GPS Issues with Incorrect Pacing During Runs - Fenix 5

Former Member over 6 years ago

Hi Everyone

I have a recently purchased a new Fenix 5 plus, I am having major accurate pace information display issues on the watch during runs.

On my old Garmin 620, I would normally run between 07.30 to 09.00 min per mile pace... This new Fenix 5 plus today showed on the watch while I was running 07.00 to 14.00 min per mile... this has been the case since I have starting using it on every run.

I always make sure the watch is showing as green and satelite is aquired before I start running... so I am a little lost.

GPS settings as follows:

GPS and Galileo

Any help or advice appreciated.

Olly

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RunR over 5 years ago +1

The slower you are the less accurate is current pace with satellite based data, that's why it works well for cycling and in a car and not for running, hiking, walking. It's better under open sky than in…
AllanOlesen67 over 5 years ago +1

I agree with most of what was already said in this thread. At slow speeds, the Fenix 5+ GPS really wants to be in an open field with no reflections from buildings or nearby trees.

But there are some good…

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0 RunR over 5 years ago in reply to dxbydy

Regular (simple) footpods work fine for minor pace changes, but if you change both cadence and stride length like in a fartlek or a track training, they cannot follow that.