Apple Watch does not capture the distance I run correctly

Hello there,

I have an Apple watch Ultra 2. It does not capture the distance I run on the treadmill correctly. I know Apple watch sucks as a fitness tracker. But do we at least have an option to manually override the distance run..?? Time to swich to Garmin..?

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Apple Watch Ultra 2, watchOS 10

Posted on Mar 18, 2024 5:19 PM

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Mlouck14

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8 points

Mar 18, 2024 6:39 PM in response to sathishkb

Are you running/walking inside or outside?!

inside on the treadmill it’ll never match the treadmill. The more you run/walk outside and it captures your cadence and stride length. It’ll get “better” but I’ll be honest, the faster you run the more “off” it is. For instance I run around 6.7-7 on the treadmill and my watch is usually off by a quarter mile 🤦🏼‍♀️

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