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Help! GARMIN distance TRACKING VS GOOGLE MAPS

161d7bb6ab29464589f8a7c52f92976e over 1 year ago

I went running last week and today with my new Forerunner 255 (with HRM Pro Plus Band).

The tracking distance with my watch is 5,11 km (last week, same route, 5,2 km). With Google Maps, the distance is 7,0 km. I had before a Polar Ignite, the distance tracked with the Polar was also 7 km.

This is a difference of nearly 2km in a total of 7 !!!

What is wrong?

Left, the km Points with Garmin Connect, right, Google Maps

km difference Garmin vs GMaps

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S.M.R. over 1 year ago +1

Do you have the correct setting in the HRM connection . Ensure is pace and distance Indoor only .

you need the strap on then Go to connections in settings and check

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0 global_local over 1 year ago

Very strange... There are not miles? To short... What GNSS have you picked up?

0 S.M.R. over 1 year ago

Do you have the correct setting in the HRM connection . Ensure is pace and distance Indoor only .

you need the strap on then Go to connections in settings and check

0 161d7bb6ab29464589f8a7c52f92976e over 1 year ago in reply to S.M.R.

thank you very much for the answer. It was set to "always" (Rithm & Distnce). I have set the distance to "Indoor". I will check it on Monday in my next run ;)