Automatic sprints, race nutrition, loop counters, marathon estimator and more! SuuntoPlus sport apps are easy to use watch functionalities that enhance your experience with your Suunto watch with use case specific benefits. To get started, browse the selection below and in Suunto app’s SuuntoPlus Store, select which ones you want to use on your watch and activate them before starting an exercise.  You can use all SuuntoPlus sport apps with Suunto Vertical, Suunto Race and Suunto 9 Peak Pro watches. Most of the SuuntoPlus sport apps are also compatible with Suunto 9 Peak, Suunto 9 Baro, Suunto 9, Suunto 5 Peak and Suunto 3 watches. Read on and find your new favorite sport app! Learn how to get started with SuuntoPlus sport apps   Training & Physiology HR zones This sport app shows you the cumulative time on each zone during the workout. Fused zones Fused Zones shows which intensity zone you are currently in, looking at different intensity metrics and based on that evaluating the best matching as a result. Peak Pace Peak pace gives you real time statistics of your peak efforts on your run. Peak Power Peak power gives you real time statistics of your peak efforts. Movement This sport app measures your movement with wrist acceleration. This gives new type of insights in sports which involve rapid movements. Trainingpeaks (HR) Helps to understand the workout effort and training stress in real time with Heartrate Training Stress Score (TSS(HR)) Trainingpeaks (cycling power) Helps to understand your riding effort in real time with Normalized Power (NP), Training Stress Score(TSS) and Intensity Factor (IF). Trainingpeaks (running pace) Helps to understand your pacing in real time with Intensity Factor (IF),Running Training Stress Score(TSS(r) ) and Normalized Graded Pace (NGP). Strava Get specific about how much work goes into your activities with real-time Relative Effort Burner The relation between fat and carbs burned by exercising depends on your intensity.   Training Tools Manual interval (pace) The manual interval sport app gives you a simple tool to follow your interval session on the fly. Manual interval (power) The manual interval sport app gives you a simple tool to follow your interval session on the fly. Manual interval (hills) The manual interval sport app gives you a simple tool to follow your interval session on the fly. Sprint (running pace) Track sprints automatically while running or cycling to see the number, distance, and time of each interval during your training session Sprint (cycling power) Track sprints automatically while running or cycling to see the number, distance, and time of each interval during your training session. Loop (speed) Automatic location-based lap insights help you analyze the stats for each loop. Loop (pace) Automatic location-based lap insights help you analyze the stats for each loop. Loop (power) Automatic location-based lap insights help you analyze the stats for each loop. Ghost Runner Catch the virtual ghost runner to practice your pacing or just for fun.   Fitness Testing FTP test Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test is designed to give riders an understanding of the highest average power they can maintain for one hour. Cooper test The goal of the cooper test is to run as far as possible in 12 minutes to estimate your VO2Max value. Anaerobic threshold The test will approximate the anaerobic threshold for running and estimate the anaerobic threshold pace and heart rate. Aerobic decoupling The aerobic decoupling will assess your aerobic fitness by evaluating the decoupling effect during longer workouts. Bleep test Bleep test – or Beep test – is the most common fitness test used in the world especially popular in team sports to test your current fitness.   Racing Race companion Race companion gives athletes a simple tool to get key information with them to the race. Race nutrition With this sport app, athlete can setup the timing for each intake and then follow the plan while flying down the mountains. UltraRace time When preparing for a long ultra race, it is motivating to see how this pace equals to the potential race time. Marathon estimator Marathon estimator gives you an estimated finish time based on your current pace, duration done and remaining distance. Half Marathon estimator Half marathon estimator gives you an estimated finish time based on your current pace, duration done and remaining distance. RaceTime This sports app helps you to see how your current pace equals to the potential race time over different race distances. Backyard ultra The Backyard Ultra is a running event where runners will run 6.7km each hour. As long as they last.   