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The best UK running watches to hit your fitness goals in 2026, tested by our expert

We ran more than 1,000km to test top-rated GPS fitness watches including Apple, Garmin and the best for beginners

The Guardian - UK

These are the 9 things to do first with your new Garmin watch before anything else

Garmin watches are packed with features and offer a lot of customization, so if you've just opened a new one, it’s worth taking the time to set it up properly.

Tom’s Guide

'Both occasions have been magical, out-of-body experiences': from Cape Town to Flanders, via London, Cycling Weekly's team pick their favourite cycling roads

We all have favourite places to ride – here are ours

Cycling Weekly

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Dear Strava, we have a paywall problem that's gone a step too far

I'm all for worthwhile subscriptions, but there's a limit...

Strava isn’t just a fitness app anymore, and 2026 will prove it

After lawsuits, acquisitions and AI, Strava enters 2026 at a crossroads

Shireen Afkari's Strava Career After Restaurant Scandal: Company's Official Response And How They Actually Benefited From It

Strava faced scrutiny after a viral restaurant incident involving Shireen Afkari. Here's how the company responded and why the outcome worked in its favour.

International Business Times UK

Strava fires manager following arrest after violent restaurant attack goes viral

Tech firm distances itself from staffer following alcohol‑fuelled altercation in San Francisco

The Independent UK

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‘Karen’ Who Went On Drunken Rampage At Upscale Restaurant Exposed As Glamorous Tech Executive

The latest 2025 Karen just dropped.

Bored Panda

I'm gutted about my Strava Year in Sport cycling stats – but I won't be doing anything differently in 2026

It wasn't a vintage year of riding for me

Cycling Weekly

Shireen Afkari Restaurant Scandal In San Francisco Ended With A Major Takedown From 'Giant' Staff: Here's The Context

A chaotic night at a San Francisco restaurant went viral, leading to arrests, backlash, staff support, and an employee dismissal.

International Business Times UK

I walked 5,500 steps with the Apple Watch 11 vs Apple Watch SE 3 — And the results are surprising

Is the Apple Watch 11 or the Apple Watch SE 3 a better fitness tracker? I wore one on either wrist and sauntered about to find out.

Tom’s Guide

Garmin’s next era starts in 2026 and the clues are hiding in plain sight

After pushing boundaries with MicroLED watches and a wave of new launches, Garmin now needs to deal with its AI questions, app drama and shifting user expectations

'Here I am at 3.30am, wearing a skeleton suit, in a graveyard, in the pissing rain' – the magic behind the world of Strava art

We join a Strava artist on a work-in-progress to find out how it takes shape

Cycling Weekly

Tour of Bright: Will Cooper's 'wasn't expecting that' stage 1 win as Talia Appleton repeats Tawonga triumph and Luke Plapp smashes Strava KOM

Australian champions Plapp and Brodie Chapman close off Saturday's racing with stage 2 time trial wins

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'It's a dull stretch of tarmac and I've spent 170 hours of my life on it' - Dr Hutch has tackled the same stretch of road more times than he'd like

The Doc takes a ride down memory lane - for the 2,000th time...

Garmin and Strava finally agree on something – 2026 will be the year fitness changes direction

Two giant fitness datasets paint a clearer picture of where movement, motivation and wearable tech are heading in 2026

Tom’s Guide

Runners gravitated to these 3 running shoes in 2025 — we tested them thoroughly, the consensus tracks

Strava’s end of year report shows Asics, Nike, and Hoka leading the pack for most-logged running shoes in 2025.

Cycling Weekly

This is the most popular cycling road in the world, according to Strava’s newly released Year in Sport data

Strava subscribers will get their own Year in Sport reports from 8 December

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The top running shoe on Strava in 2025 isn’t the Pegasus, Clifton or Vaporfly – here’s what actually came first

Strava’s new data reveals a shake-up nobody predicted

Tom’s Guide

Garmin vs Strava — I ran a 10K to find out who has the most accurate race predictor

I checked the race predictions from Garmin and Strava ahead of running a 10K event, and neither could match the accuracy of my coach’s prediction.

The Independent UK

Why women should keep on running after dark – it’s safer than we think

IN FOCUS: More than half of women feel unsafe running or exercising outside come nightfall, according to research – but there’s very little evidence to show that they’re more at risk than in the daytime. As the evenings lengthen, Helen Coffey argues that we shouldn’t let fear hold us back

Strava now tracks your ski runs in real time and filters out chairlift noise

Look out! Strava's big winter update is coming

Tom’s Guide

I walked 5,000 steps with the Garmin Venu X1 vs Apple Watch 11 — the winner is clear

Who makes the better square smartwatch for fitness tracking, Apple or Garmin? I decided to find out.

The Independent UK

Partying is out, run clubbing is in – but what is my generation running from?

LET’S UNPACK THAT : Running clubs are now the place to be seen, socialise – and even date, but as a third of entries for next year’s marathon are from those between 18-29 years old, what is really behind this surge? Lydia Spencer-Elliott takes a closer look

Tom’s Guide

I biked 11 miles with the Garmin Venu 4 vs Suunto Vertical 2 — and there's a clear winner

I tested two high-end, GPS smartwatches from Garmin and Suunto against Strava to find out which is the more reliable fitness tracker.

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