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Connect using uncalibrated indoor run

Former Member over 7 years ago

Even if I calibrate an indoor run before saving on my Fenix 5 watch, the wrong version still ends up being sent to 3rd party applications on my phone.

To reproduce:
- I do an indoor run (threadmill)
- at the I use "Calibrate & Save", input threadmill readout
- my Fenix 5 saves the proper (calibrated) Activity
- in Connect (Android) I see the proper Activity
- Strava and Google Fit then receive the uncalibrated version of the Activity

Device: Fenix 5
Software version: 8.00 (69dc7dd)
Connect (Android) version: 4.5.1

0 7418138 over 2 years ago

Even ever calibration and save, the data shown is wrong. How do I calibrate my threadmill run accurately

0 7418138 over 2 years ago

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0 e7andy over 2 years ago in reply to 7418138

Have you checked this page about treadmill calibration? How Does the Treadmill Calibration Feature Work on My Garmin Watch?

Basically: Run at least 1 mile with the treadmill profile, press stop, select calibrate, enter the correct distance.

0 trux over 2 years ago in reply to 7418138

Even ever calibration and save, the data shown is wrong.

What data is wrong and where? If you refer to a 3rd party service just like the OP, then you have to speak to them, and aks them to use the calibrated Total Distance saved in the FIT file of the calibrated activity.

The activity file contains data points (in up to 1s rate), which contain the pre-calibrated distance, exactly as they were recorded in the real-time, and then there is a separate Total Distance field, containing the post-activity calibrated distance. Unfortunately, some services, such as Strava, do not use the Total Distance value to adjust the data, just like Garmin Connect does, but only use the pre-calibration data, without adjusting the according to the calibration.

Speak to the support of the 3rd party service and make them aware that the FIT file does contain the correct calibrated total distance, that should be used on their side.

0 7418138 over 2 years ago in reply to trux

I ran 10 km on threadmill. On completing the run the watch showed 9km . It asked me to calibrate and save . On selecting calibrate and save it showed 17 km. I'm not able to correct it now

0 trux over 2 years ago in reply to 7418138

7418138 said:
I'm not able to correct it now

Open the activity in Garmin Connect and edit the distance there.