

Before I get into the specifics of ice skating with the Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED, I should probably explain the challenge better. Last year, one of my friends decided she wanted to ice skate a marathon, attempting to cover 26.2 miles around a tiny rink on the Johns Hopkins University campus throughout eight 90-minute sessions. She not only succeeded but crushed her goal and decided to push into ultramarathon territory, ultimately logging 31.8 miles for the day. I joined up for a few sessions, mostly planning to offer moral support but never figuring I’d take on a similar challenge myself.Fast forward to this year, and I almost immediately had to eat my words. Not only did she want to run it back for a second marathon, but another one of my closest friends wanted to join. So, I did what any fitness-obsessed journalist would do and got competitive. I decided that not only did I want to join the challenge, but I wanted to tackle the marathon faster than she had last year, which meant a bit more determined skating and a bit less social time on the ice.So, I strapped on my Fenix 8 AMOLED and toggled down to its ice-skating mode because, of course, it has one of those. Honestly, I don’t think I’m surprised that Garmin supports ice skating as one of its many activities — it has dozens upon dozens, after all. I am, however, surprised at how good its skate