Request for a SIMPLE pace-band app

No need for a Connect IQ app for that purpose. Just create a workout with the right intervals and with the desired pace targets. On the display, you will then see a gauge showing you whether you are low or high with your pace. Easily distinguishable even without glasses. I am the same case as you - have problems reading the small text on the display if the light conditions are not ideal, but I have no problem seing my pace on the gauge.

Creating a Custom Workout in Garmin Connect | Garmin Customer Support

You could even have a look at the PacePro feature if your watch supports it - it proposes ideal paces automatically.

Using PacePro on Garmin Watches | Garmin Customer Support

As I mentioned in my initial post when I said "Please don't suggest creating a workout ", I don't want to use that because it beeps if you are above or below pace.

And PacePro does not let you manually put in a pace for each mile, and it adds a lot of extra clutter.

If anyone wants to create a simple app for me which does what I am describing, I would gladly pay for it.

I'm not gonna pretend this is "simple", but it is something that is available to you today. It's a CIQ data field called AppBuilder 5 and it's like Excel for your watch.

[https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/fd690281-9c22-4fee-a81e-3b7f39aa67c5]

You enter a field label, formula and display format in the app settings.

I'll give you an example for a 3 miler:

Label: Target Pace (or whatever you want)
Formula: ifs(distance lt 1, "7:20", distance lt 2, "7:25", 1, "7:35")
Display Format: Auto

Notes:
- This formula assumes that your watch's distance units are set to miles.
- The formula basically says:
  - if your current distance is less than 1, display "7:20"...
  - otherwise, if you current distance is less than 2, display "7:25"
  - otherwise, display "7:35"
- Each pair of values in ifs(...) is a condition and a result to be displayed if the condition is true. The value associated with the *first* true condition will be used. In AppBuilder, 0 is considered false, and anything else (such as 1) is considered true
- The final condition is 1 so that "7:35" will be displayed for any distance greater or equal to 2. (This covers the case where your watch records slightly more than 3 miles.)
- When entering quotes (") in the app settings on your phone, make sure to use "straight double quotes", not curly quotes (hold down the " key on your phone's keyboard.)

Another example, but for a marathon (26.2 miles):

Formula: ifs(distance lt 1, "7:30", distance lt 2, "7:25", ..., distance lt 25, "7:30", distance lt 26, "7:25", 1, "7:35")

(Replace "..." with your pace targets for miles 3 to 24.)

- As before, the final condition for ifs should be 1.

EDIT: I would recommend editing formulas on a computer or tablet (if you have one), then copying them to a note on your phone so you can paste them into the app settings. Either that, or use a bluetooth keyboard with your phone (again, if you have one).

Wow, thanks FlowState! I will definitely give that a try. It looks like that could do what I want. Thanks a bunch!

FlowState,

I set it up and it works great. Thanks a bunch! It was super easy. This does exactly what I wanted, it just shows me the target pace for each mile without any extra "stuff".

Thanks a lot!

Nice. I'm really happy it worked out for you!

Hi FlowState,

I am trying to enter 26 different pace segments to be displayed for a Marathon. A different pace for each mile.

I am entering them like this:

ifs(distance lt 1, "7:34", distance lt 2, "7:36", .....distance lt 25, "7:56", distance lt 26, "7:42", 1, "7:00")

I am getting an error. It looks like there might be a limit to how many segments I can enter. Can you let me know if there is a limit, and how many segments I can enter?

Thanks!

This is possibly an error where the formula takes too long to be parsed by the app when it starts up. If that's the case, and you have a sufficiently new/advanced Garmin device, there is a workaround.

1. Open this page on your phone: https://ciq-appbuilder.blogspot.com/p/5plus.html

2. Paste your formula into the Formula text field.

3. Press Get Code

4. Press the icon next to the Code field to copy the code to your clipboard

5. Paste the code into the Formula field of the AppBuilder 5 app settings.

Using the code generated by this page *should* allow you to enter certain complex formulas which normally wouldn't work, as long as the device supports this special code format.

Let me know what device you have and I can verify whether your device supports this.

FlowState said:

Let me know what device you have and I can verify whether your device supports this.

Hi FlowState

Thank you very much for your reply.

I am using a Garmin Forerunner 735XT.

Thanks!

Ah, unfortunately not then :/.

This is an inherent limitation of appbuilder - the most inefficient part of the app is where it parses (reads and decodes) the formula from settings, and Garmin has a limit on how long an app can take to do any given operation.

There's one more thing you can try. Specify all your paces in seconds and set the display format to time.

e.g.

ifs(distance lt 1, 458, distance lt 2, 460, ...)

Can't guarantee this will work but i think it might be worth a shot.