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Your GPS says 12.4 miles; the route says 11.8. Here is exactly why they disagree, which one is right, and what you can do about it.

Your BBC app says 4°C and breezy in Keswick. On Scafell Pike it's minus five with a 40mph wind and fifty metres of visibility. Both forecasts are correct — only one is about the place you're going. We compare MWIS, the Met Office mountain forecast and Garmin inReach weather, and pick a winner.

The way you set up your Garmin Fenix before an ultra can be the difference between finishing with charge to spare and watching the screen go dark at the last checkpoint. Andy from GPS Training shares the exact settings he changes before every event — practical tweaks to stretch battery life, build data screens you can actually read when you're tired, and one Ultra Run feature most owners never find. Just as useful for long-distance walkers as it is for runners.

ZOLEO has scrapped its old three-plan line-up and replaced it with two simple options — Prepare and Protect. Activation has halved, unlimited messaging is now far cheaper, and the entry plan's allowance has shifted. Here's exactly what's changed in 2026, what it costs, and which plan we'd choose.

Five practical GPS navigation lessons from the Pennine Way - learnt the hard way on the Spine Race, and useful long before your next start line.