Sport specific Shoe tester The shoe tester app is a protocol on how runners can test the impact of different running shoes with a dedicated testing protocol. Cadence coach The cadence coach will show you live cadence and stride length, helps you use the right running technique to avoid injuries. Running Economy Running economy is the assessment of a runner’s efficiency by analysing their input (heart rate) and output (running pace with NGP). SwimRun The swim run sport app gives you key stats for your swimrun race with automatic transitions from run to swim and back as many times as needed. Duathlon Duathlon sport app is designed to automatically switch between run and ride views in hectic race scenarios to give you the right data. SwimTimer Swim timer is designed to provide swimmers with a better understanding of their interval sessions showing interval counts, rest time etc. Gym timer The gym timer can be used to follow the rest times of a workout. Tabata Tabata protocol is used as a high intensity workout such as circuit training, consisting of 20 seconds of hard effort and 10 seconds of rest. Surfer This sport app gives you all the key stats for your surf session. How many waves did you surf, time surfed and paddle. Golf score Golf score sports app is a handy tool for keeping count of number of strikes during the golf. Tennis score Tennis score sports app is a handy tool for keeping the tennis score on your wrist while playing. Badminton score Badminton score sports app is a handy tool for keeping the badminton game score on your wrist while playing. Soccer score Soccer score sports app is a handy tool for keeping the match statistics on your wrist while playing. Score counter Score sports app is a handy tool for keeping the score count while playing games. Disc golf A handy tool for keeping score and measuring distances during your disc golf game. Sail racer Enables you to synchronize your start time to the official start time of the race to get a countdown on your watch.   Outdoor experience Emergency Info (I.C.E.) Store essential contact information, allergies, blood type and other medical details under the “ICE” as a sports app. Safe Quick access to your GPS coordinates and other key information of your current location as well as your starting point. Climb Keep track of your effort while hiking up a mountain, rock climbing, doing hill repeats in your backyard or running upstairs. DirectPath The DirectPath gives you an understanding of the direct path between two points you have just covered and the efficiency on how well you were able to follow this line. Drink Alert Use the Drink alert to remind you regularly to rehydrate based on the weather conditions. LastKm/Last mile Pace In trail running, the pace can change drastically between uphills and downhills in, the last KM/mile app give you the live rolling kilometer/mile pace to follow. CO2e CO2e sport app shows how much CO2 you have saved compared to if you would have driven a car. Moon The app provides you with information about the moon phases. Sun The app provides you with information about the sunrise, sunset as well as time for dusk and dawn. Big numbers Sport app that gives you the data in bigger letters to make it clearly visible. Variometer The Variometer SuuntoPlus™ feature is a handy tool to keep track of your vertical speed. Weather Keep alert with storm alarms, measure water temperature or notice if your hike is going past the sunset. Weather forecast The sports app gives you the forecasted weather you can rely on during your long rides and hikes.   Devices CORE body temperature With this sport app you can pair your Suunto with a CORE body temperature sensor - to train smarter & perform better. ActiveLook With this sport app you can connect your Suunto to ActiveLook Smart Glasses and see key excercise data right in your field of view. TrainRed When using this sport app your TrainRed muscle oxygen (SmO2%) sensor will provide real-time feedback on the oxygenation status of muscles, helping you optimize your training and performance.   Learn how to get started with SuuntoPlus sport apps 10 SuuntoPlus sport apps for runners   Lead image by The Adventure Bakery

TDS was the toughest race of this year's UTMB week. Even in normal conditions, it is one of the most technical races of the week-long festival and, this time, the temperatures dropped and brought snow and poor visibility to make it even harder. The days before the race, it was over 30°c in Chamonix Valley. On the race day the temperatures barely rose to 10°c. The organizers had to change the route slightly which made it eight kilometers longer than normal. So, when standing at the start line in Courmayeur at midnight on August 28, the runners had 153 kilometers of mountain terrain ahead of them. The TDS stands for Les Traces du Duc de Savoy (“In the footsteps of the Dukes of Savoie”). The route starts in Courmayeur in Italy and circles Mont-Blanc on the west side to finish in Chamonix in France. It has over 9000 meters of total ascent. Suunto ambassador Christian Meier took his biggest international ultra-running win to date at the TDS with a winning time of 19:36:35. “This is definitely my biggest victory to date. As I am quite new to running, this has been the first year, I could considerably increase my training volume in line to what I believe you need to do at this level of the sport,” he said after the race. With “quite new to running” Meier referred to his background: he has built his strong endurance engine as a professional cyclist and turned to running only three years ago. “Even though fitness may not have previously been the factor, leg conditioning definitely was; too many miles and I would end up injured. Like all good things in life, it took time and patience to build up the resistance to be able to go the distance. I was fortunate to train the months leading up to the race with some world-class running mates so I knew my form was pretty good but at the end of the day you need everything to come together