I have done a couple of long distance swims with my Garmin Swim 2 and am frustrated by the inaccuracy in recorded distance which is always about 20-25% short. This weekend I swam a 12km race but the watch reported that I had done 9900m!
I downloaded the…
We'll take a look. Initially, seeing zero GPS positional data on this fit fie.
You didn't say how many fit files you have, but regardless...
My VA4S asked me how far I had run after a treadmill session to calibrate the stride length. It will not be able to get the distance right if you change the running speed. The faster you run, the longer your stride will be. I suggest calibrating it at…
I suspect they are designed for a consistent orientation as well. walking or running you are going to have them in your hand by your side swinging and rotating, or in your pocket. I also suspect they are tuned for the faster paces of road riding.
I've…
So, to clarify the GPS situation; the watch had all 3 satellite systems "ON" plus the multiple frequencies... The Edge 830 had both the GPS and Galileo systems "ON" but does not offer the multiple frequency option... Now after several more testing runs…
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Went on a walk , run , cooldown walk. Pace in the post save screen for the run was clearly wrong. Started to record my short walk home. I received a lap (set to 1km autolap) after a couple of hundred meters and distance covered showed as…
I assume that you are running outside with GPS on and the watch on you wrist.
Sync the watch using Garmin Express to update the EPO.BIN. Sync it a few times.
Then go outside and get a good GPS Fix for 5 Minutes. Try a Short Run to see if it is better…
There was no significant difference between the distance (p=0.98) and time (p=0.99) at any of the three points of access.
For me it makes a difference if the distance displayed by the device during the run is 6.8 km and is also recorded in…
