Suunto: How to connect and use with Runkeeper

You can establish a connection between Suunto on the mobile app. Once you’ve connected your Suunto account with Runkeeper, future activity synching will be automatic. The next time you track an activity after connecting.

Here’s how to get started:

• Go to your Me tab in the app
• Tap into your Settings (the gear icon)
• Select Apps and Devices
• Tap Suunto
• Enter your Suunto login information
• Agree to the Terms & Conditions
• Click Authorize to login
• After signing in, you'll be brought back to the Apps and Devices page

Disconnect Suunto and Runkeeper

Disconnecting Suunto and Runkeeper will stop activities from being automatically imported into Runkeeper from Suunto.

Here’s how to get started:

• Go to your Me tab in the app
• Tap into your Settings (the gear icon)
• Select Apps and Devices
• Tap Suunto
• Click “Yes” when prompted to “Disconnect Runkeeper from Suunto”

Syncing Training Plans to Suunto

Once your Suunto is Connected to Runkeeper, you’ll be able to sync your Training Plan with your watch, so that you can follow along with your scheduled workouts directly from your watch. Your workouts will continue to sync over the Suunto as you progress through your Training Plan. Once you complete a workout on your watch, it will automatically be updated on your Training Plan in Runkeeper.

Here’s how to sync your Training Plan;

• If you already have a Training Plan created;
  • Go to your Training Plan
  • Click Settings (top right corner)
  • Click Connected Wearable Device Sync
  • Enable Weekly Auto-Sync
    • Your Training Plan will automatically be synced to your Suunto App
• If you don’t already have a Training Plan
  • Go the Training Tab
  • Click Train for a Race
  • Follow the steps to create your Training Plan
  • When prompted to sync your Training Plan with your Wearable Device, click Yes
    • Your Training Plan will automatically be synced to your Suunto App
• Disabling the Weekly Auto-Sync will disable the sync to the Suunto App & Watch

Viewing & Completing Workouts on Suunto

Once you sync your Training Plan to your Suunto, you’ll have access to the workouts in-app, and on your watch automatically

Here’s how to view your Training Plan workouts (referred to as “Guides” in Suunto);

• Open the Suunto App
• Click on the Watch Face icon (top left)
• Click My SuuntoPlus guides
• You’ll be able to click and view the details for the upcoming workouts that you have scheduled.
• To access and start a workout on the watch;
  • Select Running
  • You’ll be prompted to complete your scheduled workout if it’s on the scheduled data
  • Otherwise, you can select a workout from another day
    • Select SuuntoPlus
    • Scroll down to one of the workouts (“guides”)
    • Enable it
    • Go back to the Activity screen and Start the activity
    • Scroll through the screens to view the Workout guide screen
  • Completed workouts will be synced back to your Runkeeper Training Plan automatically 

*Have more questions? Contact our support team at support@runkeeper.com!