Race 2 - buy or not?
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Hey, long time Suunto user from the Suunto X6, Ambit 3, Peak Pro, Vertical…
My running has changed a lot, moving towards shorter distances like the 400 to 5km. But winters I spend a lot of time in the mountains ski touring / free touring.
So… I was thinking of getting an AMOLED watch as the 5k is fast, even faster over shorter distances, and I just glance at the face for pace during races and fast training sessions. The Race 2 seems more logical for my use case but if the distance issue is true it would annoy me.
I do not wear a sports watch day to day in the office.
So… is the Race 2 distance issue a consistent problem?
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@Montrod personally I don’t think it is a problem.
If you run 5km, the watch would probably show 4980m or so. Maybe on other days not so. I don’t care.
Others do.
If you don’t need maps maybe also think about Suunto Run. -
You think you need amoled to run shorter distances? I don’t see that. When I do short interval training on a track my previous watch (well, 2 watches ago) with mips did a so much better job. True always on. No need for any gesture to wake the screen (even amoled always on display needs a gesture to fully wake). You can peek at your watch without swinging your arm with mips.
Besides that. Buying a new watch has zero affect on the way you run or train. You want to become better in shorter distances? Do shorter intervals at a higher pace. Don’t need a new watch for that.
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suunto run + suunto spark = 5KM superb!
