Race S

I think the Race S (Orange Power) is a great pick—especially for your activities. GPS is super accurate (even in the mountains/water), and sleep + recovery tracking is reliable. Training readiness is useful without being overwhelming. It’s not packed with smart features (which sounds like a plus for you), but it nails the fitness side. Compared to Garmin or Huawei, Suunto feels cleaner, more focused, and built for people who train, not just track steps. If you’re after performance, not fluff—I’d say go for it.

Obviously not Suunto, since there is a fundamental bug in reading running data when you press the skip lap button on the watch. If its not fixed until my yearly subscription ends, I will stop using Runna.

Hola, pasé del fenix 6 pro al suunto race, y lo hice porque el altímetro empezó a fallar al año, pero bien exagerado, el servicio técnico de Garmin es una vergüenza, se llevaron el reloj y me dijeron que todo estaba bien, obviamente para trailrunning si las métricas de desnivel acumulado no son buenas, no sirve de nada. Suunto en GPS y altímetro no tiene rival, todos los días la misma ruta y clava las pendientes, el ascenso guiado es muy bueno también. Si buscas algo fiable, para mí no tiene rival en ese aspecto, outdoor TOTAL. Si buscas guías de entrenamiento, música, pagos con el reloj, etc... chorradas varias pues Garmin no tiene rival, y en cuanto a Coros, veo mucha copia de Garmin, podría ser una mezcla entre Garmin/Suunto. En cuanto a la medición del pulso, una cinta siempre, absolutamente siempre, será mejor. En cualquier reloj. Llevo 6 meses con el race y ahora no sé si venderlo y pillar el vertical 2. 🫣🫣, ¿qué me recomiendas?

I've had a Race S since January. My thoughts on your questions: > How accurate is the sleep/recovery tracking over time? It accurately identifies when I go to sleep and when I get up. It even catches when I'm napping in my chair. I don't know how accurate it is on identifying deep sleep vs REM, etc. Without any lab validation, I would say the sleep/recovery is accurate enough for me. > Any bugs or frustrations that showed up after several weeks or months? I had one time when starting my watch for a structured workout, it autolapped through every step to the cooldown before I even physically started running. I just heard a long series of beeps indicating stepping through each step in the workout. I didn't know it at the time, so I was annoyed when my watch wasn't beeping at me for each interval step. It hasn't happened since though, and I've probably executed 30 or 40 structured workouts since. One "bug" I really hate about the Race S is the fact that it has a digital crown for scrolling, but I can't scroll my lap table in a structured workout. I can only see the most recent 3-4 steps. This seems like a very bad oversight that I hope is fixed in future firmware releases. Finally, I pair my Race S with my Stryd foot pods. Unfortunately, my watch will record 0 watts for power at random times in the run. Just for a single second, but enough to make th post-run analysis charts annoying when seeing lots of zero-drops. It's not unique to Stryd though, as Suunto has historically dealt with this problem of zero-drop recording for years and years. > Would you recommend the Race S over something like the Forerunner 265 for a fitness-first user? Hard to say. I've got years of running history with Suunto and I don't want to migrate to another platform. But from what I've heard, if you're a data guy, Garmin Connect is second to none. There are always alternatives like Runalyze or Intervals.icu, but from a software platform perspective, from what I've heard and read, Garmin's software trumps the competition, including Suunto. From a hardware perspective though, Suunto build quality is second to none. I have never had any build quality problems with any Suunto watch I've owned since 2001. Buttons, display, battery, you name it. Hardware-wise, Suunto is king of the hill.

Currently wearing a Suunto Race and I love it. Ran a 100k last year in about 20hrs, and still had 65% battery left. They also make the Suunto Race S, which is the smaller version! My rule for watch replacement is that I upgrade when my activities outlast my watch battery life. Prior to that: - Suunto 9 Baro, nice but bulky and after 4 years, battery wasn’t holding up - Garmin Forerunner 295: Wore for 4 years, but had to charge part way through my first 100mi - Garmin Forerunner 610 - Nike+ Sportwarch

I recently finished a 34hr race and had 40% battery left on my Suunto Race, using the regular/not optimized battery setting.

Suunto Race. Recently ran a 34 hour race and still had 48% battery left.

It depends on how many activities you track. But if you sleep with it on, expect to charge it 1-2 times per week. I turn it off each night, and I need to charge the Race S about once every 10 days. I track about 6 hikes per charging cycle (6 out of 10 days).

I had the Race S, really liked it until the GPS just stopped working after 6-months. Good product until then, just pick a retailer who has a generous returns or replacement policy. Note OP mentions they are beginner-ish; if they are using a service like Runna to manage training plans, I really did not like the Runna integrations onto Suunto. I hated the data screens and pace notifications for interval or tempo sessions especially, but I'm comparing that to an Apple Watch I had before the Suunto.