Would love something like a countdown timer data field that can be added to any run like activity. That way someone could set it to something like 90mins and go for a run...the counter would begin countdown and either flash or alert when reaching zero. This would allow some type of reminder alert to an activity and someone could quickly see the time remaining and know they need to either head home or head someplace quiet or whatever.
Device models such as the FR230/235/630 already has the built-in capability to produce a custom alert - such as "Go home" - after a preset time from when the timer was started.
We don't know which device you have, but many garmin watches have a simple intervals feature (or programmed workouts for more advanced devices), which - when configured correctly - will give you a countdown.
Thanks for the help. It's a Garmin 935...I run intervals but I'm not sure how that would help other than needing to setup a workout in advance with one interval with the timer and then it would show me the time remaining in that step? Additionally this would show up in Garmin Connect. It would also be impossible to do this on a day when running intervals. :)
Display Format: Time This converts the time in seconds to (hours), minutes and seconds. e.g. 95 seconds is displayed as 1:35
90*60 - Timer 90 * 60: The countdown time in seconds Timer: the activity timer in seconds This part of the formula is basically what you want displayed in your data field at all times.
0 * ALERT[Timer GTE 90*60] ALERT[] is a function that alerts you with a beep/vibe when a condition becomes true - it's equal to 1 at that time, and zero at all other times. GTE: Greater or equal to In this case you want to be alerted when the timer becomes greater or equal to 90 minutes. [It has to be greater or equal to, because the timer counts fractional seconds, and might never be exactly equal to ninety minutes.]. The ALERT[] function is multiplied by 0 so that its value doesn't influence the result of the formula.
There's one more subtlety. As is, the countdown will continue past 0. It's harmless, but it might be annoying. To fix this, you can refine it a little further, and your final formula would be this: IF[Timer GT 90*60, 0, 90*60 - Timer] - 0 * ALERT[Timer GTE 90*60] "If the activity timer is greater than 90 minutes, display 0, otherwise display the 90 minute countdown and alert me when it's over."
I realize this isn't as nearly convenient as a dedicated app nor is it super-intuitive, but if there isn't anything else that would work for you, maybe it will help.
Or maybe it will motivate you or someone else to write a real app for this :P. Either way....
