Stryd vs race s
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@Ze-Stuart yeah, that sounds great.
Anyway hats off to the Suunto team for creating the S+ Stryd App otherwise I donāt think anything would have been created.
I would still like to see the option of getting all the data in the .fit file and I think the app shows that it is possible. They could even create a separate app to do it.That would probably take care of the elevation plot issue too.
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@Richard-McGlory or if the data was left on the Styrd pod, so that one can still sync it after the run. I imagine thereās a flag that says ādo not record this runā thatās set by the CIQ field, AW app, and S+ app.
Seconded on them actually doing something, one has to start somewhere!
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@Ze-Stuart - I have just come of AW to the Race S. I will follow the above. I used the PowerCentre training plans on the AW. I assume there is no automated way of syncing the workout from PowerCentre to Suunto and I would need to re-create as a S+ guide?
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@kkalsi correct. I find it annoying, but, it gives me the opportunity to really understand the plan, which I value.
Itās not as bad as it seems: there arenāt 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 Strydās 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 donāt have Duo Iām not missing much - I donāt make much use of the additional data and itās āstuckā inside Stryd power centre, not where Iād 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 ticketsā¦
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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 havenāt caught a lace between the front of the clip and the pod - Iāve done that more than once.
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I ditched my stryd after using it for years. Itās 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. Thatās 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 doesnāt work, then the track was built incorrectly or the measuring wheel is broken. 
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@RightNow thatās a shame youāve had bad experience with them: I only have good CS experience with them, they have yet to blame me for anything. Doesnāt everyone run with a trundle wheelā¦?
@far-blue no laces, interesting, though. I hadnāt thought of that.
@Richard-McGlory we āswapped the podsā: 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 thatās retained is the HR and GNSS track.
