A graveyard, a misread lake, and a chance run with a sleep tech CEO. First impressions of the Amazfit Balance 3 on a lumpy Stockholm trail, tested against the Forerunner 970 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 for GPS and heart rate. Read the full post at Amazfit Balance 3 graveyard test, la … | Continue reading
Most of us know an accelerometer helps our watch when GPS struggles. But which type: 3-axis, 6-axis, or 9-axis? Nine sounds best. The answer depends on where you train. Read the full post at A sports watch 9-axis accelerometer: better than 3 or 6?. Subscribe to the5krunner for de … | Continue reading
The Garmin Enduro 4 has been found in Garmin Connect app code. Based on Garmin's release pattern, an August 2026 launch at around $999 looks likely. Here is what we know and what to expect. Read the full post at Garmin Enduro 4 Leaked: Price, Features and Release Date. Subscribe … | Continue reading
How HYROX Elite 15 athletes train: seven weekly schedules and what you can take from them The HYROX World Championships begin this Thursday. The seven athletes whose training weeks appear… Read the full post at HYROX: How the Pros Train — Weekly Schedules. Subscribe to the5krunn … | Continue reading
An LVMH-backed investment vehicle is buying a large stake in HYROX. Amazfit holds the exclusive wearable deal until 2029, and the series' growth now runs in its favour. Read the full post at HYROX takes LVMH-backed investment: good news for Amazfit’s wearable exclusive. Subscribe … | Continue reading
A weekly summary of new firmware features and improvements across Hammerhead and Amazfit. Bug fixes excluded. Week ending 13 June 2026. Read the full post at #3 Deep Dive Feature Files: Week Ending 13 June 2026. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, sports s … | Continue reading
Body Rocket, the Brighton-based aero sensor start-up, is selling its assets and heading for liquidation after eight years of development. The engineering was genuinely impressive. The market was always going to be the problem. Read the full post at Body Rocket liquidation: good t … | Continue reading
Issue #3 covers Garmin faults in the Morning Report, PacePro, running dynamics, Garmin Express, Body Battery, sleep logging and the barometric altimeter. It also covers the Wahoo gen 1 GPS week rollover, slow GPS lock and route rerouting on the ELEMNT, BOLT 1 and ROAM 1. Read the … | Continue reading
Lumen is $99 for Father's Day, down from $429. HSA and FSA eligible, 30-day money-back guarantee. Discount applies automatically via the affiliate link. Read the full post at Lumen Father’s Day Deal: $99 (Was $429). Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, spor … | Continue reading
LeCoach is an AI cycling and running coach built on Intervals.icu. It builds a periodized plan around your athletic profile, adapts daily based on recovery, and answers your questions at any hour. Priced like an app. Behaves like a coach. Read the full post at LeCoach: AI Cycling … | Continue reading
Strava's own figures show hiking clubs on the platform grew 5.8x last year. The company's response is a hiking feature update spanning planning, navigation and social sharing, with the headline additions sitting behind the subscription. Read the full post at Strava adds hiking fe … | Continue reading
COROS watches now connect directly to AllTrails, removing the GPX export step for paid subscribers. The integration works, but requires manual app interaction that Garmin's equivalent does not. Read the full post at COROS AllTrails integration: useful catch-up, behind Garmin. Sub … | Continue reading
Telegram has released official apps for smartwatches after years of absence. Wear OS, Apple Watch and Huawei now run the messaging app natively, giving athletes direct chat access from the wrist instead of phone notifications alone. Read the full post at Telegram arrives on Wear … | Continue reading
FotMob is the best option for World Cup coverage on Apple Watch. The free app delivers live scores, group standings, the knockout bracket and fixtures via lock screen widgets and live activities. Read the full post at Apple Watch World Cup App: FotMob Brings Live Scores. Subscrib … | Continue reading
WC2026 Live Pro is a free Connect IQ watch face that puts live World Cup scores, group standings and the knockout bracket directly on Garmin watches. Scores update during play. No app to open. Read the full post at Garmin World Cup Watch Face: Live Scores on Your Wrist. Subscribe … | Continue reading
Facer and Citizen have released a free World Cup watch face with live scores, fixtures and group standings on the wrist. Kick It runs on Wear OS 6 watches including Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch models. Read the full post at World Cup Watch Face: Free Live Scores on Galaxy and Pix … | Continue reading
