Run with just your watch

With Stamina on the watch you can go out without your phone. The watch uses its own GPS and measures everything: route, pace, distance and heart rate.

Before your first run, open Stamina on the phone while signed in, to link your account to the watch.

1. Open Stamina on the watch.
2. Tap today's session, or choose “Outdoor run”. For the treadmill, “Indoor run”.
3. If the phone isn't nearby, you see “Phone not nearby”: tap the option to continue without it.
4. Answer whether you're carrying water or gels. Then the countdown starts.
5. When you're done, tap “Finish” and then “Save”.

During the run, swipe to see the map and the splits. In the controls you have “Finish”, “Pause”, “Settings” and “Lap”.

The run is saved on the watch and moves to the phone when they're connected again.

If you'd rather start on the phone, the watch follows the run live and adds your heart rate. More in Heart rate, Apple Health and Health Connect.