This will mess up the pedometer calibration. Don’t do it. What is the point anyways?

I was already running daily so the ring stuff has never been much of a life changer for me. The things I love about the Apple Watch over the Garmin watches I used for several years before are the ability to leave the phone at home when I run and still be able to call home if I need to. I also enjoy not needing to fuss around with syncing playlists before a run because I can stream anything I want over LTE. I also make heavy use of Siri. I also like how easy it is to just drop on my night stand to charge Vs fiddling with a charging cable and finicky connector.

My life had already changed 13 years ago when I started running but I could see how an Apple Watch could be life changing if it motivated you to get of your ass. Exorcise daily has an incredible impact on life that so many people underestimate.

I do most of my running in the dark and my low light vision has gotten terrible and I can’t see the tiny time up in the top right corner so I’ll ask Siri what time it is while I’m out running. Hahaha

I just upgraded to the Ultra 2 and onboard Siri is one of the most significant improvements for me. The Apple Watch seems to struggle when transitioning from Bluetooth to WiFi and LTE and a lot of times Siri would fail if it was making a transition. For example I run every morning and use my watch to open/close my garage door. Very often Siri would fail as I’m walking down my driveway and it’s still trying to hold onto Bluetooth. I eventually figured out I had to walk all the way out to the street and then hang out for 30secs and then ask Siri to close the door. With my U2, Siri has yet to fail to work and it’s WAY faster. I have a ton of home automation in my home and it’s so much more responsive with onboard Siri.

I’m surprised onboard Siri isn’t being talked about more often.

I’m also surprised at the number of people that don’t use Siri at all. This morning everyone is digging out their phones to Google how old Cher is. I’m like, “Siri, how old is Cher”, 77. They are still unlocking their phones and I’ve already got their answer.

I’ll be on a run and see trash cans at the curb… “Siri, remind me when I get home to take out the trash”. Also while out for a run I’ll see someone’s sprinklers running which will remind me, “Siri, start the sprinklers”. Or if I drive to a good running spot I’ll throw my phone, keys and wallet in the trunk and use Siri to lock my car. Used it a bunch of times for setting timers in the kitchen today.

Just track it as a bike ride and delete it when done. If you are just testing the battery, start a bike workout and lay it down outside in the shade. It will use just as much battery sitting under a tree with the GPS running than it would on an e-bike. It’s not the “distance” that drains the battery, it’s the time spent with GPS active and polling of all the sensors.