Is a Garmin Forerunner better than an Apple Watch for running?

For dedicated running, the reviewers we read consistently favor Garmin's Forerunner line for battery life, training-load metrics, and GPS endurance, while smartwatches lean toward all-day app ecosystems. If you run more than short distances and want recovery and training-readiness data, a Forerunner is the more focused tool; if you want a do-everything smartwatch first, that calculus changes.