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Sync problems: Training calendar runs don't show up, workouts don't sync at all

Former Member
Former Member
For the past few weeks I've been unable to get my training plan from Garmin Connect to show up correctly on my Forerunner 235. When I navigate on the watch to "Training Calendar", it says to download your training calendar from Garmin Connect. I've tried this a gazillion times. I've wiped the entire watch back to factory settings multiple times, I've canceled and deleted my training plans and restarted with a different plan... without fail, none of the workouts show up in the training calendar on the watch. They are, however, hiding in the workouts section.

I've also discovered that new workouts that I make online with Garmin Connect aren't being synced. I've specifically gone into the app, selected the individual workout, sent it to the device, and Garmin Connect says it worked, the watch shows a transfer successfully finishes... no new workouts.

Anyone else having similar issues? And any idea how to fix it? I'm getting frustrated, the calendar view on the watch is key to keeping me on track.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago

    Exact same issue here :(. I tried all the tricks and nothing works. 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I found that I can create the workout online and choose ‘send to device’ from the workout screen.  It still won’t show up on my calendar on the watch, but I can access the workout by holding the Menu button after I’ve selected an activity.  Within that menu the workout is present under MyWorkouts.  

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Garmin-Blake

    Still have issues getting workouts to the watch despite syncing with the app multiple times, restarting both devices. 

    Sometimes just appears after a few hours but no obvious reason why. 

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  •  It still won’t show up on my calendar on the watch,

    How they could, and on what date, if you did not schedule them? Use the function Add to Calendar in the menu of the workout to schedule it whatever date(s) you wish, and it will sync to the device just fine.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

    I have fenix5s. I have to create the workouts my PC.  This sync to my phone is working.  

    In the GarminConnect app on my phone, navigate to ...More>Training>Workouts.  Select the workout.   Export to watch from the upper corner of the app - photo attached. Ssync watch. Then on the watch: After you’ve selected ‘run’ for example, then hold down Menu.  Select Training.  Select MyWorkouts.  On my watch it’s there.  I can Do workout.  

  • On my watch it’s there.  I can Do workout.

    Yes, and that is all right. But you were complaining it did not appear on your calendar, and that's why I wrote that to have the workout on the calendar on the watch, you first need to schedule the workout in Garmin Connect (regardless whether on the phone app or on the web app). It cannot be on the watch calendar, if you do not tell when you want to do it. Of course, if you just want to select it manually from the list of available workouts on your watch, there is nothing wrong with it.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

    None of the calendars sync with my watch.  I’ve given up on that function.  Doesn’t matter where I schedule it - browser or phone.  

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

    Interestingly, today’s run did show up on my watch.  But neither of the pool workouts i scheduled this week showed up. And neither did my run last week.  So, like I said, I’ve given up on the calendar function.  I need something that works all of the time without having to troubleshoot regularly.  

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Adding a workout and sinking again as suggested previously worked for me this morning on Fenix 3.

  • The Kinetic training plan does this (i.e., every entry has a week, day mark to make it unique)