I had a similar issue in today's workout.

• FR 955 solar (14.15)
• Track mode
• Preprepared workout

My workout consisted of 15 sets of 600m tempo run (target pace 3:25 - 3:30 min/km) and 1:30 minutes of recovery time. Automatic laps were set to 400 m. A…

The units do NOT use the Iridium satellites for navigation. They have a separate GPS radio.

if you only send track points by satellite (no logged points/activity/term du jour), the reported distance will typically be short of reality. You are only getting…

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…

Do you still experience the issue?

I've bought my Venu 2 a couple of days ago and noticed similar problem. My running activity time, pulse and steps have been recorded properly but the total distance have been recorded only for the first 2km (out of 6km…

It would be rather large only if you do mountaineering on extremely steep terrain.

Fenix is already far more inaccurate on trails because it uses some sort of distance smoothing algorithm. For my typical trail run Fenix distance is typically 3-5% shorter…

1) Understand that the watch only knows about what it can detect on your wrist.  It may or may not sense anything your feet are doing.  A classic example is using a hiking pole or pushing a shopping cart - your steps will probably be undercounted as the…

I used my 945 in the pool for the first time today - just heart rate and time - no laps or pace.

I have contacted Garmin in Australia. They have provided trouble shooting as follows:

Thank you for contacting Garmin Australasia, in regards to our previous…

RedSocks157 said:

One of my races from last weekend shows a 6.7mi run, but the course was listed as 6.55. That's normal

There are several people here who will swear blind the Fenix 6 always measures short in this forum...;) 

I usually trend long too…