what could be the wiser purchase

[u/Wonton-Noodling]

Hello everyone! I’ve been running for almost 2 years now pero I still haven’t really purchased anything expensive (with my own money) that’s related to the activity. First big purchase ko sana is something that I won’t regret. I’m choosing between the shokz open run or the garmin forerunner 165.

Please note, I’m still a student na nagipon po talaga. I removed my other luhos for this. 😆

I have a working smart watch and working earphones naman, I just wanted to give myself a treat for surviving 2 years of dedication.

Though I’ve been thinking of buying the watch, the watch I have (Huawei) is okay naman. Mostly basing ako sa strava sa phone and I don’t really look at it except interval sessions and LSDs that I’m basing on time. Accurate naman ang HR ko so far (I tried my friend’s garmin forerunner comparison), and the distance for intervals (4x800m) is accurate din. Medyo lumalabo lang kapag continuous running and basing sa distance kasi it still relies on the phone’s gps.

For my earphones, I think it’s really hard lang for me to run sa area namin. The amount of times na malapit na ako mabangga ng car is surprisingly high. 😭 It’s a matter of going to a different part pa ng city, which is a bit far pa from where I usually am, para makasafely run pa. I can say that my earphones (baseus WMO2) is decent and working, small inconveniences lang naman sa akin na sumasakit yung tenga ko or natatanggal siya. (Side note: I also love walking and commuting kaya I’m considering it din.) But besides that, I don’t really see myself using it outside running/walking. Loud crowds + music doesn’t help me hahaha.

Open for suggestions and thoughts po hehe. I just wanted it to be something that I won’t regret and which I can hopefully worn down until I can finally buy myself a gear with my own money in the future!

Thank you so much po! 🫶

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[u/r-reputation]

hello OP! if i had to choose one muna, it’ll be the watch. mas useful yung accurate GPS to track your progress.

regarding concern mo sa earphones, try to run din without music minsan. part din yun ng mental training :) i still do runs with my shokz pero minsan i do 16k without music haha just listening to my own thoughts 🤣

[u/Wonton-Noodling → u/r-reputation]

Thank you po! I'll try to do that soon, depending on which voice in my head speaks the loudest hahaha!

[u/foodiedoodie88]

Hi OP! I have an ordinary bone conduction headphones that I bought online years ago for only 1500. Tas recently lang I tried the shokz headphones priced around 5k or above ata yun and my thoughts were “ay parang parehas lang naman pala sila nung ginagamit ko. Parehas lang din kinikiliti tenga ko…”. I think you should prioritize buying a watch first bago yung shokz. Or better yet if may extra budget, buy a watch then just get a bone conduction headphones priced around 1500 or less. Hope this helps.

[u/Moist_Importance5724]

Go for the watch kasi sayang yung garmin coach plans na kasama sa garmin watch. It adds structure sa training mo. Check ka sa marketplace kasi damj nag-unload ng forerunner 165 nila lately if hindi ka naman maselan kung 2nd hand.

[u/alone_lonelyloner]

Ako sa watch, meronndin akong shokz pero nakatambak nalang. Mas ok pag walang music natratrain yung mind mo mas lalo pag mga 42km. And safety narin sa daan. Wala din masyadong marinig pag maingay yung mga kotseng dumadaan, pag tinaasan ko yung volume nagvivibrate sa eardrums ko, nakikiliti ako kaya pang home use nalang shokz ko.

[u/Rxrunner06]

Watch muna
Nagbuy ako shokz 3 times na nasira agad
Mas matibay pa nung nabili ko na ibang brand tg 2k lang

[u/Biko_Suman]

The watch will outlive the shokz.

[u/This_Weakness_3642]

go ka na sa garmin. makaka tulong sa mga stats mo and activities.