during the race. I thought maybe I could fight for the podium, but the win was a pleasant surprise!” Christian planned to race conservatively and at his own pace. He took the lead at around the 90 km mark and never looked back. “My best results have come when I have run within myself,” he says. “This race was going to be 6-8 hours longer than anything I had previously done, and I had a lot of respect for that. I did feel that the plan worked well and I managed to pace well, eat well, and look after some details that make the difference.” The severe weather was a big factor. It had brought freezing temperatures, and low visibility, and made trails muddy. The snow line was at around 2200 meters on the course that topped out at 2581 meters. In some places, there was 15–20 cm of new snow. “What really saved my race was navigation. There were moments when it was a total white-out. No trail, you could barely see the markers. Navigation really saved me there. And it was really an advantage. Some guys didn’t have navigation. They definitely lost time and it worked to my advantage. I am grateful for that.” Christian raced with a Suunto Vertical. Suunto Vertical has detailed terrain maps, route navigation, altimeter, barometer, 85 hours of exercise tracking on the most accurate GPS setting, and more. Get to know Suunto Vertical HERE.   All images by The Adventure Bakery READ MORE The athlete-entrepreneur who knows the value of hard work Courtney Dauwalter makes history at the UTMB  

Suunto ambassador Courtney Dauwalter became the first person ever to win the three legendary 100-mile ultra-trail running races, UTMB, Western States Endurance Run and Hardrock 100 in the same year. And not only in the same calendar year but within just two and a half months. Courtney’s UTMB win also completed her UTMB hat trick. Saturday’s win was her third in the 170 km race around Mont-Blanc. Her previous wins were from 2019 and 2021.   “I think anytime we are given the opportunity to try something difficult or crazy we should absolutely take it. This was totally crazy and really, really difficult – but worth it,” Courtney said at the finish line, only moments after completing her unbelievable feat. Courtney approached all three of the races as if each was the only race of her season. She didn’t think of the fatigue there might be and was giving it all that she had in each of them. Her tactic paid off as she set new course records at the Western States in California in late June as well as at Hardrock 100 in Colorado in July. Courtney started the UTMB with that same intention; without being conservative with pacing. “Let’s race how I normally would and see where that road leads us,” she thought.   It seems that her tactic worked out – until about two-thirds of the way. On top of one of the biggest climbs, the Grand Col Ferret, total body fatigue hit. “The entire second half of the race was really, really hard. My body was not wanting to run anymore. My stomach was a little finicky. I almost lost my lunch on the streets of Champex Lac but luckily held it together and was able to will myself to this finish line.” “Honestly I am not sure if I would have made it back here without Kevin, my husband, and some of my family crewing and all the insane fans out on the course. Thank you so much! That was one of the coolest things I have ever experienced! And the volunteers were just the best. Thank you all for helping me get back to Chamonix.”   The UTMB starts in Chamonix, France and circumnavigates the tallest mountain in Europe through Italy and Switzerland to finish again in Chamonix amongst the passionate trail-running crowd. Courtney finished her race in 23 hours, 29 minutes and 14 seconds. The second female finisher, Katharina Hartmuth stopped the race clock – as well as her Suunto Vertical – in a time of 24:10:52. Courtney ran the race with her trusty Suunto 9 Peak Pro. She likes the lightweight and compact design of the Suunto 9 Peak Pro. Despite the smaller form factor and 55-gram weight, the Suunto 9 Peak Pro has a 40-hour battery life with best GPS settings, great accuracy and all the features Courtney needed to make ultra-trail history – again.   All images by The Adventure Bakery   READ MORE Ultra champ Courtney Dauwalter’s 6 tips for mental strength Courtney Dauwalter and her pursuit of mind power Be my adventure valentine: what you need to know to be the ultimate support person

Segments are a key part of the Strava community for many. They are stretches of road or trail created by members where athletes can compare times. The segments can be used to compete with others or to follow your own progress over time. A great example of the power of Strava Segments can be found in Suunto ambassador Philipp Reiter’s home village of Bad Reichenhall in Southern Germany. “The trail up Dötzenkopf is a steep 1,8 km uphill with 400 meters of elevation gain”, says Suunto ambassador Philipp Reiter. “It’s my favorite training area and I have been up there more than 1500 times. From the top you have a nice view over Bad Reichenhall and to Salzburg.” The power of the trail and the segment is more than the physical challenge of it: it brings people together. “People do it for fitness before and after work, the older people in the morning. During Easter and Christmas, they prepare a little tree and hang decoration. It’s also a social meeting mountain for the locals,” says Philipp. Strava Live Segments bring the experience of competing on a run or ride segment to your Suunto Vertical, Suunto 9 Peak Pro, Suunto 9 Peak and Suunto 9 Baro watch. Here’s step by step guidance on how to use the feature. Connect your Suunto and Strava accounts Go to your profile in Suunto app and select “Partner services” -> “Connect with Strava”.  