Use workout screen with auto pause for time trial

I normally use the auto pause feature during races and time trials to guarantee my recording will start when the race starts. I don't want to be fumbling with my Garmin at the start line, especially in TTs. I’d like to be able to create a workout with power targets and use the workout screen for pacing during time trials.
Is there a way to enable autopause during a workout, or alternately to use the workout screen with power targets without starting a workout?

0 lytleric 3 days ago

Unfortunately no. Autopause is disabled by default when following a workout. It's absurd in my opinion, since Autopause can be manually enabled or disabled when not following a workout, but for whatever reason Garmin does not want the user to be able to do this during a workout. This was the first "feature/bug" I discovered when I bought this device six years ago. Here is my forum post about it.