New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings
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@bcourcet regarding #4, structured intervals created in the Suunto app or 3rd party service create manual laps, therefore lap-specific fields do work. The interval-specific fields are only used in interval sessions, which are created direclty on the watch.
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@halajos Thank you for the tip
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Hello!
A month ago, I finished my first 100K (116 km to be precise
), ultra trail des païens by Utmb (trail Alsace grand est world series). My Suunto Race was royal, perfect in every way. 18:34 into the race and barely 35% battery consumption (I didn’t use the navigation at all, the course was very well marked). I spent a long time in training fine-tuning the dial that corresponded to it and it was top notch: distance, average pace, time, instant pace, heart rate. All that’s missing is a well-seasoned Climb Pro and it’ll be perfect -
I´m looking for a golf-app for my suunto race, which shows the distance to the next green. Any ideas?
Thx!
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So, not going to create a new topic and this one seems quite appropriate.
I bought Race, yay. These are my first thoughts, more to come.
Backround:
I wanted a new sport watch. I had Garmin Forerunner 55. I am a cyclist in a first place, but I am doing also hiking, weight training. I was leaning to Garmin, because I have Edge bike computer, so integration into one platform is nice.
But, here is the thing: Garmin has just too many models in their lineup. Just the shear amount is crazy. And, to be honest, I think it is bit overpriced. Not Polar crazy overpriced, but just a bit.
Part of that (IMO) is the amount of features Garmin has. But, again, my opinion, some of them are just…well bit gimmicky? Things like Hill score, Endurance score, Body battery, Training readiness… Do not get me wrong, people at Garmin had to work hard for those metrics, but to me, they are completely meaningless.
I know my own body battery, I live with my body for 30 years. I do not need training readiness, I know if I can handle threshold training or if it better to go light and easy. Sometimes I have a feeling that those metrics exist, just to compare yourself to some random person on Reddit…So, I wanted core features, good GPS, altimeter, onboard maps, good battery, HRV tracking is nice.
Heart rate accuracy is not critical, I always wear a strap.
And, I had a budget. Combine all these things, it ruled out most of Garmin watches. The only one that has some potential was Instinct 2x …but, again, no maps, and I think, that the display could be much larger on that watch.So, I went with Suunto.
Vertical was out of budget, and I was choosing between Race and Race S. Race S has newer HR sensor, but smaller battery ultimately decided, that I went with Race.FIRST FEW DAYS
It was not smooth. First day, the watch did not want to update. Several soft resets, paring/unpairing, I even uninstall app in phone…
Ultimately, I went to sleep, and next morning after pairing, there was a update waiting in app. Cool.
Watch itself is really nicely made. Buttons are solid, and digital crown is easy to use. I was sceptical at first (coming from Garmin, those are all buttons), but the crown really acts like 3 buttons in one (up, down, select).
Even tho the watch is quite large (before I had FR 55, small tiny 43 mm watch) it sits on wrist nicely.
I only did one walk so far, but GPS accuracy seems to be very good. Not going to comment on HR accuracy, but it seems to be around right (if you train long enough, you know ± your heart rate just be feeling).Overall, I am happy with my purchase.
I want to do more hiking in autumn, so you can expect more post as times go. -
@StefanPancake Welcome to the Suunto family and enjoy your Race. It’s a very very nice watch and the best value for money.
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so it’s been almost a year since I got the watch and today it came back after a service, complete module replacement. I don’t know what that means exactly, but hopefully the problems with HR etc will be gone and we can move on
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I am following up on my review here and after more than a year I decided to switch to Vertical. MIP is just MIP and it fits me better, as well as the buttons versus the crown. Winter has started and I’m already having trouble operating the watch with gloves as I did last winter. The Race is a great watch, but the Vertical is better set up for my needs.
PS: I was lucky enough to buy almost new, second hand, titanium solar and made in Finland. So I don’t feel so bad about having another watch after a year
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@martintrail said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:
Former 9PP user.
The design of the package is really beautiful.
First feelings are great, I have the steel version and a very thin wrist, but everything is fine and the watch is great to hold, the weight is not a problem. Control via the crown is very addictive and definitely more comfortable than clicking buttons. The UI is also a big improvement. The workmanship is excellent. The display is great too, no lagging, the system is smooth. I got a big software update right after turning on the watch.
So far it is very early, but I am satisfied and hope it stays that way.
Today I want to test it in the field and if necessary I will add more feelings
I’m sure you are going to be very pleased with this fine creation!
