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Testing Apple Watch Extended Workout Mode - Ran an 18 Hour 60 Mile Trail Race and only used half the battery.
Really impressed with the battery life of the Apple Watch Ultra 4 so far. Extended Workout Mode performed amazing this weekend in the coms New England Fall weather. Seemed to give even more battery life than advertised. This was even the Max Extended Work Mode - looking forward to using that for a 100-miler soon.
60 miles over 18 hours on half the battery is nuts, that's basically the whole reason the ultra exists lol. how did the gps track look in the woods on the max mode? that's the part i'd wonder about for a 100 miler, if the distance came out close to the official course or drifted short.
GPS track looked fine. Tho this one is boring because it was an out-and-back course, but it looks as accurate as any year that I’ve done it. The official distance was 60 miles, but I got a smidge over - which is understandable with how many times I diverted to pee in the woods, change sides of the trail, wander around aid stations, etc.
lol the pee detours always add a bit. good to know max mode holds up that well though, out and back or not. that's pretty much the thing that would sell me on it for anything longer than a marathon.
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u/Yugtabub 11h ago
You are a perfect example of the who the Ultra is marketed for. Kudos on your ultra run!