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COROS just dropped the price of two great running watches — here's how to pick the best one before Black Friday

By Michael L Hicks Published

Reduced running These two fitness watches were already affordable for what they offered; now they're even cheaper, thanks to the new COROS PACE 4 launch.

Reduced running
I tested the COROS PACE 4, and it's the new best cheap running watch of 2025

By Michael L Hicks Published

Paced to perfection The COROS PACE 4 is the best sub-$300 option I've found for a long-lived running watch. Here's what's new and how it performed for GPS and HR accuracy.

Paced to perfection
A photo of the COROS APEX 4 on the author's wrist showing a topographic map with turn-by-turn navigation showing a right turn in 387 feet.
COROS APEX 4 fitness test: Rolling back to the old ways, with new perks

By Michael L Hicks Published

Sunday Runday I tested the COROS APEX 4's GPS and HR accuracy, was blown away by the maps and battery, and had complicated feelings about the display and UI.

Sunday Runday
Screenshot from the COROS webpage showing a teaser silhouette of an APEX "mountain sport watch."
COROS is teasing an 'all-new Apex' mountain watch; here's what we expect

By Michael L Hicks Published

Mountain power Coros is teasing an "all-new APEX" that will be the "ultimate mountain sports watch" coming October 15. Here's what we know and expect from it.

Mountain power
A photo of the green, grey, and brown COROS NOMAD watches sitting on a tent with camping equipment nearby.
The COROS NOMAD has impressed me as a more fun Garmin Instinct 3 rival

By Michael L Hicks Published

Hiking companion The COROS NOMAD has a 22-day battery life with dual-band GPS and revamped training load data, plus fun voice pins for remembering your adventures.

Hiking companion
A close-up of the Run start activity screen on the COROS PACE Pro.
Every COROS watch has a major vulnerability exposing your private data

By Michael L Hicks Last updated

Not good A major Garmin watch rival has acknowledged the breach, which gives hijackers access to all the data on your watch, including notifications.

Not good
The USB-C to COROS A1 Charging Adapter with a USB-C cable plugged into it, sitting next to an upside-down COROS PACE 3 smartwatch with the proprietary pin charging port visible.
COROS's charging adapter is a neat solution to the smartwatch charging cable problem

By Michael L Hicks Published

Simple solution We'd love Qi2 to become the smartwatch charging norm; until then, this is the next-best solution we've seen.

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Simple solution
Training load data on the COROS PACE Pro
I used Boston Marathon runners' official smartwatch stats to help with my training

By Michael L Hicks Published

Sunday Runday You'd be surprised how much an amateur can learn from the running stats of someone twice as fast as them!

Sunday Runday
The Polar H10, Garmin HRM 200, and COROS HRM sitting aside each other on an armrest.
Testing the Garmin HRM 200 and Polar H10 convinced me I was (mostly) too harsh on chest straps

By Michael L Hicks Published

Sunday Runday If you're not hypersensitive to tight devices, a chest strap is unquestionably better than your current smartwatch.

Sunday Runday
The main activity menu on the COROS PACE Pro, highlighting the Run mode.
COROS PACE Pro review: AMOLED is just the start

By Michael L Hicks Published

Sprint to get one After months testing the COROS PACE Pro, I'm comfortable calling this one of the best running watches if you're serious about hitting PRs.

Sprint to get one
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