Stryd vs race s
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@kkalsi correct. I find it annoying, but, it gives me the opportunity to really understand the plan, which I value.
It’s not as bad as it seems: there aren’t that many templates for plans, so mostly you have to create them once, and then adjust the intervals and power bands.
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@kkalsi Yes, unfortunately you are correct. This is, however, entirely in Stryd’s hands as Suunto has an available API and support for structured workouts that works brilliantly for training peaks, TAO and a number of other workout providers. Other than the well-documented lack of alerts when you go out of zone.
Before I switched to a running watch I used iSmoothRun on my iPhone and that could collect all the stryd metrics. But the only way to get them back into stryd was to sync to a garmin connect account and link that to stryd. Again, this is Stryd not being willing to open apis and integrate with more of the running ecosystem.
These days I do as the others have said and sync the stryd every few runs to enrich the run data. Honestly, though, as I don’t have Duo I’m not missing much - I don’t make much use of the additional data and it’s “stuck” inside Stryd power centre, not where I’d use it such as runalyze.
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@Ze-Stuart Thank you.
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@far-blue thanks. It is a shame as Stryd seem to be focused on the AW app as the priority
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@kkalsi it is, but it gives them the most control, and is a huge market segment. Send them enough nice support tickets…
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@Ze-Stuart agreed - nice tickets on the way !
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@Richard-McGlory my elevation plot issue was resolved after a suggestion from their support: wash the pods. Turns out the air hole on the front was clogged.
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@Ze-Stuart Thanks for that, I will give it a go. I take it out on the trails so probably the same issue.
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@Richard-McGlory turns out I spoke too soon: a run on the same route a couple of days later and the missing elevation was back.
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@Ze-Stuart check you haven’t caught a lace between the front of the clip and the pod - I’ve done that more than once.
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I ditched my stryd after using it for years. It’s a bad company with a very bad service. They are always blaming the customer if the device is not working. I had so much trouble with that device regarding accuracy especially when changing shoes or with different watches that I finally ditched the very expensive subscription based device.
I hope they will fail with their anti customer service very hard.
In the meanwhile I am using power for after device analysis only. That’s great on any watch without any special device. Very accurate.
The GPS with the newest watches is so good that it outperforms the stryd pod by far.
My recommendation: Do not buy a stryd pod. If you still are using one: ditch it and feel free.From my running community:
The Stryd community likes to run the 400 m with a measuring wheel to check which is really 400 m long. According to Stryd, you should run exactly on the white line of the first and second lane with your left foot counterclockwise. Under a full moon and sober, of course
, and then after exactly 8 laps you will have run exactly 3248 meters. If it doesn’t work, then the track was built incorrectly or the measuring wheel is broken. 
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@RightNow that’s a shame you’ve had bad experience with them: I only have good CS experience with them, they have yet to blame me for anything. Doesn’t everyone run with a trundle wheel…?
@far-blue no laces, interesting, though. I hadn’t thought of that.
@Richard-McGlory we ‘swapped the pods’: what was 1, is now 2, and the elevation profile is back. Key point: data from the pod overwrites data from the watch, every time, confirmed by their support. I imagine all that’s retained is the HR and GNSS track.
