Auto Lap-Garmin, why waste 5 seconds telling me what I already know?

I was going to ask if have you tried to customise your Lap Alerts. However that is only available on a 630 it seems.
On a 630, under Activity Settings, Laps. Lap Alert you can set the Primary and Secondary Fields.

Anyway not all laps are 1 mile. You might take a manual lap for instance.

That said not sure I understand it also showing 1 mile for 5 secs. What just that?
Have you got a distance alert set as well perhaps?

What is showing under Activity Settings, Alerts ?

In case when the lap screen comes up you might be in the midst of navigating around an obstruction or another person and unable to look at it immediately.

I'm sure if it only displayed the lap split for 1 second a lot of people would be quite upset.

In case when the lap screen comes up you might be in the midst of navigating around an obstruction or another person and unable to look at it immediately.

I'm sure if it only displayed the lap split for 1 second a lot of people would be quite upset.

100% agree with that! Me too :)

I was going to ask if have you tried to customise your Lap Alerts. However that is only available on a 630 it seems.
On a 630, under Activity Settings, Laps. Lap Alert you can set the Primary and Secondary Fields.

Anyway not all laps are 1 mile. You might take a manual lap for instance.

That said not sure I understand it also showing 1 mile for 5 secs. What just that?
Have you got a distance alert set as well perhaps?

What is showing under Activity Settings, Alerts ?

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If you read my post, I thought I made it quite clear. If I have set the auto lap for 1 mile, would it be fair to assume that when it goes off, it is 1 mile. I should have made it clearer. When the auto lap buzzes 1 mile, it shows the lap number and time- for about 4-5 seconds, then it shows the "1mile" for the remaining time on that "screen" about 4-5 seconds. My point was simply to point out that screen could show more info, than something I already know.
I realize all laps are not 1 mile, but when you set the lap for 1 mile, that becomes a given.

Someone else commented about a 1 second glance. Again, if the post was read, I mentioned that having the alert and showing the lap time and lap number is great. The issue is the next 4-5 seconds show "1mile". Actually, if the only thing is shown after the lap is the lap time, that works. To tell me it is 1 mile, hell I know that, that is what I set.

Hopefully that makes it clearer

You haven't said what is in Activity Settings, Alerts for this profile?

I think you might have an alert and auto lap going off at same time.

You haven't said what is in Activity Settings, Alerts for this profile?

I think you might have an alert and auto lap going off at same time.

Tim, I do have both auto alert 1 mile and auto lap 1 mile. If I turn off auto alert, will,I just get the time if I just have the auto lap-1mile on will I only get the 1 mile lap time?
If this is the case, I much appreciate your help.
I know you know I am not a rookie runner, and have used about every running watch out there at 1 time or another. I always end up back with Garmin.
PS Have completed 8 runs with my 235-65 miles. It works great for me. At 72, with my PR days long gone, just to be in the ball park with HR without a HRM strap is super. With over 83,000 miles run I can run by HR and be within a few seconds of lap pace, if not actual pace. Or vice versa, run by pace and be pretty tight on HR.
I turned off the 24x7 HR tracking. I tracked for 3 weeks with the VVSHR and 1 week with the 235. I guess I am quite fortunate to have learned to listen to my body pretty much, otherwise I doubt I would have got to 83,3xx miles and counting. The calorie count has never been an issue. I have found for me, running 40-50 miles a week takes care of the body weight issue. Been between 145-150 pounds for nearly 40 years, once I got "serious" about staying fit. Nick

Ah suggest you turn off the auto alert every mile then and just use the auto lap each mile.
If you do that you should not get that 2nd alert with 1 mile on it.
Auto lap should still work exactly as now. You will get the "alert" with the lap time on it and be saved with the activity.

Yeah agree about calories but not everybody manages the miles per week you do at any age and so likes some other ways to keep track of things.

Ahh.. that's where your problem is.. User Settings.

Auto Lap - 1 mile (this will trigger at each mile)
Alerts : There are multiple ways alerts can be used, alert based on distance, time, HR , calories, elevation etc (may not be available on all watches) but.. far as I can tell, when you set autolap 1 mile and Alerts 1 mile. BOTH of these will come up/out.

so.. if you've set
Autolap 1 mile - and Alert 1.5mile, you would get an alert of

autolap - each mile (showing lap number and lap pace etc)
Alert - each 1.5mile (showing 1.5mile)

change your settings and you will be free of the "yes, I know I am at 1 mile" for 4-5 seconds.

Thanks guys. Changed settings and now I am at peace. It reflects my lap time for each mile, and that is it.
You think I could have figured that out myself, but it took you guys to straighten me out. Love this Forum!

Sure.. next time, don't start your forum post in such a "tone" where the assumption is guilty until proven innocent :-p