u/bay30three

GPS watch recommendations for BYU

Hi all.

I've been running with my Garmin Forerunner 55 which is an entry level watch with 20 hours battery life on GPS mode.

Last year during my 1st BYU attempt (Sydney) I went 15 yards and had 22% battery life left. I started with 100% charge and disabled the heartrate monitor in case the watch runs out of battery before I do.

I'll be back this September attempting 20 yards, and am looking to upgrade my watch to a model that will comfortably last 24+ hours on GPS mode.

Any recommendations? I'm used to the Garmin interface and would prefer to stay, but it's not essential.

Thanks in advance!

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u/bay30three — 2 days ago

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Sydney's Backyard Ultra today

Sydney's Backyard Ultra started yesrterday at 8am at St Ives Showground.

Runners must complete a 6.7km loop once every hour. Fast runners can rest until the start of the next hour, slower runners have less time to rest.

Runners who are unable to complete the loop within the hour are disqualified and must drop out.

It started with over 600 runners and at the time of writing, 58 runners are still in the running, completing their 30th lap (for 200km distance).

I completed 100km (15 loops) last year but went as a spectator today.

Well worth checking out if you are nearby.

Event is expected to continue until Tuesday or Wednesday.

u/bay30three — 5 days ago