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Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Cheers, but you should be posting in the Garmin Connect forum, not in the Forerunner 620 forum, as it's not related to your watch. Here's a more appropriate thread, which might not get as lost (as your workouts!).

Got this reply from Garmin, on the positive side at least they admit it's a problem!

The issue you are referring to is something that we are aware of and are working hard towards a resolution, however, we do not have a timeframe for this to be completed as yet.

At least they didn't tell me to do a master reset of my watch

Colostomy Bag wrote: »

No idea if I'm posting in the correct thread or not, so apologies in advance. I'm having a problem with connections to other users. I am connected to three other runners I know, but I can only see 2 of their details/runs. The third person is showing as connected but I never see any of their runs. I have tried disconnecting and reconnecting with them, and also got them to disconnect and reconnect with me, but I still cannot see their runs (he can see mine though.) Any ideas on this?

Sounds like they have locked down their permissions and are not sharing. If they want to change it, it's in [Settings], [Privacy], [Who can see your new activity?] and needs to be set to something other than 'Only me'.

dealhunter1985 wrote: »

Hi all,
Just bought a Garmin Forerunner 220 and having a couple of issues.. They are both known issues and wondering if anyone knows of any fixes/workarounds.
1. the first being the synchronization with Mapmyrun which just doesnt seem to work. I read about people raising this issue going back as far as December of last year. Still no fix it appears?
2. The 'Kilkeel' issue. Garmin connect names all my runs Kilkeel. It too appears to be an old issue which has yet to be rectified. Garmin dont seem to give a crap it seems?

Regretting having bought the watch already. Very frustrating

I don't know anything about the first issue, but you admit that you bought the watch knowing it was an issue, so if it was a showstopper for you, you could have decided not to buy it.

On the second issue, my response is "Who cares". In my garmin account, all my runs before March were titled Untitled, now they all called Kilkeel run ( apart from one Warrenpoint run when I visited Dundalk). I don't understand why anyone cares what the title is. When you decided to buy a GPS watch, was one of the deciding factors that you would have a list of runs with nice names. I mostly run the same routes anyway, all of which start and end at my house, so the list would be pretty similar, even if the location was correct.


If you are regretting buying it, you need to ask yourself what functionality did you buy it for.

A GPS watch lets you measure the distance and speed of your run, more accurately than other methods. This might help you plan your training better (handy). It will give you better nerdy lists of running stats ( I love this feature), and fiddling with it gives you something to do when a run gets boring ( I like this one too) but it wont do anything else.

I really don't want to sound too negative, but getting out there and enjoying going for a run is the point.

menoscemo wrote: »

'Kilkeel/Crosmaglen run' is an issue on garmin connect with all Garmin watches, not just the 220.

Just to further clarify, it's not a problem with the watches, but rather a problem with Garmin Connect (with the maps/data that Garmin are using for Ireland, and certain other locations around the world).

dealhunter1985 wrote:

1. the first being the synchronization with Mapmyrun which just doesnt seem to work. I read about people raising this issue going back as far as December of last year. Still no fix it appears?

With regards to the mapmyrun integration (Not sure why anyone would want to keep their data on Mapmyrun?), what route are you trying to use to get the data to Mapmyrun? Are you uploading to Garmin Connect and then synchronizing to MapMyRun? That's probably going to be your most effective mechanism. It's described here. This synchronization is managed by Mapmyrun, so if you have problems, contact their support team (link at bottom of the above article).

dealhunter1985 wrote:

Regretting having bought the watch already. Very frustrating

You can return it, but you should be aware that the problems you have raised have nothing to do with the watch.

Arsenium wrote: »

One thing that annoys me however is that on some of the routes I run through trees it can sometimes lose the satellite connection, and the current pace jumps to something ridiculous..but I guess that's not the fault of the 220, it's simply not having a connection to the satellite briefly. It connects back again quickly enough.

Well, that kind of is the fault of the 220, as other watches wouldn't be affected to such a significant degree. I was pacing my wife (Garmin Forerunner 220) for one of her sessions recently, and was surprised by the deviation on each lap (her laps were consistently longer than mine (Garmin Fenix 3), though I don't know which watch was consistently out. Are you using 'pace' for your data field? Might be better off sticking with lap pace, which will give you a more even distribution of pace, and you shouldn't see those spikes when you go through tree-cover.

Current pace is pretty useless in my experience. I have found you're much better off using lap pace as Krusty suggested.

As Krusty said, this is a Garmin Connect problem, not a watch problem. The same issues exists for all devices, but I don't really understand why it's a big deal for people. Before, the title defaulted to "Untitled", now it defaults to "Crossmaglen Cycle" or "Kilkeel Run" or something similar. You still have to change it to be meaningful. The problem is that Connect uses some sort of database of location names so when you upload a run or cycle or swim, it looks for the nearest location in the database and uses that name for the activities. The database doesn't have any locations in the republic which is why the default to the nearest town in the North.

