I'm supposed to pick up my AW3 tomorrow so I'll dig in then but thanks for those two :) I'd really like to find an app that can sync both my swims and runs as I don't see my PC/Garmin combo changing for my bike in the foreseeable future.

I just picked up mine (Apple watch 3 with LTE) on Friday.

Did a 2 hour run, with cell service on, tracked my miles with the Apple watch, with music (stored in the watch) playing to my wireless earbuds.

then I had 10% battery warning sign.

I love Apple products, but this thing isn't replacing my Forerunner 735 anytime soon.

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Today, I did another 2 hour run, used Garmin watch & carried Apple Watch with cellular on, but no music and no GPS tracking (relied on Garmin instead). 85% battery left at the end of my run.

I don't have to carry my phone, so I still like the watch a lot.

Apply Pay works to buy stuff on the go. Lyft/Uber app is there, to call for help as needed (I haven't tried this yet)

Just my 2 cents.

Try storing music locally and playing music on your run to see how that affects battery life.

Actually, that’s what I did. I downloaded songs to the watch & played the music to my ear buds. They are promising the streaming option (let’s say, Apple Music streaming or podcast), but it’s not activated yet.

On the first run, I was using Nike run app on my phone. I think that’s what killed my battery? With constant GPS connection? FYI, it does have a battery save mode, to turn off the heart rate monitor and cell service when you are running, but it defeats the purpose of running watch, if you kill the heart rate sensor.

I’m sure they can address some issues with software update. It does NOT replace my Garmin watch, but I still like it & im keeping it for now.

Hmmm... seems like its best use might be to use it as a cellphone, wallet, and maybe an MP3 player for runs and rides but still use something like a 920/735 to keep track of multipart stuff. Probably easier to sink to TP that way too. I'll have to play with mine.

You make a good point. the App being used to record the run could have a big impact on battery life.

I'm going to try it with LTE off (emergency only) and BT music streamed from the watch with HR and GPS on.

I'll test tomorrow.

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Dang it. I'm in the Microsoft and Linux ecosystem. Not much in Apple's. But someone needs to develop a triathlon app for the Apple Watch. There's already support for running, heart rate, and swimming. It is quite likely (guessing here....) that Apple has documentation on how to integrate those into your own app. Then need support for Bluetooth cycle sensors and an elegant way of switching between sports. Something could be developed quickly, and pushed out. Then we spend next many years polishing it and adding features.

Quick update. Ran with Wahoo Runfit.

3.35 mile run (32min), used GPS with BT and music loaded on watch. This used 13% of battery.

A little higher than I'd like, but my guess is I'd be able to make it around 3 1/2 hours.

Will keep testing.

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