Note: If your Suunto and Strava accounts are already connected, you will need to re establish the connection to get the segment data to flow from Strava to your Suunto  account: Simply go to the above mentioned "Partner services" section of Suunto app, find "Strava" and tap "disconnect" and then "Connect with Strava" to re-establish the connection. Select your favorite segments On the Strava app, go to the Maps tab to find the segments you want to follow on your watch, then hit the star to save it as your favorite. The starred segments will be available for you as live segments on your Suunto. Unstarring a segment in Strava will also remove it from your Suunto.    See your starred segments in Suunto app In the Suunto app you will see your starred segments, the ones that are synced with your  Suunto for live-follow-up: Go to “SuuntoPlus Store” -> “My SuuntoPlus Guides” -> “Strava  segments” Activate Strava Live Segments on your watch Select Strava Segments Guide for running or cycling in the exercise settings: After selecting  your preferred sport mode – but before pressing start – scroll down to “SuuntoPlus” ->  “Guides” -> “Strava segments”. Turn them on. Follow segment data during activity  Strava Live Segments will be added as an extra screen. Scroll right to see it. During your run or ride, you will see how close the closest segment start is. Once you get within 100 meters, the watch will alert you that you are approaching a segment. As you reach the starting  point, the segment will start. During the segment your time will be compared to your personal record (PR), showing you how much ahead or behind you are. If you don’t have a personal best time on that segment, the comparison will be with King/Queen of the Mountain (KOM/QOM). After finishing the segment you will see your segment time, a comparison to your previous PR and whether you managed to earn the new Queen or King of the Mountain crown or not. See the segments as laps in Suunto app After chasing segments with SuuntoPlus Strava Segments and syncing your data with Suunto app, you can see the segments as laps in your activity.  Get Strava Subscription with a new Suunto watch When buying a new Suunto watch you will also receive the Suunto Value Pack, a collection of benefits and treats offered by our partners. One of the benefits is a free, 60-day Strava subscription! Learn more about Suunto Value Pack

This Pride Month, we are calling all LGBTQIA+ trail runners to participate in the 2nd Annual LGBTQ+ Running Retreat in the North Cascades this October, hosted by Queer Pro Ultra-Runner, Suunto ambassador Ryan Montgomery and Aspire Adventure Running! Ryan having a blast at the Javelina Jundred 100-miler. (Image by Nick Danielson) ”A couple of years ago when I started becoming more visible as a queer-identifying elite athlete, I recognized that the opportunity to compete at an elite level also comes with the opportunity to make an inclusive impact in the sport,” says Ryan. “Running has been my conduit and my catalyst for really helping me understand who I am — to come out of my own closet and to be comfortable with my own identity. Part of the genesis of the Out Trails LGBTQ+ Running Retreat is to help other queer-identifying athletes have an opportunity to push themselves physically and mentally, alongside a supportive community, to learn something new about the outdoors or themselves.” All experience levels are welcome The LGBTQ+ Running Retreat is inviting 40 runners to Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington, USA for 3 nights and 2 full days of running/hiking. If you are a member of the LGBTQ+ running community, we encourage you to sign-up for the running retreat now! And to help eliminate the barrier for some members of the LGBTQ+ community, this Pride Month, Suunto is supporting the event with scholarships for 25 LGBTQ-identifying runners! Also the scholarship applications are now open. Register for the running retreat here, or apply for the scholarship here!   To learn more about the trip, visit the Out Trails LGBTQ+ Running Retreat Course Page.   READ MORE The importance of diversity in the outdoors Allyship in the outdoors: what is it and how to be a good ally for others? A native runner's perspective on inclusivity

