
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Garmin Forerunner 970 are two of the best sports watches available, and two of my favorites to wear as a marathoner. I rate the Forerunner 970 as the best running watch money can buy, while the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the best sporty smartwatch.
I wore both watches to run the Surrey Half Marathon at the weekend, testing their GPS against each other and their heart rate tracking against a chest strap, which I paired to a Coros Pace 4 watch in my pocket.