I ran a marathon with the Garmin Epix Pro – it just hit half price, and I’d recommend it to every runner

I don’t think it’s any secret to regular readers on this site that I love my Garmin watches, but I’ve got a special love for the Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2). I reviewed it when it first came out, and it’s the watch I used to run the London marathon (well, alongside the Apple Watch Ultra 2).

It’s stacked to the brim with navigational features like full-color maps and a bright AMOLED screen, making it feel just as much like a full smartwatch as it does a rugged training tool. I would load my London training routes onto the Garmin watch so it could guide me around my 20-kilometer weekend long runs, giving me turn-by-turn directions within the workout app itself. It’s still the best experience I’ve had running with a smartwatch, and I’ve tried a lot of them.

It was among Garmin’s first watches to have the LED flashlight, it’s got SatIQ technology for super-accurate GPS (which only the best Garmin watches get, even now) and it’s even rocking the more recent Elevate V5 heart rate monitor. I’ve tested the V5 alongside the older Elevate V4 heart rate sensor, finding it more accurate when compared to a standard Polar H10 chest strap heart rate monitor.

Therefore, when I learned that it’s hit half price in the UK – H Samuel is offering it as part of a clearance sale, priced from £739.99 down to just £369.99 – I was frankly flabbergasted. Yes, it’s over two years old, but at this price it’s far better value than a Garmin Fenix 8, even though it shares the same AMOLED screen, flashlight, Elevate V5 sensor and tons of other features. And it’s not even Black Friday yet!

Wondering if this was unique, I started taking a look around in the US as well, and while I’m not quite seeing any half price deals, it’s almost there: the Epix Pro (Gen 2) 51mm is on sale from $999.99 down to just $619.99 at Walmart. That’s nearly a $400 saving.

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