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Sadie-runsGraduate10
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Hello lovely running fiends šŸ‘¹

Quick Q for knowledgeable Garmin users. Any idea why Garmin Connect would have logged my outdoor run this morning as a ā€œtreadmill runā€? I have changed my settings (not have I ever run on a treadmill in my life!)

Baffled. šŸ¤Ŗ

Sadie-runs xxx

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linda9389Graduate10

Not a problem I've ever had with mine. Did it definitely register GPS before you started to run? Is it showing in both Garmin and Strava as treadmill? I have called Garmin support a couple of times and they are very helpful if you don't get an answer here.

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TedGGraduate10

Morning Sadie, Garmin Connect should only log activities according to the settings on your watch.

It could be youā€™ve inadvertently changed your settings at some point?

If youā€™ve changed the settings back, all should be OK now šŸ˜Š

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

If the error was Strava..check you didn't inadvertently click, treadmill on Run type..I did it yesterday and kept getting Race!

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Jay66UKGraduate10

Itā€™s easy to nudge onto indoor run by accident on the watch. When you press the run button, up arrow picks activity and itā€™s an option.

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Sadie-runsGraduate10

Thanks everyone, for your helpful replies! I have a niggling feeling that I didn't turn the GPS on before I started my runā€¦was a bit preoccupied this morning. Could it have been that? Would not turning on GPS mean that it assumes you are doing an indoor run? Doh! xxx

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51mcGraduate10

How strange! My Garmin did exactly the same thing yesterday evening.. I thought it must have been something that I did, but now I am not so sure!

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Sadie-runsGraduate10ā€¢ in reply to51mc

Same! I am pretty sure I did not fiddle with anything since my last run... just cannot remember if I actually turned on GPS though, as was half asleep when I went out on my run this morning. (Sleep running, LOL!)

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Lezlie

On my Garmin there is an option for running and treadmill ... and indoor running. Maybe you started the wrong option?! I shifted the treadmill and indoor option to the end of my list because I don't do them often.

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate10

I had that recently, it hadn't fully connected to the GPS before I set off or at any point during the run so thought I was indoor. It logged miles and pace but had no map.

I'm now more careful to make sure it connects fully before I start running

You can amend it in connect or Strava to show as a normal run but you probably won't get a map.

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