By the way, this feature works very nicely in the US or UK.

R

Wally Runs wrote: »

Hi guys

I am guessing this is a common issue. I have workouts downloaded in Garmin Connect for DCM 2015, but I cannot get them on to the wrist unit (310XT). I have in the past no problem, but now I am getting 'Sorry, we're having a problem connecting with our servers' message.

I can get info from the unit to the calendar. I have reinstalled garmin express to no avail.

What next, can I transfer data with the cable and crocodile clip? Will it make any difference, as data is being transferred (one way) with the ANT stick.

Dr. Google is not giving me any options?

Many thanks in advance.

Hi Wally, data isn't transferred over the cable- it's just for recharging. ANT+ is the only option. Sounds like it might be a problem on the Garmin server-side. Could you try another computer just to be certain? After that, getting into Garmin (either via support or their forum) is probably the best best.

Wally Runs wrote: »

Hi guys

I am guessing this is a common issue. I have workouts downloaded in Garmin Connect for DCM 2015, but I cannot get them on to the wrist unit (310XT). I have in the past no problem, but now I am getting 'Sorry, we're having a problem connecting with our servers' message.

I can get info from the unit to the calendar. I have reinstalled garmin express to no avail.

What next, can I transfer data with the cable and crocodile clip? Will it make any difference, as data is being transferred (one way) with the ANT stick.

Dr. Google is not giving me any options?

Many thanks in advance.

Sounds familiar! I gave up on Garmin Express & spent some time wiping all vestiges of Garmin s/w from my laptop before reinstalling the old Training Centre & Ant Agent. All back to normal now and activities & workouts transfer as before.

It should be possible to get it all working with GE but I don't want to spend as much time getting the the workout & activity on/off the watch as I actually spend running

Pink11 wrote: »

I definitely can't seem to detach the hard part/monitor from the strap, so not sure how I'll be able to wash it!?

How are you putting it on then? The hard part (monitor and contacts) detaches from the elastic strap on either side. This allows you to put it on from either side, or detach completely. I just wipe the hard bit with a baby wipe when I take it off and wash the elastic strap every now and then.

menoscemo wrote: »

Dave, I've done many a track session with you and that's exactly what I do.
If having standing recoveries I often press 'lap' at the end of the rep and then press 'stop' a few seconds later. Then I start the watch a few seconds before the start of the following lap followed by 'lap' to start the rep.

This method will mean you see all the reps as seperate laps in the activity and 3-4 second 'mini laps in between.

You should also configure the watch to show 'lap -time' instead of 'time-total'. This way you can see the time of the particular rep at 100m, 200m etc to make sure you are on pace. You can also leave the watch running during the recoveries and that way you time the recovery as it will be showing a new 'lap time' while you are resting. You know you are ready to go again as the 'lap time' approaches 45 seconds/1 minute or whatever the prescribed recovery period is.

There is no reason not to record your recoveries, other than for purposes of vanity (it drops your workouts average pace in the statistics). But, if you're wearing a HR strap, you may be interested in keeping a record of your HR pattern during the recovery. Also helps to time the recoveries.

davedanon wrote: »

That wouldn't bother me. I might end up trying it out tonight, in fact. I think there's a group (meno included) doing 1k reps on the track tonight. The recovery is likely to be the 200m between the 1k finish and the start line, walked/jogged. Meno would be closest to me in pace terms, but I'm still likely to be left behind over the course of 8 or so reps. I would be keen to time my recoveries accurately, rather than just guesstimating my jogging pace.

For 1k reps, it's a good idea to turn off auto-lap, as once the Garmin determines that it has hit a mile (or whatever you have set your auto-lap to), it will start a new lap which will likely screw up your timing.

Garmin forerunner 110
Do many of you get trouble when it rains. I find a small bit of rain and the screen fogs up. I sometimes put my wristband over the watch to stop the rain getting in but it doesn't always work.
Also how do you do a hard reset to get the watch back on? Google seems to be throwing up a few different options.

Thanks

davedanon wrote: »

Just on the fogging - it used to happen with mine as well.

My watch is still giving trouble. I don't know if it is water damage or a weakening battery. Watch is around 2 years old.
When I turn on the watch it beeps as normal. The Garmin symbol briefly (and it is faded) flashes up then goes blank. Some of the lcd display flashes and then goes blank (as in parts of the letters)
Any ideas?

Does anyone know the length of warranty on the forerunner 110?

Another question. I've logged a couple of runs (4km and 9km). In my Personal Records section the only record is for longest run. By virtue of the fact that I've logged a 9km run should I not have records for 5km and 1km as subsections of this run?

Or is it a case that only runs that are exactly equal to those distances are counted? What if I end up logging 5.01km-would that still count?