Yes it does support multiple footpods. You really don't have to do anything. You add each of them to the sensor pool. Then the watch will detect which pod is active when you are starting the run and it will connect. Basically I just walk outside, select the start button, and wait on the first screen as it will show you as the different sensors are connecting and then when GPS is ready. As long as you don't have both footpods active at the same time there should be no problem.
I guess the OP needs to be clear if "at the same time" needs to be added to the question which is what I assumed what was meant but maybe not.
I rotate between two pairs of running shoes. I already have a single garmin foot pod that I manually move from one pair to the next each day. I was hoping if the watch supported it, I could simply buy a second foot pod for the other pair of sneakers it, pair it up to the watch and be done with it.
Additionally I would like to know if it is supported, since I will only be using a single garmin foot pod on each run, is it simply start running and the watch will detect it, or would I manually need to specify something on the watch before each run?
Yes, you can pair both foot pods to your watch. When you go for a run, your watch will search for both of them (but only use one). Same goes for things like multiple HR straps/armbands.
You wouldn't need to do anything manually before your run.
Are you sure you wouldn't rather just move your footpod from shoe to shoe though? Every now and then I wear my running shoes all day, and I always remove my footpod to save battery. It's usually not a problem to snap my footpod back when I want to go for a run. (Although I will admit sometimes I forget.)
(Okay, I'll admit I've had two HRMs paired with my old watch, but one was a strap and the other was an armband optical HRM.)
Yes, you can pair both foot pods to your watch. When you go for a run, your watch will search for both of them (but only use one). Same goes for things like multiple HR straps/armbands.
You wouldn't need to do anything manually before your run.
Are you sure you wouldn't rather just move your footpod from shoe to shoe though? Every now and then I wear my running shoes all day, and I always remove my footpod to save battery. It's usually not a problem to snap my footpod back when I want to go for a run. (Although I will admit sometimes I forget.)
(Okay, I'll admit I've had two HRMs paired with my old watch, but one was a strap and the other was an armband optical HRM.)
Oh I'll admit its pure laziness. I do the majority of my runs on the treadmill, usually very early in the morning before work and the kids get up. So part of it, again pure laziness, is just throwing on a pair of sneakers and running. However, just upgrading from the 225 to the 935 and being a bit disappointed, I am simply about just making things easier and not more complex. For me the $50 for the extra foot pod is worth it knowing I dont need to worry about changing any settings on the watch before each run etc... Plus if I happen to hit the treadmill at the gym at lunch I wont have those "damn i forgot to grab the foot pod" etc... moments.
Yes, you can pair both foot pods to your watch. When you go for a run, your watch will search for both of them (but only use one). Same goes for things like multiple HR straps/armbands.
You wouldn't need to do anything manually before your run.
Are you sure you wouldn't rather just move your footpod from shoe to shoe though? Every now and then I wear my running shoes all day, and I always remove my footpod to save battery. It's usually not a problem to snap my footpod back when I want to go for a run. (Although I will admit sometimes I forget.)
(Okay, I'll admit I've had two HRMs paired with my old watch, but one was a strap and the other was an armband optical HRM.)
Oh I'll admit its pure laziness!!! I do most of my running on the treadmill very early before work and the kids get up and to be honest I just want to head downstairs, throw on a pair of sneakers and run. Also, after migrating from the 225 to the 935 and being a bit disappointed, I just wanted to make sure it would work as you mentioned and not lead to further disappointment.
Sounds like the question was about multiple footpods, but only using one at a time. But to other question raised here, yes, you could definitely read data from multiple footpods at the same time using a CIQ app or data field and write that data to the FIT file as a custom field. The only reason you'd likely want to do that is if you were trying to compare multiple footpods. This would be a more likely scenario, however, for heart rate or power meters. I believe the limit is 8 Ant+ devices at the same time, but not positive. This is getting into DC Rainmaker territory.
There is at least one such data field that allows connection and even calibration. But not sure if it records the data for comparison. Would be interesting to test my old adidas pod (basically a rebranded garmin) against the Stryd. Now that the F5 supports BT pods it would be possible.
I did a quick walking test and the adidas pod connects and calibration works. Planning to run at least a week with it at some point to refresh my memory how much better the Stryd really is if any... :)
