Indoor track running app

An app for indoor tracks that allow me to set a fixed distance per lap.

The current Garmin app uses stride lengths (I think) to determine a distance. The Garmin result is usually very different from the actual distance ran. For example, my track is 9 laps per mile (in the center lane). I did 30 laps (3.33 miles). Garmin said I ran 3.01. Not a huge split, but it only gets worse the further I go.

0 trux over 1 year ago

Not sure what you mean by fixed distance per lap. Laps are by default 1km (when using metric units), and that's indeed a fixed distance. The distance is calculated using the calibrated stride length, and the accelerometer data to estimate the pace, and to adjust the stride length accordingly. If it is not accurate, you can set the distance afer the run, and you can calibrate the treadmill.

How Does the Treadmill Calibration Feature Work on My Garmin Watch? | Garmin Customer Support

0 FlyFrosty over 1 year ago in reply to trux

Is there a way to change the default lap distance? My indoor track lap is not 1km.

Yes, I can change my treadmill run info. That is not an indoor run, though. The calculated length when using the Garmin indoor track app (apparently I run differently) is always significantly wrong. If I change the total distance ran, Garmin does not properly recalibrate each lap, it simply modifies the last lap.

0 trux over 1 year ago in reply to FlyFrosty

FlyFrosty said:
Is there a way to change the default lap distance? My indoor track lap is not 1km.

The Auto Lap option is set to 1km in the Indoor Track activity on my watch (Instinct 2). If it is not your case, you can edit it in the activity settings.

FlyFrosty said:
Yes, I can change my treadmill run info. That is not an indoor run, though.

Treadmill calibration will have an impact on the accuracy of the indoor track too - see the info here:

How to Improve Distance Tracking on Indoor Activities | Garmin Customer Support