When shopping the best running watches, consider what metrics you want to track, if you plan to do other activities and your budget.

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‌Battery life‌: 24 days of regular use, 25 hours full GPS mode ‌GPS‌: yes ‌HR Monitor:‌ yes ‌Sleep Tracking: ‌yes ‌Water Resistant: ‌yes

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‌Battery life: ‌14 days of regular use, 30 hours full GPS mode ‌GPS: ‌yes ‌HR Monitor: ‌yes ‌Sleep Tracking: ‌yes ‌Water Resistant:‌ yes

‌​Buy it:‌​ Garmin.com ($349.99); Kohls.com ($349.99)

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        https://www.amazon.com

‌Battery life:‌ 10 years ‌GPS:‌ no ‌HR Monitor:‌ yes ‌Sleep Tracking: ‌no ‌Water Resistant:‌ yes, up to 100m

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‌Battery life: ‌7 days of regular use, 40 hours with continuous heart rate tracking ‌GPS: ‌yes ‌HR Monitor:‌ yes ‌Sleep Tracking:‌ yes ‌Water Resistant:‌ yes

‌Buy it:​‌ Polar.com; ​‌Price:‌ $499.95

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‌Battery life:‌ 18 hours regular use, 36 hours with low power mode ‌GPS: ‌yes ‌HR Monitor:‌ yes ‌Sleep Tracking: ‌yes ‌Water Resistant: ‌yes

‌Battery life: ‌16 days regular use, 40 hours GPS mode ‌GPS: ‌yes ‌HR Monitor: ‌yes ‌Sleep Tracking:‌ yes ‌Water Resistant: ‌yes

‌Buy it: ‌Garmin.com; ‌Price:‌ $799.99

‌Battery life: ‌6 days regular use, 12 hours in GPS mode ‌GPS: ‌yes ‌HR Monitor:‌ yes ‌Sleep Tracking: ‌yes ‌Water Resistant:‌ yes

‌Battery life: ‌40 days regular use, 7 hours in GPS mode ‌GPS: ‌yes ‌HR Monitor: ‌yes ‌Sleep Tracking: ‌yes ‌Water Resistant:‌ yes

‌Buy it: ‌REI.com; ‌Price: ‌$400

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