Can I remove Running from my tracker?

[Geordiegirl80s]

Hi - I never run, is it possible to remove running from the exercise list on my Surge?

[GaryTX]

Yes. See page 18 of the user's manual: https://staticcs.fitbit.com/content/assets/help/manuals/manual_surge_en_US.pdf

[Oldskater]

Unfotunately that was the wrong advice

its not possible to remove  Run.

i would  prefer Run to  say Ride,  as i also NEVER run.so to get to the exercise i do is 3 additional steps

[HeydyF]

Hi @Geordiegirl80s! Sounds pretty sad that you want to remove "Run" from the exercises that your Surge can tracked. And I appreciate you have posted the pages with the instructions to use this feature @GaryTX, however, it is not possible to remove that option from your Fitbit Surge as @Oldskater mentioned, but you can suggest this option on our Feature Request board. 

I'll be around!  

[Oldskater]

not all of us run. it would be nice if fitbit remembered that we are the
customer and the user of the devices, if we want to replace run with ride
why on earth cant we?

[HeydyF]

I totally understand you @Oldskater. You should be able to delete that option if you would like you, but I think that Fitbit developers added it, thinking that one of the most popular exercises is running, so they decided to take it to a new level, so all the users even if they run or not, can take a look of this feature and try it out. 

I appreciate your understanding. 

[Oldskater]

On a phone it's called bloatware. Anything you dont use but can't delete

[shipo]

Then there are those of us who wonder at the logic of buying a Surge when the buyer isn't also a runner.  Fitbit has other trackers which, IMHO, will serve the non-runner better and for less money.

As a runner, when I look at the lineup of Fitbit trackers, I see some for walkers, some for folks who do lots of different kinds of exercise, and then one, and only one tracker for those of us who are serious runners, and that one tracker is the Surge.

[Oldskater]

The surge is the only fitbit with built in GPS.
Simple answer

[shipo]

Exactly my point, why bother with in-built GPS if you're walking, hiking, or biking; for those activities carrying a phone and using the tethered GPS will certainly suffice.  When it comes to running, a phone is a serious pain to carry; hence the requirement for in-built GPS.

[Oldskater]

Really?
My phone is fragile. I ride mountain bike.

If fitbit only sold the surge to runners they would go bankrupt pretty
quick

[shipo]

We'll have to agree to disagree.