Is it possible to get better distance accuracy on outdoor running track?

andriijas over 5 years ago

I have the fenix 6 pro.

Everytime I run track session with my friends, they get more accurate distance with their garmin devices.

If we go for a 3000m Â they get like 3,01 or 3,02km , always a little bit above the target distance.

I however with my fenix get a drop like 2,9km. This skews the pace while running since it says im running

slower than Im actually am rendering the data kind of useless to be frank.

Is there anyway I can improve the accuracy on my fenix without using a pod?

(current settings on the run profile is GPS+GLONASS)

0 mcalista over 5 years ago

Try GPS only. And perhaps try your other wrist.

Also, make sure you have a solid GPS lock before you start running.

0 milkywaye over 5 years ago

It will never be spot on to the 3.0 just due to the nature of GPS.. but I know that frustration that others watches are closer.. it doesn't matter which watch I have it feels like mine is always worse! Haha.

What you can do is... Make sure the watch has satellites locked for at least 30secs before starting. That extra time will really let it get from ready to super ready.

Change the time recording to 1sec .. it might be on smart recording.

I actually use a foothold with my watch (stryd), just for this reason. But.. remember.. 2.9 is still nearly 97% accurate.

Hope that helps

0 RISBAC over 5 years ago

Garmin is trying to be clever, but often they are cutting too short. Other GPS devices are often too long. And you can't turn off the "optimization" on the Fenix. So unfortunately, if you have a reliable distance, you need a footpod. Maybe GPS only without Glonass will be better, but it will still not be VERY accurate.

0 tess over 5 years ago in reply to milkywaye

milkywaye said:
Change the time recording to 1sec .. it might be on smart recording.

This will have no affect on pace or distance measured.

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