Garmin has a lot of faith in me! This is the Forerunner 955 Solar, a vast improvement to my previous Forerunner 265. The solar feature was a last minute decision, but since this is Texas and the sun is nearly always shining, I thought why not. Even without it, my battery, with regular use, lasts more than a week between charges. It says you can sit the watch in the sun and it will charge without overheating. Haven’t tried yet.
Thus far, I think the watch is much more accurate than my previous version, especially when it comes to heat acclimation. Very important to me. At the time of this post, I’m only 44% acclimated. When my other watch would give feedback, it commonly stated I was 78-80% acclimated when I hadn’t been running at all. Although it doesn’t influence my running habits, I would like a more realistic picture of heat acclimation, which I believe I’m receiving.
For me, this was a satisfactory, albeit expensive, purchase. My previous one, the Forerunner 200-something series, was great…no complaints, but when it started losing charge quickly and began having some glitches, I knew it was time.
Just like this post. It was time. Get it get it.
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I ask you –
When did you last update your electronic gear?
Have you tried a newer version of a watch where it exceeded your expectations?
Tell me what you currently run with!
(The post New Watch, Same Me first appeared here at Running on Fumes.)
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Congrats on the new watch! Not to be a bubble burster, but don’t get your hopes up with the solar. I left mine in the sun for an hour and the percentage never changed. I have the Fenix 7, and I only got the solar because that was the only way I could get the sapphire screen.
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Thank you for the honest feedback! I haven’t yet tried mine out that way yet so I’ll keep you updated on the accuracy!
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