COROS - PACE 3 GPS Sport Watch
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Last updated: Dec 23, 2025 Scoring
I don´t think there´s a proper smartwach for CrossFit, mostly because it´s irrelevant (some ppl already commented on that). But for everything else: Coros Pace 3. Best quality price deal, does everything a garmin can do, and you´ll save some money.
r/crossfit • Smartwatches for CrossFit and life in general ->Go for Coros Pace 3
r/PHRunners • Recommended Watch for Running on a Budget ->Garmin and Coros are the top of the industry for heart rate and fitness watches. Frankly Apple Watches aren't even comparable. That being said there has been some research that shows heart rate wrist monitors on these watches aren't accurate all the time. The new ones with the latest technology seem to be pretty damn accurate in my experience. If you're interested in heart rate training I highly suggest a garmin or coros and then pair it with a chest monitor. You can get a chest monitor and pair it to your watch for like $75-150 bucks but like the watch it should last years. Smart watches are not BIFL IMO
r/BuyItForLife • What's the best smart watch to get accurate heart and oxygen rates? ->I've really been enjoying the Coros Pace 3. Had it for almost a year. The only thing I really track though is my runs. It's really good value for the features it has but also has a super simple interface.
r/whoop • Before you commit to Whoop, here are the current alternatives. ->I use Form Goggles or a Coros pace watch. The Coros track well and can do structured workouts. And having access to my distance, pace, heart rate, and workout time available is really cool
r/Swimming • Swim watches? ->For me I use Training Peaks for collecting all my data. I have a coros pace watch for tracking strength workouts, running, and open water swims. I have a garmin for riding the bike out side. On the bike I have a garmin cadence and speed attachments. And for my peddles I have polar power meters. A Tac X Neo for training on the bike inside. Form goggles for tracking my pool swims. For structuring workouts I use Training peaks for a ATP (year plan). TrainerRoad for bike workouts, Form goggles for swimming workouts. And for the strength and running I enter them into the coros watch app. I've gotten the gear over time. If I had to start from scratch I would just use my Coros Pace 3 to track everything and pick up one thing at a time as I got the funds.
r/triathlon • What's your tracking/device setup for training as a triathlete? ->For me I use Training Peaks for collecting all my data. I have a coros pace watch for tracking strength workouts, running, and open water swims. I have a garmin for riding the bike out side. On the bike I have a garmin cadence and speed attachments. And for my peddles I have polar power meters. A Tac X Neo for training on the bike inside. Form goggles for tracking my pool swims. For structuring workouts I use Training peaks for a ATP (year plan). TrainerRoad for bike workouts, Form goggles for swimming workouts. And for the strength and running I enter them into the coros watch app. I've gotten the gear over time. If I had to start from scratch I would just use my Coros Pace 3 to track everything and pick up one thing at a time as I got the funds.
r/triathlon • What's your tracking/device setup for training as a triathlete? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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So if you are mostly doing gym and park workouts a Forerunner 165/265, a Suunto Run or a Coros Pace 3 would likely fit your needs. Suunto automatically calculates your speed vs other times on the same route to see if you are faster or slower much like Strava premium except that it's free. The Pace 3 and Suunto Run will let you put MP3s on them if you like to listen to music. For Garmins you would have to make sure you have a music model to do that and Garmin has Spotify. The Pace 3 and Suunto Run are really light at about 30g and 36g and the Forerunner 165 is 39g. The watches are about Forerunner is 43mm while the pace 3 is 41.9 while the Suunto Run is technically 46mm but looks the same as the Race S which is 45mm (but weighs a lot more at 60g and 53g depending on model).
r/Garmin • Looking for a Garmin Lightweight Fitness Watch Under $350 ->Used Coros Pace 3 if you're trying to save some $ Can find those for $150 and they are still top tier tracking for biking + running with decent analytics that don't require 24/7 wearing
r/Strava • Best watch/tracker strictly for use during biking and running? ->I've had and loved garmin forerunners and a coros pace. Slight preference for coros over garmin for battery life. Slight preference for garmin for multi-app interoperability. I'm actually planning to buy an Apple Watch because it's fine as a fitness tracker and has better health tracking capabilities on top of the fitness stuff.
r/XXRunning • What fitness tracking watch do you use? ->Coros Pace 2 or Pace 3. Very satisfied with this watch
r/xcountryskiing • Smart Watches in Cold Weather ->Another one for Coros! I have the COROS Pace 3, and it's been great for my runs and workouts.