This summer, we want to inspire you to take a new, unknown route and have built Weekend Adventure route collections around major European hubs. We kicked off in June with gravel adventures around Munich and Paris and hiking adventures around Milan and our hometown of Helsinki. For July we have added four more exciting route collections: hikes in Madrid and Berlin and gravel rides in London and Rome! Most routes are within an hour from the city centre and long enough to be split into two day adventures. Adventuring close to home is not only practical and time-efficient; it’s also good for the environment. You don’t always need to travel far to experience something new. So, pack your tent, get your gear and start exploring – the adventure starts here!   Scroll down for hikes in Berlin, Helsinki, Madrid and Milan or gravel bike rides in London, Munich, Paris and Rome!   Connect with Komoot to get the Weekend Adventure routes on your Suunto The Weekend Adventure collections are hosted by our partner Komoot. Komoot is a platform that lets you find, plan, and share adventures. Personalized route recommendations and inspiration are in the core of Komoot. Suunto is fully compatible with Komoot: Once you have connected the two accounts (go to Suunto app’s “Partner services” section and select “Connect with Komoot”) routes planned with Komoot flow automatically to your Suunto app’s route library and your activities tracked with Suunto go to Komoot. Turn-by-turn guidance and all is included in the sync. Learn more about the various Komoot packages   Find tranquility on these hikes in Berlin Just a few kilometres beyond Berlin's city limits, you'll find tranquillity, magnificent landscapes, sparkling lakes and rivers, but also some thrills. In this Collection, we present three hiking Tours that take you to three regions around Berlin. You'll hike along clear waters, discover mystical wetlands and unique, mangrove-like forests. The Tours all have one thing in common: water plays a major role. Two of the hikes can be completed in a day, an overnight stay is recommended for the third one.   Enjoy the English countryside on a gravel bike You don’t need to live in the countryside to find fantastic gravel trails. London has a vast network of off-road cycling, with some excellent tracks radiating from the city and transporting you to the serene landscapes of the home counties. The three tours in the London collection can be covered in a day or two: All of them include a convenient midpoint accommodation option, allowing you the flexibility to extend the adventure over two days if desired.   Hike in vast forests less than an hour north of Madrid The hiking routes in Madrid take you to the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park and the Sierra Norte region less than an hour north of the city. The area boasts vast expanses of lush forests, fantastic granite formations, mountains that tower over 2,000 metres, important rivers, and impressive limestone ravines. You can complete all the routes in a day if you wish. Otherwise, you can also spread the distance over two days and stay halfway at a refuge or hostel. We’ve included more information in each route description.   Ride ancient roads in Rome The gravel cycling routes around Rome venture through the Italian countryside and take you on compacted dirt tracks, ancient paved roads, fast singletrack, and rolling lanes with little traffic. Discover the woods around Lake Bracciano, trace historic routes like the Via Appia Antica, explore the wonders of the Castelli Romani, and pedal along the Regina Ciclarum – the most beautiful cycle path in Lazio – until you reach the seafront and the pine forests of the Roman coast. These Tours are real adventures that require decent fitness and plenty of determination to complete in a day – the distances are between 97 and 179 km. You can also take it easy and split the route so you have more time to fully enjoy these rich natural and historic places.   Gravel rides just outside of Munich Get out of the city, leave your stressful week in the city behind with only a few pedal strokes and start your weekend adventure in nature. The green surroundings of Munich are diverse – you circle crystal-clear lakes, dive into bubbling river valleys, enjoy Bavarian country life or taste the specialties of Salzburg. Best of all: A large part of these three journeys take you away from the paved roads on fine gravel paths or exciting single tracks.   Mountain hikes close to Milan In this Collection we offer you three truly epic hiking adventures a stone's throw from Milan. Just head north by train or car to quickly reach the foot of the mountains – and what mountains! These three treks are as spectacular as they are demanding. They will take you to some of the most beautiful places outside of Lecco, close to Lake Como. In each tour we point out refuges or other accommodations where you can stop to eat or spend the night, as well as options to shorten the route, if you wish.   Explore Paris on a gravel bike In this Collection, you discover the surroundings of Paris in adventure mode. The surroundings of the French capital offer a superb playground for gravel cyclists – this Weekend Adventures Collection is a proof of that! These three cycling routes are rather long, but you can split them in two stages. Two of them make a loop and one is a point to point. However, that is not an issue as you can get back by train.    Hike in the national parks just outside of Helsinki Our Helsinki Weekend Adventure Collection features three beautiful hikes accessible from the city. It doesn’t take long to escape the buzz of the city and find yourself immersed in archetypal Finnish landscapes, where the right to roam enables you to explore freely. Two of the hikes explore parts of the spellbinding Nuuksio National Park, with its glistening lakes, serene woodland and rugged terrain. The third hike discovers the quieter Sipoonkorpi National Park and its nature-rich boardwalks.     Images by Philipp Reiter