Suunto 9 Baro

That or they have watches with enough battery live... as others have mentionned in this thread, there are plenty of models that can easily last through a 100 miles race (these models tend to be a tad pricier though). I have run up to 50 miles (80k) races with an old Suunto 9 baro. Preparing for my first 100+ races in 2026 I finally decided to bite the bullet and update to a new watch.

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

New models are just over $400, but I've used my Suunto Baro 9 for the past 5 years while kayaking and I'm very happy with it. GPS tracking is great and has the availability to "guide" you to spots previously saved (I'm fishing 95% of the time, so think underwater structure). Wear it daily, and its great for all of the hiking, training, etc as well.

Yeah I can't speak for new ones if it got any better but on my s9b I can see if I'm being called and about 50 characters of the most recent text/notification and that's it. Also the auto reply function doesn't work anymore. so i can't even send a "yes" anymore If someone sends me a text and immediately sends a single word or emote as a separate msg the 2nd last one is gone

Suunto 9 from 2019... It works well so I can't justify buying another one. I keep trying to break it or lose it but it keeps showing up.

almost my case. I still have garmin fr945, suunto 9 and vertical 1. both suunto have big troubles with hr measurement, sleep accuracy not good. for cycling I have wahoo bolt v2 and v3, for concept2 - only ErgData app. withings smart scales is more than enough for me. one thing for me what suunto is missing is “resume later” function, especially for walking or hiking. I like suunto maps and navigation. now I’m confused to choose vertical 2 or race 2. both have better (I hope so) hr measurement and… thats all. ok ok, vertical 2 have led flashlight. vertical 2 disappointed me without local music storage and without nfc. but I like suunto for menu design, because garmin UI looks like designed for childs - not solid.

Agree! I had used Suunto 9 for years and years and only switched to Suunto Vertical with solar panel recently, got it on Black Friday discount £200 off ❤️