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Training Calendar Won't Sync to Watch - "Download your training calendar from Garmin Connect" Error

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7 months ago

Hi! I started a Garmin coach-training plan on Garmin Connect (does not solve anything to start the plan on the phone). In my wildest I though that the calendar would be synced to the watch and suggest the scheduled activities whenever I do an activity on the watch (running). However, the activities does not get recommended and when I navigate to the training calendar and press it get the message ”Download your training calendar from Garmin Connect” 

The key thing(s) is that all the activities are in both Garmin Connect on the web and in the app. But I really can’t find how to download it. Anyone who can help? 

Firmware 19.34
Garmin connect App: 5.27

The usual, technical, stuff I tried:  

  • Restarted watch, phone, and all related devices
  • Cleared sync cache in Garmin Express (Mac)
  • Uninstalled and reinstalled Garmin Connect app
  • Reset watch settings and reconfigured all permissions
  • Verified WiFi setup
  • Attempted creating plan on both web and mobile platforms



Not sure when this could have been started (pre 19.34 or 5.27) but it is a fact that the issues is here in these versions.

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  • 0 1 month ago in reply to 6996605

    Nope, this solution doesn't address the fundamental problem. The core issue is that Garmin Coach activities appearing in your calendar cannot be selected on your watch because they aren't actually synced to the device - they simply don't exist on the watch itself.

    Please understand that daily suggestions are completely different from the planned activities created by Garmin Coach. I would agree that sometimes they do actually get mixes up since you might have a race-goal or similar setup. 

    The issue I referred to is that actual synchronization between the watch-calendar and Garmin Connect. 

  • 0 1 month ago

    Hi there I’m having the same issue, could someone please reach out to me? It was working fine until yesterday. 

  • 0 14 days ago

    Sigh....I also have this issue with the Epix Pro Saphire 2.
    Extremely disapointment. I have tried all the above suggestions and tips found to no avail...

  • +1 13 days ago in reply to 9973865

    Update June 26, 2025: 

    Garmin Coach First Beat Adaptive Training Plans were not designed to be accessible via the training calendar, like other training plans. So currently if you are using a Garmin Coach adaptive plan, this would be by design. Our engineers are tracking this concern as an experience issue. But this would not mean that this will be changed. 

    If you are concerned with this, you are also able to submit a suggestion to Garmin's Ideas page here: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/

  • 0 13 days ago in reply to Garmin-Laurie

    my issue is not through the calendar  I can’t access it in any way, shape or form on the watch. I can’t access the training plan at all. I can’t even complete my bench mark run (which I’ve tried to access through run, through calendar, daily workout, etc) and it keeps saying they are not available as they need to be downloaded from Garmin Connect, which will not sync the run plan to my watch. I have created a Garmin Run coach and would just like to be able to complete it and have it tracked :/

    I have tried every trick you previously mentioned to no avail

    This was the response to several members who have this issue.  Is it truly a technical issue or was it never designed to be there, as you mentioned above? 

    “

    Update December 31, 2024: 

    Our engineers are aware of a concern that may prevent Garmin Coach plans from syncing to the Training Calendar. 

    We are currently reviewing this report and have a potential work-around to resolve this issue with the below steps, which will require access to a computer. 

    1. Plug device in to computer
    2. Access Internal Storage
    3. Open Garmin Folder
    4. Open Workouts
    5. Open Guided
    6. Delete adc_workouts, and adc_schedule.
    7. Unplug device and sync with Garmin Connect. 

    If this issue is not resolved, please feel free to reach out to me via Private Message, so I can collect details of your experience. 

    ”

  • 0 13 days ago in reply to Garmin-Laurie

    Need to express my disappointment with the response. Your reply appears to be a generic, after-the-fact explanation that essentially confirms what many customers already suspected - that this is part of a larger, ongoing problem that your engineering team is still working to resolve.


    What concerns me most is that this response feels like damage control rather than genuine customer service. The repeated assurance that “engineers are working on a solution” suggests this issue has been known for some time…


    As a customer who invested in Garmin products with the expectation of reliability and quality I have to say it’s not a good feeling to read the answers…