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Is it possible to use the Garmin Coach feature when running indoors on a treadmill?

I couldn’t figure out how. If I start the scheduled coach run it asks me if I want to start running without gps.

Is there a way to tell to this coach that I run indoors, and I even use a running dynamics pod?

I don’t know what it would be the difference between running on a treadmill and outdoors from the coaching standpoint

Garmin support told me that it’s not possible. I really need this feature during Canadian winters when it’s not possible to run outdoors in 3 feet of snow

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0 bfischer86 over 4 years ago

Yes. You can start a treadmill run and it will ask if you want to do your scheduled workout for that day. i assume it works also for indoor track, but I haven't tested that as I don't have access to an indoor track.

0 titust1 over 4 years ago in reply to bfischer86

So if I understand well I should start a treadmill activity first, and if I have a scheduled activity for that day it will ask me, right?

Thanks man. Even Garmin support didn’t know it, he said it’s not possible.

0 bfischer86 over 4 years ago in reply to titust1

That's how it has been working for me. I have the opposite situation as you: I'm in Texas and can't run outside due to the heat. So I hit the Activity/Start button, then select Treadmill and it asks if I want to do my scheduled workout, then hit Start.

0 czappone over 4 years ago in reply to bfischer86

I agree. I start a treadmill workout, then it asks me if I want to do the scheduled training.

0 sabeepa over 4 years ago

Regarding the Running Dynamics Pod, I have also not been able to use it in combination with Garmin Coach activities.

0 eleo over 4 years ago

Same here, it's possible to select aTreadmill activity and do the schedule workout with it.

0 5724083 over 4 years ago in reply to sabeepa

What's the problem with it? You don't get any running dynamics during/after the run? I think it works fine with the HRM-Tri, which essentially provides the same RD as the pod. Nothing extra you need to do.

Edit: I meant to reply to sabeepa above. Not sure where my reply ended up.

0 AndreiDracul over 3 years ago

Cool guys, any new developments on this? Did you have success runnimg indoors? Anything new regarding the coach and the pod?