I got a PB for a 5K run today, my previous PB was for an exactly 5K run, Todays run was 5.37k. The PB for 5k has not changed even though i took of 30secs is this normal?
When you run more than 5km, your Garmin running watch will look for the fastest stretch of 5km within that tracked activity, and use it as the basis for determining if you have a personal record.
When you run more than 5km, your Garmin running watch will look for the fastest stretch of 5km within that tracked activity, and use it as the basis for determining if you have a personal record.
My last PB was 27.57 today at 5k it was 27.25 but still the 27.57 stands as the PB.
Not all Garmin devices extract the best time for a section within a longer activity(my 310XT certainly does not!)
Garmin Connect takes the time for the total activity if the distance is "close" to a distance for which "personal records" are recorded - see this quote from GC:
"Personal Records are created when you upload data that closely matches one of our predetermined distances, and it's the fastest time you've ever uploaded for that distance.
You don't have to exactly match a distance, but it must be close. (For example, a Half Marathon Personal Record may be created if your activity is 13.2 miles.)"
Not all Garmin devices extract the best time for a section within a longer activity(my 310XT certainly does not!)
Interesting. I didn't know that. I can only go by my experience, and I only have a Forerunner 235. So far it has not done anything defying expectations with regard to determining my ‘achievements’/personal records after runs.
GC is quite rigid in its ways of handling records, and you cannot really change that. Try using Strava - alongside Personal records (more like officially confirmed timing on races) it also shows best timing on a range of distances where it just indicates your best time for e.g. 5 km, even if it's a part of a much longer run. No advertising against GC - just some better features provided by Strava.
Not all Garmin devices extract the best time for a section within a longer activity(my 310XT certainly does not!)
Garmin Connect takes the time for the total activity if the distance is "close" to a distance for which "personal records" are recorded - see this quote from GC:
"Personal Records are created when you upload data that closely matches one of our predetermined distances, and it's the fastest time you've ever uploaded for that distance.
You don't have to exactly match a distance, but it must be close. (For example, a Half Marathon Personal Record may be created if your activity is 13.2 miles.)"
Sorry for sounding dumb, does this mean that to get a 5k PB I have to stop my run at 5K, If i run 8k and beat my 5k PB it wont register that?
From my experience, it will be recorded as a new PR for 10 km :) but not for 5.
To match PR's on GC, you have to match distances closely.
At least it has always worked ike that for me. This is why I have started using Strava too - it is quite more flexible.
From my experience, it will be recorded as a new PR for 10 km :) but not for 5.
To match PR's on GC, you have to match distances closely.
At least it has always worked ike that for me. This is why I have started using Strava too - it is quite more flexible.
I have strava but think it does not work with my watch
