Race 2 accuracy
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@dreamer_ Mine is the Race 2 steel version and it seems to measure short.
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And I thought I was the only one having this issue. I compare my usual route with all my other watches which include apex 4, pace pro , pace 4, ultra 2, polar grit x2 and Suunto race 2 invariably falls short in terms of distance. Not by a lot but about 100-150m shorter for a 10km run .
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@leafs93 I can confirm that. Same experience here.
Time to settle this with a measuring wheel.;o) -
I can add to and confirm too short distance here as well. This is near ideal view to the sky.
I get between 0,5& - 1% too short. This is measured over tracks I have ran a thousand times and confirmed with multiple various gadgets.
I’m with an R2 titanium.
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I have confirmation, that Race2 indeed measures a little short, compared to other models.
cannot share more details, but the watch works as designed.t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Titanium, S9PP Titanium, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal, Race S Titanium Courtney, Run Lime, Race 2, Vertical 2 Titanium
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@Egika said in Race 2 accuracy:
I have confirmation, that Race2 indeed measures a little short, compared to other models.
cannot share more details, but the watch works as designed.Thanks for the reply!
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@Egika I’m a bit confused by this… does this mean there’s likely to be a fix or are you saying it doesn’t need fixing?
Race 2, Forerunner 265, Huawei GT6 Pro.
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@jjpaz I have a large number of trail runs with Race2 and V2 and they are essentially identical. I can share data, several different firmware and from 45 min to 7h trail runs. I am in the US with mostly open skies. Part of the observations may depend on the environment as I believe all of you that see shorter distances with R2. However, maybe not a firmware bug but maybe design differences including antennas. I always see fewer satellites connected to R2 than V1 or V2. Could impact distance when GPS conditions are more challenging.
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@shamilt1 this will likely not change.
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@Egika So unless I’m reading this wrong, Suunto either know that it measures distance a little short, but it was designed to do so…( I can’t understand why this would be the case!) or it’s not significant enough to address in an update. Personally I think it’s disappointing that it won’t be addressed.
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@shamilt1 said in Race 2 accuracy:
Suunto either know that it measures distance a little short
It measures shorter than the other models. The question is is it more accurate, though?
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@2b2bff I wrote about this before, but from my n=1 sample size, the Race 2 measures short, and is further from true distances than other watches from Suunto, COROS, and Garmin. I’ve measured it against a measuring wheel. Also, recent race performances by elites wearing the Race 2 in certified road races also have it measuring a bit shorter than race distances.
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@2b2bff said in Race 2 accuracy:
It measures shorter than the other models. The question is is it more accurate, though?
Nordic Walking on a measured loop of 2260 m:
March 31
Loop Race S Garmin 955 1 2277 m 2259 m 2 2263 m 2263 m 3 2267 m 2262 m 4 2255 m 2267 m April 19
Loop Race 2 Garmin 955 1 2244 m 2261 m 2 2241 m 2263 m 3 2244 m 2267 m 4 2242 m 2272 m 5 2238 m 2265 m On measured straight paths, errors were smaller.
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@2b2bff I don’t think so…surely all the other devices can’t be wrong?
Additionally, when I plot a route on footpath or the Suunto app, the Race 2 always returns a shorter distance than the plotted route too…my other watches don’t. This is mainly on canal towpaths so not a lot of cutting corners going on…but plenty of weaving round walkers etc. that could add a few meters.
But it appears it’s not going to be looked at and I’m struggling to see why this would be.
