Hi @TELE-HO, I received it today. I had a Spartan Sport that I lost during a Skimo, most probably because of the wristband failing … I ordered a new one with the fidelity offer.

@zadow said in VO2max levels confusing: Well, I guess that we could debate about it till end of the days. Runalyze vs Firstbeat (Suunto) and we’ll never come to any conclusion. RA and FB calculation will never meet, just because both are using different algorithm and none of them is able to handle intervals and trails run in correct way. Not even GAP. As was mentioned here here already (and many times before) real value can be measured in lab only. Well, so you can go, let measure your real VO2max value in lab, and the set a correction factor in RA. Of course, do not forget to remove all interval or trail runs from calculation (in RA). Keep calculation for races (single race runs, not multisport races) and steady runs. Then one should be able to keep track on nearly real VO2 max. That is for Runalyze (RA). For Suunto calculation, it is just not possible (afaik) to exclude specific run from calculation… Oh yes, and please keep in mind that effective VO2max in RunAnalyze is calculated from VO2max and running efficiency. So, here is another factor in game telling us that you just cannot simply compare values from Runalyze and from Suunto. They are just not the same… Have a nice day all! but we are discussing the algorithms right？

Thank you. I will not disassemble the watch into the first parts

@Ojmjakon said in Little green spot by watch face - Suunto 9: I thought this green dot is something more useful… Well, the dot does represent new information … and knowledge is power … but, sadly, the wrong kind for extending battery life. Enjoy.

@nico-suunto9baro are you sure you are using the performance battery mode?

@johann-fuehrer ok Thanks

Thanks, I thought so, just wanted to be sure.

@isazi yes I have seen it on the screenshot posted by someone in this forum. I am very excited how good and progressive the app developement is at the moment! As an iOS user I have daily heartrate and recovery now, which is just great

I have requested the ability to enable audio alarm for intervals and navigation (out of route). Once a session has started. I like to have the sound alarm turned off and only with vibration, but sometimes it is desirable to be notified with sound as well. As it is now, one has to go through many menus and do it before training. I realy hope that this get implemented in next update.

@surfboomerang no I didn’t. The watch died on me. Battery went flat and after recharging it, it went flat within a few hours again. Lost case this watch.

@mcindr on the other hand it is good that suunto developers do not directly implement unfiltered wild fantasies of any suggestion I’m waiting more or less patiently for quite some features in a potential new firmware

I come from a Polar S810 before I moved onto the Ambit 2S back in 2014 or so (because there was no way to synchronize this old Polar on a new Windows 8.1 computer… ). The Polar gave you different phases with each a number of repetitions. So when you wanted to program a pyramid interval, you had a lot of sets of one interval each. A hassle to set up, but it was possible. The Ambit series allow you to program it in some sort of code, the latest Suunto models don’t allow this currently it seems. How useful it is? I honestly don’t know. For ramping isometric strength training you work with constant intervals but ramp up the intensity so the fixed intervals of the the latest models are fine. But for running I actually like variable intervals and/or recoveries. When intervals are supposed to be all out, it is just easier to work with intervals decreasing in length (like the second half of the pyramid intervals). I think you’d otherwise end up preserving energy for the last few sets whereas otherwise you will actually always go all out the way you’re supposed to. But maybe the experts will tell me here that this makes zero sense from a training perspective ;). Indeed all training exercises I’ve been given by actual coaches have been with fixed length intervals. Either way, what the Suunto 5 and Suunto 9 seem to have is SuuntoPlus with the “sprint” option. I haven’t tried this yet (have the Suunto 5) but it is supposed to recognize when you perform the interval. So if you have a separate interval timer (like the Gymboss unit, an old Polar watch, or a coach, or a training partner, or landmarks etc) you can just let that/those trigger you to perform the interval and the Suunto watch will register this as such. This function only works for running with GPS or footpod though, so for other sports you might need something else.

@filip-vodopija hi I can help here if you give me your serial number in pm

@Teutch No!

@Hans-Martin-Graf Roger that. Thanks !

@stromdiddily @johann-fuehrer Yes, my average weekend runs in the winter are 4-7h, shorter than my weekend training in the summer:). Once SkiMo gets going full swing here, I’ll have longer days…

@isazi : it has worked fine, thanks !