Can you use an Apple Watch to Run with Power?

๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ?

Yes, with some caveats based on your power meter and the Which Watch? criteria.

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฉ๐จ๐

Strydโ€™s Workout app is the obvious choice โ€“ itโ€™s fully compatible with the Apple Watch Ultra, SE or series 3 or later. The Stryd Workout app:
โŒš Downloads workouts planned in the Stryd Ecosystem
โŒš Can show various power numbers while running
โŒš Records power (second-by-second) into your workout file
โŒš Uploads completed runs into the Stryd Ecosystem (and from there into other review apps)
โšก Supports Structured Workouts
โšก Provides 3s, 10s, and 30s Power Smoothing
โšก Provides current and last Lap Averages.

There is another choice – Watchletic (see below) can be used in place of the Stryd Workout app, for example if you want to use another planning or review app than the Stryd PowerCenter.

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ-๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

The Apple Workout app isnโ€™t the best choice for Running with Power, as it doesnโ€™t:
โŒ record second-by-second data into your workout file
โŒ display lap power
โŒ offer power smoothing
โŒ upload completed workouts into a power-based reviewing app

Instead, Iโ€™d recommend the Watchletic app, which:
โŒš Downloads workouts planned in the IOS Watchletic app or in a number of other planning apps (TrainingPeaks, Final Surge, Stryd, Intervals.icu etc.)
โŒš Can show real-time and lap power numbers while running
โŒš Records power (second-by-second) into your workout file
โŒš Uploads completed runs into Apple Health or into a number of other reviewing apps (TrainingPeaks, Final Surge, Stryd, Intervals.icu etc.)
โšก Supports Structured Workouts
โšก Provides 3s and 10s Power Smoothing
โšก Provides current Lap Average – it doesn’t (yet) provide last lap average.

Note that the downloads from and uploads to the apps listed above are a premium feature, available with a paid monthly subscription.

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“– Getting Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ
โฉ Which Watch?
โฉ Can you use an Apple Watch to Run with Power?
โฉ Can you use an Garmin to Run with Power?
โฉ Which other watches work with a Stryd?
โฉ Which other watches offer wrist-based power?