Garmin courses

[UnfitNoMore]

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?

[Katnap Graduate10]

Who should be trying harder? Gsrmin? Or does Garmin think you can do better? 😁⁉️❔

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

I did a run with 1km of climbs in it recently... maybe it thinks I want to do that every run?

[Katnap Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Then it will be directing you to Tough Mudder and Wolf Runs, then HMs...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

I’m sticking to the footpath app I think!

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

Sounds great to me 👍🏻🤣

Didn't even know Garmin had that feature

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Having tried it, I’m not sure that they do 🤣

[Hidden in reply to UnfitNoMore]

😂

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

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 👍🏻

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

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.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

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.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Gonna have a look at OS app I think.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

There's a free trial period for the maps 👍🏻 def worth a try

[Saartjie Graduate10]

I tried it for a long run and it came back with a short 3km loop that I normally run! 🤷

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Saartjie]

Not just me then! My usual long run is to go down a trail and turn at the halfway, but those climbs are getting unavoidable now. Will ask Garmin to give it some attention.