Music makes running easier, but for those looking to run to their tunes and have their workouts tracked with a GPS running watch, it usually means strapping on a phone as well.

The good news is the latest running watches and smartwatchesare coming equipped with onboard storage and even music streaming access, so you can leave your smartphone behind and run untethered.

While dedicated sports watches still offer the best way to train, GPS-equipped smartwatches are quickly catching up. Here’s our pick of the best running watches with music playback skills…

Garmin Forerunner 645 Music

Yes, Garmin has finally made a sports watch with a built-in music player. The Forerunner 645 lets you drag and drop music files from your computer to your watch and pair Bluetooth headphones to give you another reason to leave that smartphone behind.
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