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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm reading reviews all saying how great the 5+ range is and start to think well maybe... Then I check the prices - eye watering!
I really like not carrying my phone, and having certain info (pace, hr, distance, etc) available at a glance. Plus my phone doesn't like staying plugged in with any sort of movement (tried various cables, just not a tight fit). But I'm also aware I don't do much "proper" training, and something that would help with that would be useful (especially for the marathon plan I've chosen) so I could do intervals etc at specific paces. The long battery life is really vanity in wanting to record long runs, I do have a powerbank but it doesn't play nice with my current (TomTom) watch. Charging on the go is not a deal breaker so maybe Fenix 3 might be the answer.
Currently my TomTom does fit the bill for most of my needs, but battery life has gone from over 10 hrs GPS recording in Feb, to 7hrs in September, to 6hrs last week meaning it stopped part way through the run. That's with HR and Bluetooth turned off. Hence looking for an upgrade.