Multisport: Recognition of transition and editing

Which watch do you have? Only some latest models have auto transition.

Mk3i, so that's definitely not the problem.

I compared the manuals between the Mk3 and the Fenix 7 and looked at the auto sport change setting. The Mk3 manual doesn't mention that setting.

Mk3 manual:

Triathlon Training

Activities and App Settings

Fenix 7 manual:

Triathlon Training - "NOTE: Auto Sport Change is the default setting for multisport activities"

Activities and App Settings - "Auto Sport Change"

Ok so that's basically a confirmation of what I've observed, which is that the Mk3 is not capable of automatically recognizing transitions. But that still doesn't explain WHY that's the case. The Mk3 is more versatile and more expensive than the fenix. It has all the sensors that the fenix has and even more. Hardware is definitely not the limiting factor, neither is price. So why is this feature not supported by the Mk3, although it clearly exists in the Garmin universe for cheaper products.

This question really goes to tje Garmin PMs and devs. It doesn't make sense and I feel a bit ripped off that my more expensive product doesn't feature auto-transitions..

Or that the connect app at least would grant me the option to correct this incorrect tracking afterwards. That's just a question of enabling it via software, isn't it?

You can split activities into multiple legs in Garmin Connect. You can also move the start and end points of the tracking for each leg. If you for example didn't start the bike at the right point you can move back the start point to include it.

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that's basically a confirmation of what I've observed, which is that the Mk3 is not capable of automatically recognizing transitions. But that still doesn't explain WHY that's the case.

That feature was added to the Fenix 7 line in a firmware update about 4 weeks ago. The latest firmware for the Mk3 is from early February. As to why firmware for the Mk3 lags behind Fenix 7, I do not know, but several plausible theories come to my mind. Anyway, it is likely that the Mk3 will catch up in this regard with the next firmware update, but only Garmin knows if or when this will happen.

I've been looking for such options, but I only found a menu where I can edit metrics of the individual legs. I didn't see an option to "assign" a part of the T1 to the bike leg (i.e., moving the start point back). Where did you find this option? In the top right corner if you're on the activity page?

That would be awesome. I really hope that Garmin will include the feature in an update asap.

You can do this in several different ways and order. Here is what I did now. I took a running activity and created a triathlon activity with T1 and T2.

Start with Edit.

If it isn't already a multisport activity you need to convert it to that. Click convert to multisport activity at the bottom of the page.

Select how long the first leg including transition was. Next, select Road cycling. Next. Save

Since I used a Running activity I now had to Edit and change type of the first leg to OWS. Click the activity and change to OWS. Save.

Then click Edit and Edit legs and select the bike leg.

Click Divide Leg and create the Running leg.

Now click the swimming leg and add the transition the same way. Then add T2 after the bike leg.

After some work I got my triathlon from a Running activity:

I always export the original file if I need to go back, but in Garmin Connect there is an option to Restore Original so the backup isn't really needed.