r/beginnerrunning • View on Reddit →Gps watch has helped me tremendously (just started running last year). Coros is what I went with (pace 3) very easy to use beginner friendly and they seem to listen to community feedback providing updates etc. very pleased with the product.
r/Marathon_Training • View on Reddit →Try Coros Pace 3, has insanely accurate gps, free training program for different distances and sobrang comprehensive ng data that can be used to analyze your runs. 13k ung pace 3. Check reviews
r/PHRunners • View on Reddit →Decathlon gps900, best value Coros watch. GPS is accurate, app is great the bartery life still out lasts most watches on the market. Unless you want the very best tech, this watch is perfect.
r/trailrunning • View on Reddit →I have a Coros watch. The batteries last forever.
r/Swimming • View on Reddit →I would increase your budget and go for Coros Pace 3. Has everything you need for a reasonable price ($230 I think)
r/triathlon • View on Reddit →My Coros watch has amazing battery life. I went on vacation for 10 days and knew I'd be fine not charging it.
r/smartwatch • View on Reddit →Coros is about half the price for the same features and its not a military contractor...
r/trailrunning • View on Reddit →I got a Coros pace pro, it's been brilliant. If I had to get a new one today I'd probably go for the Coros pace 3, 90% of the features and everything I need for just over half the price.
r/triathlon • View on Reddit →I cannot recommend the Coros Pace 3 enough. Absolutely smokes any competition at the same price point, the two week battery life and (in my opinion) a significantly better UX than Garmin.
r/whoop • View on Reddit →I use Form Goggles or a Coros pace watch. The Coros track well and can do structured workouts. And having access to my distance, pace, heart rate, and workout time available is really cool
r/Swimming • View on Reddit →If you want accuracy coros pace3/garmin 165, a pod and a heart rate sensor, the price will be equivalent to 265s but this will be the most accurate setup.
r/indianrunners • View on Reddit →The garmin forerunner series or the coros pace series the go-tos in this category. I personally have a coros watch and I like it a lot, but both are good.
r/runna • View on Reddit →I've just moved from a Pace 3 to a Nomad and, honestly, they're cracking pieces of kit. I've not had any issues with them since moving to Coros watches in February. For trails I would lean towards at least the Pace Pro or the Nomad/Apex 4 (they're basically the same) simply due to offline maps. Either way, Coros or Garmin, there's a device that meets your needs at a price you are willing to pay.
r/trailrunning • View on Reddit →Go for it, it's great and unbeatable for the price.
r/whoop • View on Reddit →Coros Pace 3. It's an excellent general sports watch that includes modes for lap swimming, open water swimming, and just about any other activity you can think of. They're priced better than comparable garmins, with a big emphasis on weight and battery life. [https://us.coros.com/pace3](https://us.coros.com/pace3)
r/Swimming • View on Reddit →Have recently switched from Apple Watch to COROS pace 3. It's great! The battery life is amazing and it's easy to use! The price point for what you get compared to similar garmin models is great too!
r/orangetheory • View on Reddit →+1 on the coros pace 3. It's much more affordable than entry level Garmins with the same and even more features.
r/Swimming • View on Reddit →Yes, all the major fitness watches can integrate with Runna. I use Coros and the Runna workouts sync with my watch and when I finish a run it syncs the data back to Runna!
r/runna • View on Reddit →Runner? Get yourself a Coros Pace.
r/AppleWatchFitness • View on Reddit →Second vote for the coros pace 3. Look for used if the retail is still out of your budget. Would fit for everything you're asking for here
r/GarminWatches • View on Reddit →I like my Coros Pace. Fantastic battery life is a killer feature.
r/cycling • View on Reddit →Coros Pace 3 It's a full featured smaert watch that's lightweight and has the best battery life at its $229 price point It has an accelerometer to accurately count laps and a gps for open water. It's the best watch at that price point.
