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GArmin Forerunner possible problem

Hi,

Be gentle with me pls.
I did a run on Sunday , I synced it to Garmin Express, and opened as usual, all the data is there but the map hasn't!
It is on all my other runseven up to last thursday.Sunday's run was a good one for me and I would like the map to set up as a route!
Can anyone assist me and tell me where I have gone wron???

Many thanks,
Ian

0 JSRUNNER_ over 9 years ago

Need a little more info! Which forerunner have you got?

If the watch hasn't properly acquired a GPS signal or drops it soon into a run then you won't get a map. If you have a footpod or an advanced HRM Run strap then it will use one of those to calculate distance which can be of wildly varying accuracy depending on whether you have calibrated them or not. Depending on yur specific model there are different ways to see whether you have acquired satellites and how accurate the GPS fix is. The key is don't ever start the run unless you have a fix with good accuracy as most devices will not then give an accurate track.

0 IanCarlton over 9 years ago

Garmin Forerunner 610

Hi,
It is the 610, quite old now but has been spot on normally.

Ian

0 IanCarlton over 9 years ago

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Another problem, the activity i did has disappeared, I did do some house keeping on connect to delete some false activities (the ones whilst sitting down pressed the start button and left a 12 second run to nowhere!
the run from Sunday 28th has gone, it is still o the watch (Garmin 610), but everything I try to transfer seeams to fail, the sync says complete but it isn't in the activity page, it does however show up on my map my run account as it was shared top it.

Can anyone assist me with getting this back to it's rightful place?

Ian

0 JSRUNNER_ over 9 years ago

I have had a 610 for several years and never experienced the problem as the 610 forces you to wait to acquire satellites unless you choose to run without GPS (as I'm sure you are aware).

I would hope that this is a one off glitch whereby satellites have been lost just after you started the run and not reacquired - I guess all you can do is see if it recurs then if it does follow up with Garmin support - how old is the watch?

Regarding your lost run can you find the fit file on your pc - if so you should be able to reupload it?