Need help doing Interval Training with my Suunto with current software
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I have been using my Vertical 2 with TrainingPeaks for some time now. I get the workouts downloaded to the watch and everything has been working pretty well. I have however found the interface for intervals with the stock sw interface a little lackluster and was reaching out to see what other people use for running intervals. Any tips would be great.
Currently I let the planned workouts download onto my watch and let the program run while out on my run. I have looked at the stock Intervals screen/card/app that is available and added it to my run sport profile. At first I thought that that screen would automatically appear/start during intervals. That is not the case. It has to be started and set up in the options menu before the start of the run and turned on when I want to start intervals. (at least this is how I understand it and have seen it on my watch). Ideally I would not have to hit a start button and I could let the TP session run as it normally does, but that seems to not be the case.
Basically I would like to download TP workouts and not have to hit buttons mid workout. Is there another workflow to make intervals more clear and see what step I am on? Is there a scenario where I can see my intervals more clearly (ie I can see what interval I am on in terms of numbers and zones and all the script fits in the watch). I am going to try it with the start button, but my Garmin and Coros experiences have been much more seamless than this and I am looking to edge closer to those type screens during my workout.
Also related, but not related, there is no delete or undo of a lap during training is there? While playing with this I have really messed up the cadence of my workout by accidentally hitting the lap button hoping to get a different result.
Thanks for any help. Sorry for the Garmin/Coros comparison. I know it is a bit cringe, but I think this is my last learning curve before I feel like my V2 can do anything I throw at it.
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If you have a TP workout and have connected Training Peaks to your Suunto service, the workout will be available as SuuntoPlus Guide. You have to select the Guide while starting your activity tracking. If it is scheduled for today, you will be asked whether you wanna use it.
This adds another screen at the end of you already configured screen, what will guide you through that workout. This is like the workout screen on a Garmin watch, but can be tweaked quite heavily from the workout creator (in this case Training Peaks).
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@2b2bff That is what I do now and I get it, I just think it is missing information like steps and targets so I was looking for a way to get additional info into my workouts. Thanks though
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@Stavrogin at least with TrainAsOne I get targets for each step directly on the watch.
But I cannot look at the planned workout steps before starting the workout if this is what you meant…
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