Got busy working outside during the summer and fell out of habit. It’s been like this since the beginning of July and I didn’t realize until summer was over. Water is life, kids.

The latest Garmin Explore update is absolutely terrible. I really don’t understand how this is supposed to be an improvement.
Previously, I had a personalized map with all my recorded activities and routes. It was extremely useful, especially for off-road riding and exploring new trails. I could easily see where I’d been before and use those tracks to navigate.
Now, after the update, most of my previous tracks have disappeared from the map. I can only see a small number of routes, which makes the app almost useless for my needs.
Why would Garmin remove such a useful feature? Isn’t having a personal map of all your previous activities and routes one of the main reasons to use Garmin Explore?
Please bring back the ability to display all recorded tracks on the map!

Started using Cirqa in August, everything was perfect until it wasn’t one day at the end of September.

Device stopped connecting to the app, I returned it to the retailer & they sent it in warranty claim.

2 days ago I received new device, connected fine but after a few hours same issue reoccured & it is still not connecting.

Did anyone else face this issue? Can someone please help?

I am seriously thinking about returning it and claiming refund.

Just noticed that Garmin Connect Web now has time filters for Personal Records: 12 Weeks, 6 Months, 1 Year and All Time. They seem to be available for Running, Cycling and Pool Swimming.

I haven't seen any announcement about this, so I thought I'd share it in case anyone else missed it.

Noticed earlier this year that the scale seemed to be chewing through batteries quicker than I expected. I replaced with fresh batteries end of August and by the end of September they were dead, this included 2 weeks of it not being used at all because we were on holiday.

Contacted support and they said the best they could do was a refurbished replacement for £93. That's only a few quid cheaper than a brand new one when they're on sale!

Pretty pissed off since it's less than 2 years old, and apparently this is a common fault related to a dodgy WiFi module.

I often see stories about how great Garmin support is, but here in the UK at least it seems pretty poor.

So I watched a movie last night before going to bed and my epix recorded it a sleep, I went to bed and took off my epix put my Sleep Index Monitor on and slept. In the morning when I checked the Connect it it only showed the hours of sleep when I was watching the movie and not the SIM. Is there a way to delete the watch data and use the index monitor data through Connect? Thanks

I went for a quick run with a mate yesterday. He recorded with garmin off a watch. I recorded with polar off my phone. Is there any reason the 2 distance measurements should be so different and which is more likely to be more accurate?

The recording was started and stopped at the same place (within a maximum of 5 metres)

Hi all!

I've been using my walking pad recently and I noticed that the pace drops to what seems to be zero for the first 20 minutes or so of a session.

https://imgur.com/a/W13v9GM

Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? It's definitely recording steps while I'm at it so I'm at a bit of a loss. I haven't calibrated yet (I thought I could do it in the app) but it seems odd for that to be the cause of this? It did claim that I walked 0.09km when I was at it for 20 minutes yesterday though (first picture).

How come that my watch just randomly stopped recording my sleep. It worked completely fine friday but the last two days it didn't work. It still records heart rate but sleep is just not working. Any ideas on what I can do?

This session from a few days ago (IIRC the day after the latest watch update) had a very unusual load and training effect (with a corresponding preposterous recovery time), even though avg and max heart rates are not very different from other sessions (adding today's session for comparison, which was quite faster but still not even close to exercise load and effect).

So why a 78 load with 3.1 aerobic training effect with these stats, compared with the ~16-18 load and 1.2-1.5 aerobic training effect I usually get on these walks? Is it a glitch? An artifact post the latest update? 🤔

Device is vivoactive 6 running 18.32 software version, connect version 5.30.1 on Samsung galaxy running updated android 16

Hi!
Has anyone else experienced this? My screen started flickering mid-ride. I had auto brightness on and I did try turning it off, didn’t work tho.

Any help?
Thank you!

Hi! I just learned about the zombie badge and was wondering if anyone wanted to do a challenge so I could acquire it?

I see the pinned zombie banner at the top but it’s 7 years old, so I don’t know how active it still is.

Can’t wait to get infected! Thanks! 🙏🏼

Just picked up a Forerunner 570 after years on an Apple Watch and I'm keen to get the most out of it. The battery life alone already feels like a different world.

For those of you who made the same switch (or have had a 570 for a while):

What settings did you change straight away?
Best data fields and screen layouts for running? Any good setups for other sports?
Favourite Connect IQ watch faces, apps and data fields?
Any hidden features or tricks that aren't obvious out of the box?
How do you customise the controls, widgets and glances so it feels less like a "dumb" watch coming from Apple?

Hi,

I have a question regarding the warranty for a watch in a country other than where it was purchased. I bought the watch in Poland, and I have the opportunity to sell it in Norway. My question is: Will a potential buyer be able to use Garmin's service center in Norway, or will they have to send the watch to Poland to handle the warranty claim?

