Why is it only possible to create segments for activities that is running and cycling ?
I do a lot of walking and hiking on the same courses and would love to use segments for this. Is there any plans to support segments for walking and hiking ?
1. Segments do not work consistently for running and cycling (down again at the moment) and so it is unlikely that Garmin will try to extend the functionality as they can't get the current stuff to work reliably yet.
2. You could just call your walking/hiking activity a run and then you could use segments. (when they are working again).
If you choose to do 2, you are probably better off setting the activity on your device to run rather than trying to change activity type later.
I understand that Garmin have some issues with the functionality in general, too bad cause the idea is great. I have edited some of my workouts to "running" in order to create segments and then reverted the activity back again. My question would be if i have created a segment would i need to use "running" as activity on my watch to be able to use the segment or could i set my activity to just hiking and still use the segment?
Guess i gonna test this when Garmin get the service up and running again, no pun intended :)
Do i have to do anything to actually use a segment or will the watch automatically detect when i enter on a segment?
The segments are automatically detected - when it is active - currently that feature is shutdown. See the 'Status' link at the bottom of the Garmin Connect website to check status. Intermittent...also means completely disabled. hah
I think that you will have to set the activity to running on your Garmin, although I believe that some people have had success if they changed the activity type IMMEDIATELY on upload. Segments are only processed at the time of upload apparently.
