Has anybody tried the automatic course creation in Garmin connect? I just tried to create a 7.75 mile route near me... Garmin seem to think I’d like a really tough trail run taking in some big climbs and also that I’d really like to run 10.75 miles. Am I missing a trick or is this feature as useless as it appears?
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Who should be trying harder? Gsrmin? Or does Garmin think you can do better? 😁⁉️❔
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Sounds great to me 👍🏻🤣
Didn't even know Garmin had that feature
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I just found it and had a go... I told it trail running and every time it came back with roads and lanes until I got to 15 milers but even then it used way too much road with some being very unsuitable!
I use the OS app and pay for OS maps annually to plan my routes so I can keep off the roads 👍🏻
Yeah... I was on running and not trail running when it gave me the nasty trail run. It gets worse if I pick up local routes created by others... 50-80 miles seems to be the minimum for routes marked running... a little investigation shows they were created by cyclists. It’s a shambles.
My issue for my long runs is that I hate road running, but don’t want anything too brutal this year, finding the balance can be tricky.
It is. It took me a while to understand the OS maps enough to find the right kinds of paths and to avoid the worst climbs when I didn't want them. Now I know the majority of the trails it's so much easier but it's always great to find new ones.
Roads are just so tedious and much harder on the body.
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I tried it for a long run and it came back with a short 3km loop that I normally run! 🤷