Jacob Kiplimo, the Ugandan long-distance runner, is preparing to ace the 2026 London Marathon, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is his active coach. The runner has recently created a world record at the 2026 Lisbon Half Marathon and is now his eyes on the London Marathon, in which he finished second last year.

He said that the Galaxy Watch 8 is basically helping him all around to prepare for this major event. He uses the watch features to analyze training sessions, check health statistics, and improve his strategy accordingly.

Running Analysis

Samsung Health app comes with a Running Analysis feature, which he uses to see real-time analysis and reports from all track activities. Users can check their heart rate and improve pace for long runs. Health insights such as these avoid strain and make form adjustments.

The health app keeps a record of each running session, and users can use this record to track their consistent progress. For example, Kiplimo said he does some training to maintain consistency even on rest days.

That’s how he trains about 7 km instead of 40 km on the rest day, and the Health app statistics help him to maintain his training consistency. This slowdown allows the athlete to recover from the muscle soreness and prepare for the next run.

Jacob Kiplimo training with Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (Source – Samsung)

Rest

To give the body proper recovery, the Watch 8 enables him to get sufficient sleep. The sleep tracking feature watches his sleep patterns and then provides deep sleep and REM sleep insights, as well as a sleep score in the morning.

Running Coach

Once recovered, the runner dives into the Running Coach to get customized programs to train for a marathon. It analyses the athlete’s performance and rate running level from 1-10. Then, the athlete receives a training plan to complete a 5k, 10K, half, or full marathon based on the user’s level. Each level of success opens new challenges.

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