Some much better news today for the A360.
This time running tests.
OK they were fairly short runs but they followed a bit of bike work beforehand each time and were suitably sweaty and outdoors. Fairly cold, not windy and nice and flat. They were all into Z4 territory.
This was a MUCH better than expected/feared performance. Getting mostly trouble-free up to 160bpm was very re-assuring. Polar’s A360 certainly passed this test. This sort of level of activity is probably OK for very many people’s running needs.
I have some sterner tests in mind. But I’m a lot happier today with the A360.
Note: The colour of the Polar line changes on one of the graphs – sorry. Just noticed that. The annotation that should appear is correct though eg Polar Red, Garmin Blue
Last Updated on 19 February 2016 by the5krunner
tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors.
after 1-2 mins activity duration looks pretty inline!
it’s an enigma. See earlier post on accuracy when cycling. But yes, general good.