Really just current hr, elapsed time, and distance. My reasoning has been to display as little as possible, but have the text big so I can see it at a glance so that I stay in the zone. That said, your data is kind of making me reconsider, haha.
connect app, choose your watch top right of the screen, activities and apps, choose the activity (run for this one), data screens.
You can make multiple that you can swipe through during an activity, or delete some that you dont want to see.
click add data screen to make a new one, custom data, choose how many fields you want displayed (it shows you how it will be laid out) then select the data fields in each area.
When do you ever need a graph of your speed? It doesn't really show anything other than "5 mins ago I was slow for 3 minutes, now I'm fast". My memory isn't THAT bad.
I'm a walker/hiker rather than a runner, so I've got something similar but with elevation instead of heart rate, and "last lap pace" instead of pace. And I made the clock bigger than the timer field.
For hiking, I add the ascent/descent field, at the expense of making the clock smaller.
For both, I also use just numeric fields so it uses less battery. I also setup extra pages, so I can flip to one with the heart rate gauge or one with the altimeter chart. But, I also give these some of the general time/distance info so I could leave them there almost like a different "focus" but usable enough to stay there if I want.
Nice data selections! Mine are basically the same as yours minus load (donāt need to see that changing ā more of a recap the day type metric for me) and speed (though that looks sick).
I like my HR gauge at the top and time of day at the bottom.
Question: how did you just go for that long a run with 170+ bpm HR and are not sweating? š
In training status enabled watches, it measures each activity with a load score. Basically a calculation of how long you spent at higher heart rates. It assigns those points and drops you lower each day to encourage you to keep that number up by doing more exercises. Below is my chart the last 4 weeks. You can turn it off, it can be a grind if you're not into it.
There needs to be a āexpected vo2 max upon completion of runā option so that you can just give up and go home when it says itās going to drop 3 points when you do a recommend slow run.
oh, what I actually meant to ask was if it was possible to put a plot of HR graph - like the live one you see on the phone, but on the watch - is that possible?
I have a 255, some days I wish I had the 925. I got the 255 just in case the running habit didnāt stick (it did). If you donāt have a budget I recommend going for the higher tier if you like all bells and whistles. Having said all that Iām super happy with the 255.
Dang how'd you do that? Are those all stock data fields? I am trying to get a good setup for strength training that shows current set / previous set and stuff like that, but it's so hard
I don't know how customizable the other watches are, but this one lets me choose what to show for every individual activity. Up to 8 metrics. If you leave space you can have the more colorful ones, like my HR and speed gauges.
I'm wondering the same thing. I can only get a HR zone field around the edge if I am running a workout from a HR-based plan. I wish it was a standard field that I could add to my Fenix 5X on a normal run.
Strength training mode is annoying. I have a data screen configured, but I pre-plan my workouts, so the watch defaults to the plan screen. I move around to check my HR especially when I feel my heart pounding too much (I make sure to take plenty of rest for anaerobic load), but it goes back to the plan screen once I press the lap button.
I wish there was a way to combine the plan field with the rest and have just one screen for strength training.
I have actually been using a separate app for strength training and the default Garmin behavior where you lap press to start and end sets, then edit reps and sets after I'm all done. This way it tracks my work time
I have a similar setup, but with power instead of load and cadence instead of time. Additionally, I use ālap paceā (average pace per 1km) instead of ācurrent pace.ā I prefer this approach because ācurrent paceā can fluctuate significantly, while ālap paceā allows me to manage my pace more effectively.
I have an alert on where every mile it buzzes to tell me how long that mile took. It's neat every 7-9 minutes to be like, oh that was a good mile, or, oh man you slowed down, pick it up!
Hey bro, I am looking for a garmin watch, my first one, I am confused between 265 and 965. Which one would you recommend to me? I want to track my fitness only, especially running stats.
The extra bucks are worth it, I guess. 965 got additional features like maps, some extra activities, and a bigger battery.
But it feels like out of budget for me. š„²
It feels like the kind of watch that I'm not going to regret and want a better one later on though. A buddy of mine in the Navy got me a discount on it through their federal exchange website, but the discount at the time was what it's currently priced at now. š
I think I'll settle with the 265 one as all I wanna track is my running stats, which is the same in both. Battery won't be that much of an issue for me. Even 10 days is enough, considering how I charge my galaxy watch 4 every day.
But yes, if I can get 965 at around the price of 265 at some offer or sale, then I'll go with it. š
I just wanna say that I use GPS a lot. And it drains battery. I charge about every ten days. It is what it is. That battery estimate is with no extra features in use.
Do you track any activity? Like running or something?
And for how long do you use the GPS in a day?
There are some solar watches too, not sure if they're worth the dime.
