My username there is not my name, gets confusing! Which one are you on Watchuseek? I did not do much there before the Ambit, most of the posters are not athletes so some info is not relevant--Suunto made this to be an athletes watch:)

I'm wydim on WUS. Yeah, me too, I joined in march when I learned about the Ambit release. I like the ambit because it's an explorer/athletes watch. There are better explorers watch and better athletes watch (more functions) but no better watch that satisfies both worlds

I would love to and thinking about it this summer. I am running SJS50 this year and saw your website with St Helens run. Will keep you posted, my brother lives out there and works for Boeing.

Thanks for the info, I am an old guy so you are likely to eclipse me at the SJS50. Let me know who your friend is in Magnolia. Anytime you want to connect would be great, just don't kill me on the run. You are really running 50 hrs per week? That is impressive, I barely manage that for a month.

ha! funny. i meant 50 miles/week. oops, i didn't write that correctly. no, i'm not that hard core at all. i will check in with my friend and see if i can connect you 2. best gar

Good, 50 miles is about my top per week too:)

The compass cannot be used in exercise mode but the Ambit update coming next month should correct that oversight and I do not know about the vert speed. email them, the more we email and ask for what we want the better chance to deliver. ambit@suunto.com

Set a "waypoint" to the North pole on movescount and then you can access Navigate while exercice logging. Navigate to north Pole and you have your compass :)

It is a battery saving thing, it is buried in the manual somewhere near the end, cool huh?

Cool indeed, but it freaked me out the first time I saw it. Thought for sure I got a lemon! :-)