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Garmin Enduro, Ultra Performance Multisport GPS Watch
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Product Description
Garmin's most advanced multisport performance watch has been launched, with its special focus being on giving hi-tech endurance data for the ultra-runners. The Garmin Enduro Ultra Performance Multisport GPS Watch is all sing and all dancing. Read on to find out what the Garmin Enduro GPS Watch has to offer.
Garmin Enduro Ultra Performance Multisport GPS Watch
The Garmin Enduro features the Power Glass solar charging lens, which uses the power of the sun in order to charge the watch when you're outside. A full charge of the watch will get an athlete 70 hours in GPS mode, and this is increased to 80 hours when used outside.
Garmin has removed the native in-built mapping traits of the Fenix 6 Pro in order to offer this lengthened battery life, although there is still a breadcrumb trail element on the watch for you to use.
Garmin Enduro is a smartwatch comparable to devices in the Garmin Fenix 6 Solar series. The watch has a very lightweight design that is, at the same time, quite rugged to defend against the elements.
Garmin Enduro Overview
As far as design, Enduro comes with an always-on 1.4" display. This is matched with a steel or DLC-coated titanium bezel, buttons found on the rear case. The face is attached to a lightweight elastic nylon hook and loop strap.
The exact dimensions of the GOS watch are 5.1 x 5.1 x 1.49cm, and the weight is only 72 grams for the steel version and just 58 grams for the titanium model. The Gramin 6X comes with those same dimensions. I don't really consider the weight of a GPS watch as a big deal; we are talking just a few grams. But I know it's important for some, so I have included the information for you to assess.
The Enduro GPS watch inherits most of what you got with the Fenix 6 watch range. The high-level training features also introduce something named Trail Run Vo2Max and Climb Pro. The latter gives data on climbs, descents and flats, which I think is a great feature and very useful data.
Garmin Enduro GPS Watch For Ultrarunners
This is a watch specially created for multi-day ultra-marathoners. They will enjoy the battery life but not some of the omissions, such as the lack of maps and music. The former is a bit of a mystery considering many ultrarunners run on trails and sometimes use maps to navigate their routes, especially when exploring in an unfamiliar environment.
I guess Garmin assume this watch is more for race day when the course will be signed. However, it is not really affordable to buy one watch for racing and one watch for training - not for me anyway.
Product Features
The Enduro watch has some new training and recovery tools. Many traditional multisport smartwatch features have been expanded specifically to the demanding requirements of endurance athletes:
- VO2 Max Tracking: Track cardiovascular fitness levels with the new trail run VO2 Max, which automatically adapts based on the trail conditions you are running on. Your VO2 Max will also be adjusted by the environment through heat and altitude acclimation. If you are a runner that loves their data, then this is the watch for you.
- ClimbProTM: Here, you will get real-time information on the current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain, by using the ascent planner. For added safety and awareness, ClimbPro trail enhancements present data for descents and flats.
- Rest Timer Feature: Select the Ultrarun activity, which features a rest timer to log the time that is spent when you are at aid stations.
- Mountain Biking: Track the details of every MTB ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialised grit and flow measurements that measure trail complexity and track the time of descent, giving a score to beat on the next ride.
- Recommended Workouts: For training guidance that takes fitness level into account, get daily run and ride suggestions based on current training load and training status.
- Recovery Advice: Providing the body with time to recover between sessions is important. After each workout, the built-in recovery advisor will suggest how long to rest before another huge effort and the next exercise based on sleep and wellness data.