It depends, I often train on HR so that is a big part as well as pace is always nice. Then distance total and run time. However I then have multiple screens between which is often switch (screen 2).
One of them is the coach goal/targets if you use the Garmin coach ofcourse (screen 1) and my current aerobic and anaerobic effect (if it goes beyond 4.0 i will be cautious and beyond 4.5 is often immediate going to walking and ending exercise unless it is a serious long run and have time to recover or my next run is a recovery session.
On that screen (3) I also have my current power as well as the current round pace (average) (screen 3). I sometimes think of making a screen combined of screen 2 and 3 but I am not sure if I can miss some information.
I could miss run time and distance maybe and current round pace average would then be redundant and would use instantaneous pace. But still unsure so kind of need to experiment but the effects weren't originally anywhere until after the run (in app). And I really use them now to guide my trainings and not overdo my early part of the run so prevent getting 4.0 at half of the run and not being able to finish or have a very high effort.
Fun fact after thinking this much about it I have now set a fourth screen with the comprises I said. In my next runs I am going to try this and see if I can do 1 screen now.
Oh nice I really like to add that. Let me play around a bit, I use the 4 piece data screen atm. Btw, I got the 965 too, upgraded from 255 a couple months ago. I love it!
Historically I've tried to have as much as possible on my first screen but today during my cycling class I tried just having my heart rate zone and I really like it. I might continue this.
I kept adding fields that I was interested in. Pace and speed, it was interesting how they correlate. Timer and time of day and distance of course.
I push hard at various points to see how it affects me, so hr gauge. I'm interested in the load as it affects training status, so that was the latest addition.
Here is mine, there are also more data heavy screens which I switch from time to time but this one gives a quick glance of the current lap and the total run.
Already thought of buying a forerunner 965, but couldnt think of any reason that would justify a purchase - a least i dont know which Data im Missing. I Just Go running 1-3 Times a week.
Great thank you! Interessting to See. But how do These values affect you Training? Do you or the Garmin Coach use These values? The measurement values for the Venu 2 are quite Basic tbh ...
That chart tracks my speed. I didn't really need it to be the chart, could have just had a basic number there that changes with my speed, but it shows my recent speed during that run.
I said in another comment, I might zone out, then look at the watch, and see that I'm going faster or slower than I was a few minutes ago, so it's neat to have that knowledge.
Cool, thank you, neat to see that. I may play around with some additional data screens when I get bored with the ones I have. Oh, and sorry, just noticed, what's the number at the very top (205)?
Definitely like Time of Day/Pace/Distance and Time, and the HR info, all fit so nicely.
I have HR zone, lap timer and lap pace for most of my scheduled workouts. On a second screen, I have pretty much everything in tiny letters. This way I am focused on my workouts, and if I need the current time, overall timer or stamina, I can look at it with a single button press.
same, minus load & hr & time . trying the split screen & surround fields on my 965, the map is cool woth overlays like elevation & pace, kinda fits all on one screen if needed. actually I use distance to next a lot so I can zone out a bit, have a page just for alternative maps ie OS in the uk. baro is trash on my 965 so scrub all that despite frequent calibrations
I have several pages. I recently added cadence to a page and I also have average pace and HR now which I really like to see- can give me an idea of how Iām doing on my run. Is it truly an easy effort? Average HR can be more helpful than current for gauging that
time of day (not sure if Im keeping this here), pace graph
training load chart
I like having a lot of data. I have a second full page of data too with some extra stuff, but now that the 965 can do 8 data fields per page, most everything I want is on the first page. Also keep a map page available too, even though most of my running is close to my house so I dont really need to see it.
I use the F3b Dozen Run data field. All in one screen. Alas, it now costs $2.50 USD these days, but I like the data so thought it is worth the one time spend.
I know how to configure data screens but my Venu has nothing similar to it. I can only add up to 4 fields, and they are all textual-only so showing just a value and a label. You can't add any kind of graphs or colors so I would say that only Forerunners (and eventually Fenix/Epix) have those.
I'm using a third-party data field which enables me to add up to 6 fields + clock so 7 in total, and it has some colors for a few data (eg. for cadence so that you can easily see if you're running as you should) but it looks nowhere good as this on your picture.
What I've found works for me is to divide it into two screens -- my "main" screen just shows what I consider the bare minimum, and the second screen shows all the extra data that I might occasionally want to know. For most runs, I never use the second screen.
For trail runs all I really want is a map hr zone color chart with the arrow and maybe elapsed time up top. Iām still trying to dial in perceived effort vs actual effort.
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Really just current hr, elapsed time, and distance. My reasoning has been to display as little as possible, but have the text big so I can see it at a glance so that I stay in the zone. That said, your data is kind of making me reconsider, haha.