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iphone 6S surge marathon training

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‎11-05-2017 06:58

‎11-05-2017 06:58

I have an iPhone 6S. This morning I ran a half marathon. My phone was 100% charged when I started. I have a Surge. I play the music that I have loaded on my phone with a Bluetooth headset. I used the fitbit app to track my running and to hear the que every 2 minutes for pace and distance. I finished just over 2 hours and my phone was at 31% charged. I am training for a marathon. At this rate I will not have a battery left on my phone after running 3/4 of the marathon. I cannot run any faster so that is not an option. I think the marathon will take about 4 1/2 hours to run. What can I do to save the phone battery, but still have the distance tracked, with the voice que and my music playing? I think it is the GPS on fitbit app that is draining the phone so fast. Would it be better to use the GPS on the surge to track to save the phone battery? 

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‎11-05-2017 07:05

‎11-05-2017 07:05

Which GPS are you using? Are you starting an exercise with the Surge and waiting for the Surge's GPS to connect? I would do that and just use the phone for music.

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‎11-05-2017 07:22

In response to SunsetRunner

‎11-05-2017 07:22

I am using the GPS on my phone because I use the fitbit app to provide the voice que every 2 minutes. I have not used the GPS on the Surge. If I use the surge GPS instead of the app will I get the voice que to tell me my miles and pace every 2 minutes?

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‎11-12-2017 13:12

In response to DebLee

‎11-12-2017 13:12

I used the GPS on the Surge this week to conserve the phone battery to last longer for a marathon. It has helped to conserve the battery but it doesn't help with the battery for the Surge. After running for 3 hours the surge was just below 50%. I have a goal to finish the marathon in 5 hours. My guess is the Surge should last 5 hours. Would it be useful to conserve the battery by shutting off the Heart rate feature? I really don't use this while running. I find my pace, distance and total time is very useful. If I use the surge for information I can get the 2 minute vibrate to give me pace for 2 minutes and the total time. But, for us older runners who wear bifocals the surge is very hard to read while running. This is why I like prefer the app which uses the voice que. I can hear her better than I can read the small print while bouncing and running. But if I use the app with the que I run out of phone battery shortly after 4 hours. Plus, with the IOS 11.1 and Fitbit 34.6.1 my Bluetooth headset changes to 0 volume right after the voice que announces. I have to constantly adjust the headset volume. Any ideas what really works?

Thank you

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‎11-13-2017 11:56

In response to DebLee

‎11-13-2017 11:56

when Surge is in good conditions, you can track your run during 7-8 hours

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