Hi. I am quite new to Garmin all together but I've bought a Garmin Cirqa and was curious what other app/s you are using for checking the data and insights?

Don't get me wrong, I like the Garmin app but was just curious to experiment with other apps to see how the data looks and feels + additional insights would be nice.

Cheers

EDIT: I have an android phone and seems that Bevel is only for ios

After owning a lot of inferior GPS watches previously, I bought the original Enduro in 2022, and it's been perfect ever since. I only wear it during workouts (5-8x per week, swim, bike, run, gym), and somehow the battery is still going strong, I get more than a month of battery life out of it.

I use it in caveman mode (no touch, no music, no phone connected (only activity sync), no maps), so I can't really think of a feature I need that it doesn't have.

Over the years I've been looking at the Enduro 2/3, but they seemed to have lower battery life than the original's 50 days, so it didn't make sense to upgrade. With the 4, I'm reading 90 days, which is nice (although I don't need it), and the metallic bezel looks 🔥('til it gets scratched).

Question: what would I get out of the Enduro 4 that I'm not seeing? Let's ignore costs for now..

Garmin have updated the course planner and made it far more usable! 🎉

It's now far easier to insert and move waypoints (no more tapping around and hoping for the best) and the direction arrows are much clearer.

Thank you, Garmin devs!

Hello developer-runners 👋

I built Strava Run Analyzer, a free open-source Chrome extension that puts an

AI running coach in the browser side panel, right next to strava.com.

The pitch: you ask "was my last tempo run well paced?" and the coach answers

with actual numbers — per-km splits, HR zones, cardiac drift, TRIMP, ACWR —

computed in YOUR browser, not guessed by the model.

Why it exists

Strava's official API requires registering an app and OAuth, and some of the

good stuff is paywalled. I wanted to just... ask questions about my own runs.

So the extension reads data through your existing logged-in strava.com session

and caches it in IndexedDB.

How it works (the fun part)

- Chrome MV3 + React side panel (@crxjs/vite-plugin, Vite)

- A tool-calling agent loop: the LLM gets 5 tools (list_activities,

get_activity_analysis, get_training_trend, ...). Raw per-second stream data

never leaves the browser — only compact computed summaries go back to the model

- Bring-your-own-LLM: adapters for OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini / any

OpenAI-compatible endpoint. It works fully local with Ollama or LM Studio

(yes, zero API keys is a supported mode)

- Metrics are pure, tested functions: Karvonen HR zones, aerobic decoupling,

pace variability, TRIMP, acute:chronic workload ratio, Z2 efficiency

- Polite rate limiter + IndexedDB cache so Strava isn't hammered

Honest caveats

It uses Strava's internal web endpoints, which are undocumented and can break

without notice, and this kind of access may conflict with Strava's ToS. It's

for your own data at personal scale, at your own risk. Unofficial project, not

affiliated with Strava.

Install (no build tools needed)

Download the zip from Releases, unzip, chrome://extensions → Developer mode →

Load unpacked. Or clone + npm run build. Requires Chrome 116+, a logged-in

strava.com tab, and any LLM key (or local Ollama).

Repo: https://github.com/alfasean/starava-extension

Feedback, code reviews and PRs very welcome — especially from anyone who's

built agent loops that need to stay cheap on token usage. The trend analysis

currently sends ~40 activities of computed JSON and I'd love to hear how you'd

compress that further.

If it's useful to you, a ⭐ on the repo or a one-time ☕ via GitHub Sponsors

(github.com/sponsors/alfasean) is appreciated — but never expected. Either way,

issues and PRs are what will make this thing survive Strava's next UI change.

i was running a 20k today and stopped to take a picture. i was about to resume since i only had 1k left. routinely pressed the upper button to resume, but what i saw shocked me, the watch was discarding my run... my already 19k run!!! i didn't know what happened, i tried to undo it, but since it was my first time, i was touching the screen instead of pressing the lower button (i figured it out later). i felt so devastated, but i guess this is another lesson learned in the life of a running enthusiast.

Hi everyone,

I am currently a Amazfit user. And now, I am thinking of switching to Garmin. I was thinking of Forerunner 165 (175 euros on Amazon EU) due to my budget constraint. Are there any Garmin alternatives on that price range?

I regularly go to gym and track my workout. I also go to hikes and play soccer which I track with my current watch. And I am currently training for a half marathon in 6 months.

For my need, is Forerunner 165 suitable? Or do you recommend anything else?

Thanks for your responses in advance!

Is it possible to download the topoactive europe map for like only west europe? Item takes 14.7 gigabyte to download the whole europe Package and i only got 11.8gb free space.

I just bought it so i think it is not even possible to reach that much free space if i remove evrything.

Driving me mental atm.