We've dug into Garmin's silent release of Connect IQ 9 and found six new capabilities. Here's what they mean for your watch, which devices qualify, and which don't. Read the full post at Garmin Connect IQ 9: Do You Miss Out On The New Capabilities?. Subscribe to the5krunner for d … | Continue reading
Every boardroom in wearables is watching Whoop's $1bn category. CIRQA hasn't shipped and rivals are already drawing up the spec. Eight brands, one case each: here's why they'll all build one. The counterarguments are yours. Read the full post at Whoop killers: which brands will l … | Continue reading
The Apple Watch can record a hike but rarely navigates one without the phone. WristTopo puts a full offline topographic map and turn-by-turn guidance on the wrist, drawing 7 to 8 percent battery per hour on an Ultra 3. Read the full post at Apple Watch Offline Maps: WristTopo Top … | Continue reading
A Belgian developer has reverse-engineered Garmin's proprietary BLE Running Dynamics protocol and used it to make a non-Garmin chest sensor feed Garmin's native analytics pipeline. The product at the centre of the story is Darefore Run, and the implications go beyond one sensor. … | Continue reading
On Global Running Day, Strava and Runna recorded 850,000 5K uploads covering 4.5 million kilometres. The headline number is impressive. The timing data is more interesting. Read the full post at Runna logs a record 2.8 million miles of 5Ks in one day. Subscribe to the5krunner for … | Continue reading
RED-S is one of the most commonly overlooked causes of performance decline in female endurance athletes.RED-S is one of the most commonly overlooked causes of performance decline in female endurance athletes. It does not announce itself with an injury or a dramatic drop in fitnes … | Continue reading
Bloote is a new mobile and web application for runners looking to find the ideal route for their next. Read the full post at Bloote: Find and follow personalised routes for every training session. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, sports science insights … | Continue reading
watchOS 27 records HRV for just 4 minutes per hour. Fitbit AIR locks on late and generates false intervals. WHOOP MG on the biceps matched a chest-strap ECG to within ±2.5 bpm. Five devices, three reference methods, one clear pattern. Read the full post at Fitbit AIR vs watchOS 2 … | Continue reading
Amazfit signed a three-year exclusive global partnership with HYROX in April 2026. The licence fee was not disclosed. For a loss-making company, the size of the commitment matters. Smart bet or Hail Mary? Read the full post at Amazfit goes all in on HYROX. Hail Mary or smart inve … | Continue reading
Zepp Health posted 33.8% revenue growth in Q1 2026, improving margins and narrowing losses. The share price fell 19% in five days. The balance sheet and the profitability timeline explain why. Read the full post at Amazfit Zepp Q1 2026: Why isn’t Wall Street convinced if the watc … | Continue reading
Amazfit average selling prices rose more than 20 per cent year-over-year in Q1 2026. All seven 2026 launches are holding at MSRP with no discounting. This site asks whether the ceiling is now in sight. Meta description: Amazfit prices rose 20% in Q1 2026 and none of the 2026 laun … | Continue reading
Sources at Amazfit confirm 10 or more new products in 2026. Seven already launched. Falcon 2 leaked, smart glasses and camera hinted. Here is the full picture. Read the full post at Amazfit confirms 10 or more new product launches in 2026. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed ru … | Continue reading
Amazfit has confirmed a second-generation Helio Ring is coming in the second half of 2026. No specs or pricing yet. Here is what we know. Read the full post at Amazfit Helio Ring 2 confirmed for H2 2026. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, sports science i … | Continue reading
Discover how popular fitness apps ruin athletic progression with the use of daily engagement. We discuss Strava, Garmin, Athletedata and AI Endurance. Read the full post at How Modern Fitness Apps Ruin Real Progress. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, sp … | Continue reading
Everything announced for watchOS 27 at WWDC 2026. Compatibility, AI requirements, sport and fitness features, health, timeline. Updated as betas reveal more. Read the full post at Apple watchOS 27: all the details, just the facts. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tec … | Continue reading
Apple confirmed at WWDC 2026 that the Apple Watch Ultra 1 will not receive watchOS 27. The S8 chip is the reason. Here is what you lose, what happens next, and why trade-in values matter now. Read the full post at Apple Watch Ultra 1 owners — your support has just stopped. Subscr … | Continue reading
he Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra improves on the Pro across every test: GPS up from 73% to 85%, five Excellent heart rate sessions from six, and a 55-hour GPS battery projection. The trail-specific features work. At £599.90 it faces the Garmin Forerunner 970 at the same price. Read the … | Continue reading
Oura CEO Tom Hale has confirmed that the ring's automatic activity detection most commonly mistakes horseback riding and wrestling for sex. We looked at how every major wearable platform handles the same category -- and only one gets it right. Read the full post at My Oura ring t … | Continue reading
The best pair is often the one you stop noticing, right up until you put on a regular sock and wonder why everything suddenly feels a bit less tidy. Read the full post at How to choose compression socks for running without getting lost in the hype. Subscribe to the5krunner for de … | Continue reading
Moving between weight classes introduces uncertainty. Some fighters gain strength after moving up, while others lose speed or stamina. Read the full post at What Fans Look At Before Placing a Bet on Fight Night. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, sports s … | Continue reading
Beatpace builds structured, beat-locked running mixes at the exact cadence you set, block by block, and plays them native on Garmin Connect IQ. Read the full post at Beatpace: Structured Running Music That Plays Native on Garmin. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech … | Continue reading
Five devices, one HYROX simulation, and a post-gym pub trip. Fitbit Air produced the widest error range of anything on test. Whoop MG on the biceps was essentially tied with Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra on accuracy. Here's the data. Read the full post at Fitbit Air vs Whoop MG in HYRO … | Continue reading
Amazfit's published Q3 2026 roadmap confirms iOS Notification Forwarding (EU only) on three watches in June. Garmin has issued no equivalent date or firmware schedule. The May 16 thesis confirmed: Brussels handed the keys, only Garmin can open the door. Read the full post at Gar … | Continue reading
Amazfit's Q3 2026 software roadmap brings four headline updates: iOS Notification Forwarding (EU only), enhanced weather, optimised terrain map downloads and improved navigation alerts. The full June and July rollout reaches 19 products. The Helio Strap entry is the thinnest on t … | Continue reading
Wahoo this week added hDrop and Tymewear data support. Good. But wind speed and direction, shown the way Jespr shows it, is the metric nobody has nailed yet. Read the full post at New Bike Metric: Is this the New Data Screen We All Need. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed runn … | Continue reading
The governing body has capped bike computer dimensions at 126 × 71mm. No current device is banned — but the rule closes off where the industry was heading next, and the cognitive load argument has a flaw. Read the full post at Banned: Large Bike Computers in Competitions from 202 … | Continue reading
Each week this digest scans firmware and software update logs across nine major sports-technology brands and reports only genuine feature additions. Bug fixes, stability patches, and security updates are excluded.… Read the full post at #2 Deep Dive Feature Files: Week Ending 6 … | Continue reading
Zepp Health's CFO confirmed a next-generation Helio Strap is coming in H2 2026. The hardware story is thin. The ecosystem question is not. Read the full post at Amazfit Helio Strap 2: What to Expect & When in 2026. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, sport … | Continue reading
The Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra scores 81% on a standardised 10-mile GPS accuracy test — better than the Cheetah 2 Pro, behind the Forerunner 970. Dual-frequency GNSS confirmed. Here's what the data shows. Read the full post at Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra – Is The GPS Accurate or Not?. S … | Continue reading
A Garmin Bluetooth-only device has cleared Singapore's IMDA register. Verified in the primary database, it fits the CIRQA profile precisely. Read the full post at Garmin CIRQA: More Evidence Emerges of a Bluetooth Band. Subscribe to the5krunner for detailed running tech reviews, … | Continue reading
Garmin is facing a proposed class action in the US over misleading accuracy claims on one of its health tracking products. Here are the case details, allegations, the rebuttal, and where the case is likely to turn. Read the full post at Garmin Sued Over Misleading Accuracy Claims … | Continue reading
The second Deep Dive Fix Files covers five current Garmin issues with confirmed fixes or workarounds. This week: strength training auto rep detection failures and the Connect+ context behind them, pool swim phantom laps and the wall technique that stops them, Live Track race day … | Continue reading