Oh – and since they’re from an actual race and wearing an actual Santa Costume, the quality is…less than ideal. So here’s how it works during a race (with actual photos from my race, using a Garmin Fenix3 and GoPro Hero5 Black). It won’t ‘set you back’ just because you forgot to mark a lap. Get busy and miss a mile marker? No problem, it’ll just catch-up the next marker you see.
Garmin express com update#
Similarly, if you’re running past the 3KM marker and your watch says it’s at 2.95KM, it’ll update to 3KM. So if you’re running along and you pass the 2KM marker when your watch says you’re at 2.02KM, it’ll reset the distance to 2KM. The app will automatically re-align to the nearest mile/kilometer marker. Here’s the two steps you need to know:Ģ) When passing distance banner, hit lap button. If this sounds confusing, it isn’t so in execution. That then updates the distance and pacing information, as well as estimated finish times. Meaning, if you see a 5K marker, you can actually tell the watch you just passed that marker. It allows you to re-align to the posted race signage on the course. So the Race Pace app takes the guess-work out of things. Is the finish 5.00K away? Or is it 5.33K away? That’s a big difference when it comes to making a specific PR. Of course it’s hard to pace by watch if you have these variables in terms of distance. tunnels, tall buildings), could impact distanceĭ) You stopped to get ice cream and that’s impacting your distance There are many reasons why this information may not be 100.00% accurate during a race, which include:Ī) You’re likely running a longer route, weaving around peopleī) You’re likely not running the most perfect route (as measured for certification)Ĭ) GPS loss of signal (i.e. The app aims to remove doubt when it comes to the pacing information displayed on your Garmin. That was good timing, as I’d be running the Santa Clause 10K race the next day. It’s just a single hobbyist developer to who created his app in his spare time, and also happened to come to the DCR Open House two weekends ago.
Garmin express com free#
It’s free and available on Garmin Connect IQ for virtually every Garmin device that supports Connect IQ. That’s where the ‘Race Screen’ app comes in (technically it’s a data field). A few seconds here or there add up after 26 miles. While it might seem straightforward, in reality there are a lot of nuances that truly do matter when you’re chasing that elusive PR.
Garmin express com how to#
As you might remember, I once wrote an entire article on how to use GPS watches to pace races. Which is a roundabout way of talking about a nifty little app that I tried out last weekend that’s used for pacing a race, on Garmin Connect IQ. Whereas for a 3rd party developer this was straightforward and filled a niche. This type of functionality wasn’t super complex but rather simply out of scope of what Suunto would do themselves.
When Suunto first introduced watch based apps four years ago this month, one of the initial examples that I tried was an app that would give you estimated power numbers based on trainer speed (for certain trainers). Be it Connect IQ for Garmin devices, the App Store for Apple Devices, or the Windows Store for Windows devices – all allow 3rd parties to fill a need. That’s true of phones, computers, and now even watches. One of the primary benefits of apps on any platform is to extend the functionality of a device to do something that the manufacturer didn’t otherwise include.
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