderly spreadsheet, it becomes a simple process of elimination.
This simple process put me down to 4 watches (non-greyed lines) which then I had to determine if the additional features of the more expensive watches was worth it. A simple way of doing this is allocating each (useful) feature with a $ value and then using a more comparative price. The additional features (additional to the more basic and cheaper Vivoactives) were – Full Map Functionality, GP accurate, Extra battery life, Triathlon ability and ‘future proofing’. These are very subjective and up to each individual to allocate the $ values.
An honourable mention to the other major brand – Suunto. A really great watch (Suunto 7), however let down severely in Battery life.
Conclusion
In the end, I went with the Garmin Fenix 6 Pro. It houses everything I need and then some. I’m also wary of the value I gain from having such an important tool to my health, fitness & Goals, so even though I would consider it a significant price tag, it will be a worthwhile investment.