The pandemic sparked a running boom, with one study finding that roughly 28 per cent of current runners got their start during quarantine. To cater to this new crowd, Polar announced that its launching two new GPS watches designed to help runners get better at the sport. The $199.90 Pacer is aimed at novices, while the $299.90 Pacer Pro is meant to help serious runners up their game. Polar says that both smart watches will feature faster processors than their predecessors, with 5MB of RAM. It’s an upgrade that’s meant to improve performance and deliver a better user experience. Both watches also have Polar’s Precision Prime heart rate monitoring tech. The Pacer and Pacer Pro share the same minimalist design, physical buttons, and memory-in-pixel colour displays for better outdoor visibility. Lastly, both watches support push notifications, weather, music controls, and third-party integrations with running apps. The main design differences between the two come down to weight, straps, and colourways. As for the colours, the Pacer comes in white, black, teal, and purple. The Pro comes in gray, white, blue, maroon, and green.