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Treadmill Ruining not counted towards 50mi badge challenge

Due to the temperature I have to run on my treadmill. These miles are not being counted towards my February 50mi badge challenge.

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trux over 4 years ago +1

They are counted only if you record the treadmill activity with your Garmin watch. Manually entered activities or activities imported from 3rd parties do not count. Use your watch, and if the distance…
trux over 4 years ago in reply to 5738517 +1

The treadmill mileage will not be correct for example if you hold on the hadlebars, since the steps cannot be counted when the hand wearing the watch does not move. You also need to calibrate the treadmill…

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0 trux over 4 years ago

They are counted only if you record the treadmill activity with your Garmin watch. Manually entered activities or activities imported from 3rd parties do not count. Use your watch, and if the distance is not correct, either calibrate the treadmill activity, or edit the distance in Garmin Connect.

0 5738517 over 4 years ago in reply to trux

Thank you! Makes sense. I hate that feature as it never aligns with the treadmill mileage. I just run for time and input it manually.

0 trux over 4 years ago in reply to 5738517

The treadmill mileage will not be correct for example if you hold on the hadlebars, since the steps cannot be counted when the hand wearing the watch does not move. You also need to calibrate the treadmill activity (see the function in the activity menu, when you stop the activity). And, of course, it also assumes your stride length does not change wildly each time you run. And finally, it is much simpler editing the distance in the recorded activity, then entering it manually, losing so also other valuable data like the pace, HR, time, or cadence.