Custom workout estimated distance messed up if the target is not pace (or speed)

Hello everyone,

I am trying to create workouts via the Garmin Connect Web App.
I am building steps with different targets, and I am always getting some very very messed up estimated distance calculations, if the steps I am building are not based on pace or speed.

Below are some examples.

Running workouts:

It would be very useful to have the estimated distance, in order to decide the course that I can do for the workout... This seems to be basic stuff: No one is running 120km in 10minutes, and Garmin has all the data from my runs.

Garmin please fix this, or please help me fix this...

Appreciate your attention and thanks in advance.

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trux 11 hours ago in reply to Aferdita +2 verified

Aferdita said:
Any other ideas?

Try setting the "Avg Training Pace" parameter at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/settings/publicProfile, though on my side, the change does not have any instant…
Aferdita 9 hours ago in reply to trux +1

That's it! I had a pace of 5s/km there. I changed it to 5min/km and although it did not have an impact instantly, I have tried it again a few hours later and my estimates are accurate.
Thank you.

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0 trux 11 hours ago

It looks relatively all right on my side:

The algorithm seems to be using the training history, and the calibrated running stride length for estimating the distance. Did you already record a decent amount of outdoor runs? And what does the Average Pace 1y Report show at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/report/4/running/last_year? Don't you see some excessive values there too?

0 Aferdita 11 hours ago in reply to trux

Appreciate the response.

Yes, I do have a fair amount of outdoor runs recorded, and this is my average pace for that report page - looks good.
Any other ideas?

+1 trux 11 hours ago in reply to Aferdita

Aferdita said:
Any other ideas?

Try setting the "Avg Training Pace" parameter at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/settings/publicProfile, though on my side, the change does not have any instant impact on the estimates. If it does not help, I recommend reaching out to the Product Support through their website at https://support.garmin.com. Use the Phone or Chat options for an instant response. Email exchanges usually take a few days.

0 Aferdita 9 hours ago in reply to trux

That's it! I had a pace of 5s/km there. I changed it to 5min/km and although it did not have an impact instantly, I have tried it again a few hours later and my estimates are accurate.
Thank you.