Indoor swim issue
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Hello team,
I just went to test my RUN in swimming pool and what I can see it is showing distance in KM instead of METERS which is leading to very not clear distance as when you go over 1km (swimming pool 25m long) it shows for example like 1.3km instead of 1.250m ,basically what I’m trying to say it’s only 1.3km or 1.4km. Why it cannot be like 1.250m ?
I did today 1500m, watch made a mistake -counted 1525m however because distance is shown in KM not M it’s registered as1.53km. (when real distance is 1.525m)
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I need to go to the pool today. I’ll give you my feedback if I get the same information. I also need to check if the following information is available: number of laps, rest time, swimming stroke, automatic intervals, interval lap table, heart rate during swimming.
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I’ve just completed my first swimming session with the updated Suunto Run, and I must confirm that it does not fulfill its purpose. Some features that were announced are simply missing. Even though swimming isn’t my main sport, I would like to know my interval times, the duration of each stroke type, as well as activity and rest times. None of that is available — not to mention that the distance is displayed in kilometers!
So I’ve opened a ticket with Suunto support to find out their position, but for me, the Suunto Run seems to be heading straight back to Finland.
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Suunto support’s reply provided some additional details:
The Suunto Run does not include all the swimming features advertised in the product sheet — a deliberate choice by Suunto. I don’t understand why they don’t update their product sheet to clarify which features might actually come later; it’s completely unacceptable.Suunto acknowledges these shortcomings. It’s somewhat reassuring — we can hope for certain improvements, such as displaying distance in meters — but nothing guarantees that all the announced features are achievable due to hardware limitations (automatic laps, stroke recognition, rest-time counting). I was told that only the high-end models are capable of handling these features and that the Run is primarily oriented toward running.
