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    Andi and Zach--runners, coaches, and founders of atozrunning.com --dive into distance running from every angle. Training tips and racing recommendations? Staying healthy or recovering from injury? Stories of successes or tales of tragedies? It's all here!

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    When to Ditch the Watch

    When to Ditch the Watch

    February 6, 2026
    1h 15m

    Once upon a time, you went for a run with some friends and that one friend had one of those fancy new watches–they called them GPS watches. Remember that? Remember how silly it was when that friend kept updating everyone on the pace you all were running? Remember how that friend would keep jogging circles at the end of the run to make sure the watch hit a round number?

    Is it possible we’ve gone too far? That’s the question we are going to answer today when we discuss when to ditch that watch.

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