The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered what to do with all of the coolness that people write, and while I share a lot of it on Twitter/X and BlueSky, this is a better forum for sending it on to y’all. Most times these different streams don’t overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff!
So with that, let’s get into the action!
DCR Posts In The Past Week:
Here are all the latest posts on the site:
Sunday: FIT File: Whoop Did It Again (The Whoop 5.0 Backlash)
Tuesday: The Garmin Forerunner 970 Complete Beginners Guide
Thursday: Komoot Team Says Goodbye
…hang tight, next week’s gonna be a busy one! For that matter, June is gonna be arguably the busiest June in as long as I can remember.
Sports Tech Deals:
We’re in the midst of the spring sports tech sale. Some of these end this weekend, some of these end closer to the US Father’s Day. And some of them, who knows when they end. Either way, there are some fantastic deals in here, especially if you were looking at a Fenix 8.
Here’s the wearable stuffs:
| Product | Sale Price | Amazon | Other site | Sale Notes | |
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Apple Watch Series 10 - $70 off $399/$499 (cellular) |
$359 | Amazon | ||
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium - $70 off | $729 | Amazon | ||
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FORM Swim 1 Goggles (with heads-up display) - $50 off | $129 | Amazon | ||
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Garmin Enduro 3: $100 off $899 |
$799 | Amazon | REI | This is the biggest sale we've seen on this to date. As noted above, the Enduro 3 is simply the Fenix 8 with a MIP/Solar display (but without the scuba or voice calling features). It gets all the Fenix 8 features and updates otherwise. |
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Garmin Fenix 8 Series - $200 Off! $999-$1,199 |
$799 | Amazon | REI | ⚡The Fenix 8 is now down to $799 for the 42/47mm AMOLED editions, and from $899 for the Solar/MIP editions. This is the first big sale, outside of a short $70 discount back in January by Uncle Amazon. |
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Garmin Forerunner 265 Series - $100 off! $449 |
$349 | Amazon | REI | This is actually the biggest discount the Forerunner 265 has seen since launch. Obviously the FR570 (successor to FR265) just came out this week, though with relatively modest updates. |
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Garmin Forerunner 965 - $100 off $599 |
$499 | Amazon | REI | This is the lowest price to date on this watch, bringing it down to a very strong $499. This unit includes maps and is more or less a plastic Fenix 7 Pro. The FR970 just came out this week, adding ECG functionality and a few other software features...but at $250 more! |
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Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED - $50 off! $399/$449/$499 |
$399 | Amazon | REI | This is th first official sale on Garmin's Instinct 3, which came out earlier this year. The smaller edition is $399, and the larger one at $449. |
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Garmin Instinct 3 SOLAR - $50 off | $349 | Amazon | REI | This is the first official sale on Garmin's Instinct 3 Solar, starting at $349. |
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Garmin Venu 3/3S - $100 off | $349 | Amazon | REI | |
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Suunto Race - $70 off! $449/$549 |
$379 | Amazon | ||
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Suunto Vertical - $130 off! | $499 | Amazon |
The cycling goods:
| Product | Sale Price | Amazon | Other site | Sale Notes | |
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Garmin Edge 1050 - $100 off! | $599 | Amazon | REI | ⚡This is the first time we've seen teh Edge 1050 on sale, since being announced last June (2024). It continues to be the most full featured bike comptuer on the market, and both reviews and consumers seem to be pretty happy with it. It's the unit I use if not testing anything else. |
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Garmin Edge 540 - $100 off | $249 | Amazon | REI | ⚡At $249, it's pretty much impossible to beat this deal in terms of bike computers. There's no competitive option that beats it on features/battery/etc at this price, or frankly anywhere near it. Sure, it doesn't have a touchscreen, but it's not as bad as it used to be (I did a stint on it this winter for a week or so, and was fine). |
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Garmin Edge 840 - $100 off | $349 | Amazon | REI | This is Garmin's main mid-range cycling GPS, it's what my wife uses and she's perfectly happy with it. |
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Garmin Varia Radar (RTL515) - $50 off | $149 | Amazon | REI | This is Garmin's standalone radar+taillight option, and $149 is pretty much the standard sale-price. |
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Wahoo BOLT V2 - $30 off $279 |
$249 | Amazon |
And everything else:
| Product | Sale Price | Amazon | Other site | Sale Notes | |
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Garmin inReach 2 Mini Satellite Communicator (2-way) - $100 off | $299 | Amazon | REI | ⚡ This is my defacto satellite communicator when out of coverage area, and I've used it on a number of major treks over the past two years when well outside of cellular service, both in a 24x7 tracking mode for friends and family, but also there in case of emergency. Would strongly recommend for anyone doing anything in the wilderness. |
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Garmin inReach Messenger Plus - $100 off! | $399 | Amazon | REI | This came out last fall, and is the first time this has been discounted. The key difference with the new Plus model is that it adds the ability to send photos and voice messenges via satellite. I've used it a bit, and it's pretty cool because it makes it a lot faster to just say something rather than type it out, but the $499 price seemed excessive. $399 makes it slightly more palatable. |
Got all that? Good. Enjoy!
YouTube Videos This Week:
Here’s what hit the tubes over on the You of Tube, definitely don’t forget to subscribe there to get notified of videos the second they hit!
Stuff I Found Interesting Around The Interwebs:
Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet:
1) Apple reportedly to re-number operating systems, including WatchOS: This actually makes a ton of sense. Especially for platforms that are updated annually (without fail), just makes it a heck of a lot easier to keep track of things. And in the case of watches, it should reduce confusion a bit. Because up till now, the Apple Watch #’s have been offset 1 digit from WatchOS #’s. Meaning, Apple Watch Series 10 came out with WatchOS 11. In any event, I’ll be there in person next week to dive into any name changes, and more importantly, the actual WatchOS changes.
2) Garmin May 2025 Quarterly Software Update: In case you’ve been ignoring the e-mails Garmin sent you over the past week, they added a slate of new features to mostly newish watches, including Rucking, Breathing Variations, pin passcode, and more. Most of these features have launched on other watches in recent months, and are now available to a wider range of watches.
3) The anatomy of a record-setting 24-hour virtual ride: This was FAR more detailed than I had expected.
4) Polar expands subscription Fitness Program to iOS & US/UK: This was their expanded paid service that was announced a bit ago, and was previously only EU and Android. Now it’s iOS/Android, and available in EU countries, Norway, and the UK.
5) Strava acquires The Breakaway app: This app has personalized/customized plans for users, roughly in the same way that running app, Runna has, which Strava acquired a few months back as well. I do find it notable that The Breakaway is founded by Jordan Kobert, a former Strava employee from a decade ago.
6) Zwift Splits/Lap Feature Rolls Out: While previously outlined at Zwift Community Live, this feature is now live, allowing you to take/create splits.
7) Google Pixel 9 phones can now use GoPro cameras as camera source: Somehow I totally missed this (and seemingly, so did most of the internet). You can now select a GoPro as a camera source (secondary camera), sorta like how you’d do so for a webcam in Zoom. That’s pretty cool/interesting. I’d love to have that capability on iOS as well.
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With that – thanks for reading!
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