COROS - PACE 3 GPS Sport Watch
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"I have a coros pace watch for tracking strength workouts, running, and open water swims. ... 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."
"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."
"I use it for triathlons. ... It’s perfect for what I use for."
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"Coros pace 3 has dual band gps and a better app in a low cost running watch. ... Dual band gps is the minimum for decent live pace feedback. COROS pace 3 is the low cost champ."
"accurately track open water swimming"
"You can set it to dual band GPS which is as accurate as watch GPS gets."
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"the Coros Pace 3's battery life blows Garmin Swim 2 out of the water ... A 1 hr swim w/ the Coros consumes about 2% of the battery life, while the same swim will consume a little over 20% on my Garmin Swim 2."
"It made it through my 70.3 last weekend and only dropped from 97% to 65% battery. ... It's been 3 days without charging and it's at 47% now."
"It also probably has 3 70.3s worth of battery life in GPS mode."
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"a watch like the Coros Pace 3 can do for $200 ... For $200 I think it is an incredible value"
"just over half the price"
"equivalent, if not better, GPS for a cheaper price."
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"it's so thin and light ... it's the only watch I've ever owned that I don't mind wearing all day."
"It’s also meant to be super light weight - lighter than my pace pro which I forget I am even wearing half the time!"
"The advantage of a COROS is that they are thin and light so you forget about them. ... the pace 3 is even lighter."
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"Only down fall is having to carry your phone if you want to listen to music (you can upload MP3s to it…)"
"Not being able to stream music"
"not being able to listen to audiobooks"
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"In fact, I struggled with cadence lock on the Pace 3 a lot - my HR would get stuck at very high levels."
"I've given up on any remotely accurate heartrate without separate strap for any activity with poles."
"I have issues with my heart rate being tracked correctly while swimming"
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"In fact, I struggled with cadence lock on the Pace 3 a lot - my HR would get stuck at very high levels."
"Coros stats make no sense ... race predictor is useless ... recovery number is way too optimistic ... Coros says I'll be able to run a full marathon at a faster pace than my best half."
"The stress, sleep, HR, and HRV metrics have zero impact on the recovery time Coros displays."
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"you can't customize the rest screen, which is the only screen that matters while swimming"
"The custom swim workout features are also pretty lacking compared to Garmin."
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"the maps on the pace 3 lack a bit of detail ... I’ve taken a few wrong turns when there’s lots of paths to pick from!"
0x49D1 1.0Same reason + price increases and EOL of previous models as soon as new one comes out: migrated from Fenix 7s Solar to Coros Pace 3. Actually everything is fine, the only annoying thing is the device design itself: after Fenix - Coros looks sporty and cheap. But this is not their fault: I just wanted to try the cheapest model they had, so nothing really stops from upgrading premium-to-premium: I should have chosend Apex 4 :) About lots of training data: yes and no; it's sometimes motivating to recheck your data from several years ago, but how often do you REALLY do that? In 1 month your watch in other ecosystem will also collect the data and you will have the current condition as a starting point. By the way for example Coros has the importing option, so you can just import all the HR and other data from Garmin. But from my experience - better just start fresh, the data will be more proper (probably there are some missing parameters..).
12chihuahuasyapping 1.0Coros pace 3, super solid and probably on sale with the pace 4 coming out.
Actual-Jackfruit-991 1.0coros pace 3 has always gotten me at about 26.4 miles for a marathon, which isn't too far off, and I just look at the elapsed time versus the course markers to predict when I'll finish
Aedon2hg 1.0So 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).
Aggravating_Hat3955 1.0Coros Pace 2 or Pace 3. Very satisfied with this watch
Agile_Star6574 1.0Go for Coros Pace 3
Agitated-Draw-8276 1.0I love my coros, I still just use the pace 3. Super competitively priced and the app is miles better than anything else I’ve used
Alare1 1.0I'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.
Alone_Biscotti9494 1.0Coros pace 3 youll never regret it
altair_88 1.0If 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.