Apple Watch at 10: How it helped me become a half-marathon runner

The first Apple Watch hit stores a decade ago on April 24, 2015. When mine arrived, I had no idea that putting on the Apple Watch would be the first step toward me becoming a half-marathon runner. At 24, fitness was never a part of my identity. Like most habits, it started with a streak. 2015: Starting from zero My only memory of running before the Apple Watch dates back to eighth grade in 2005 when I “completed” a mile run in gym class by walking with my friends for 20 minutes. The next known record of me attempting something called exercise occurred on May 9, 2015. I needed a screenshot of closing my rings for my Apple Watch review. Then I decided to do it again: stand up and move around for at least 12 different hours of the day, capture at least 30 minutes of exercise at a brisk walk or more, and burn my self-assigned goal of 500 active calories in a day. That was the start of a streak of closing my Activity rings with the original Apple Watch. This model would later colloqui ... Read full article.