r/Swimming • View on Reddit →Used to run with a Garmin years ago (vivoactive something), then an Apple Watch (got a good deal through Verizon), and now with a Coros Pace 3. The only downside of the AW is the battery life (unless you get the super expensive ones). That being said, I was still able to run a slow-ish (4:45) marathon with my AW. If you set specific battery usage settings, it's not an issue. Obvisouly, you're not gonna run an ultra for 18 hours lmao I'm happy I switched to the Coros because 1. the run "face" shows more data than what the AW was showing when I was running with the Strava app on the AW, but tbh it's a bit on me as I think the Apple app shows more stuff + you could use any third party app if you want to see a lot of live stats. 2. I only use the Coros for running (or biking), and don't wear it otherwise (I either wear an automatic or a quartz or nothing). The constant notifications on the AW were too distracting, I feel more zen now. You could wear the Coros (or Garmin) all the time, but none of those sports watches are very pretty tbh.
r/Strava • View on Reddit →Refurbished Coros Pace 3 are selling for $183 https://coros.com/refurbished/pace3 These are excellent full featured watches
r/Swimming • View on Reddit →When I go for a run, I use my Coros Pace 3 along with my Whoop. They're two different things, but complementary when it comes to tracking my runs.
r/whoop • View on Reddit →I know I'm going to be the unpopular opinion here. I love my Coros but I've also tried Garmin and there's really not enough of a difference for me to recommend one over the other. I think it's whatever platform you're used to.
r/Coros • View on Reddit →Coros Pace 3 plus Coros Dura Cycling Computer
r/bicycling • View on Reddit →My apple watch series 8 lasts for a whole marathon without issues That said if you want much more battery life, coros pace should do it
r/runninglifestyle • View on Reddit →I love my Coros as a navigation tool. My phone very rarely comes out for navigation now.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →I wear a coros pace 3. [https://us.coros.com/pace3](https://us.coros.com/pace3) Best battery life at the price point, lightweight, accurate gps and altimeter. It has other things like heartrate monitor and accelerometer for counting laps swimming. But these things tend to come with watches having an altimeter
r/hiking • View on Reddit →Coros Pace 3 : complete and affordable. This is the watch I wear with my Whoop for my runs.
r/whoop • View on Reddit →Coros Pace three, but you have to put it on dual
r/trailrunning • View on Reddit →For me I use Training Peaks for collecting all my data. I have a coros pace watch for tracking strength workouts, running, and open water swims. I have a garmin for riding the bike out side. On the bike I have a garmin cadence and speed attachments. And for my peddles I have polar power meters. A Tac X Neo for training on the bike inside. Form goggles for tracking my pool swims. For structuring workouts I use Training peaks for a ATP (year plan). TrainerRoad for bike workouts, Form goggles for swimming workouts. And for the strength and running I enter them into the coros watch app. I've gotten the gear over time. If I had to start from scratch I would just use my Coros Pace 3 to track everything and pick up one thing at a time as I got the funds.
r/triathlon • View on Reddit →I use a Coros Pace 3, push its runs to Strava, and then the Whoop gets the run from Strava so I don't have to use my phone. I'm reasonably happy with the Pace 3
r/whoop • View on Reddit →I use a Pace 3 for my running sessions, but I only wear it when I run. The rest of the time it's WHOOP only.
r/whoop • View on Reddit →The pace 3 is literally cheaper than the forerunner 165, and to my knowledge is the cheapest option before you get to glorified pedometers which happen to show the time. If $200 is too much for you, you probably just can't afford a gps watch at least not without looking to the second hand market (which just isn't great).
r/runna • View on Reddit →I went with the Coros Pace 3. I was eyeballing a Garmin but didn't want to spend that much money on something I wasn't sure I'd use. Fast foreword a little over a year later and I love my Pace 3. Thinking about upgrading to the pro. As others stated the dual band GPS and long battery life is what sold me. I wear my Coros 6-7 days a week for workouts and even sleep with it on, usually charge it every 2 weeks. I've also added their arm band heart rate monitor. I had a chest strap, but never felt comfortable wearing it.
r/trailrunning • View on Reddit →Garmin ako dati pa pero if you could stretch the budget a little for coros pace 3, definitely worth it. Tapos ung nylon strap sarap suotin. Magaan. Same features din naman kila garmin. Even boss ko na naka garmin fenix 8 pro gusto na nag coros.
r/PHRunners • View on Reddit →I am currently hiking the pacific crest trail and tracking my entire hike. I've been using a coros pace 3 which is probably the best value gps watch out there but almost any coros or garmin or similar watch would work well. I do have to charge it each night if I track for the entire day but it charges quickly and uses very little of my battery bank
r/Strava • View on Reddit →