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GPS ACCURACY

Age-Graded %As GPS devices can be subject to signal loss and other signal errors, GPS recordings can vary in accuracy. We recommend that you check that your route has been accurately recorded once you've uploaded it, by reviewing it on a Satellite Photo Map (select View Route Map from your Saved Routes page).

Read more about Garmin GPS Accuracy

 

 

 Garmin GPS Uploader

This tool enables you to upload routes and exercise data directly from your Garmin GPS device to Good Run Guide. Routes can be saved to your Saved Routes and runs or other recorded exercise can be saved to your Log Book. Lap times can be uploaded too if your GPS supports them or you can choose the "Auto Generate" option and we'll work them out for you.

GARMIN GPS UPLOADER
HELP
Unable to Read from GPS If this is the first time you have tried to use the Garmin Uploader, it is possible that the Garmin Communicator Plugin did not install correctly. We recommend that you try unstalling and reinstalling it. If you are using a Windows PC, you can uninstall it from the Add/Remove Programs tool in the Windows Control Panel.

If the Garmin Uploader has worked successfuly before but is now not working, we suggest that you try the following:

  • refresh the page (CTRL-F5)
  • restart your browser
  • restart your computer

If this does not resolve the problem, we recommend that you check that you have the latest version of the Garmin Communicator Plugin or resinstall it if you have the latest version already. You can get this from here : http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/

If there is still a problem after trying these steps, it could be due to currupt data on your GPS. We would recommend deleting any old data you don't need and retrying.

Slow Reading Data from GPS If you have a lot of exercise sessions recorded on your GPS this will slow down the transfer of data. We recommend that you regularly delete old recordings.

Also, please ensure that your GPS is set to only record points when you change direction or speed (Smart Recording) not at fixed intervals as this can produce enourmous amounts of redundant data.

GPS Recording time shorter than Exercise Time This happens if your GPS device did not record GPS coordinates for part of the exercise session, usually at the start. This may result in the recorded route being marginally shorter than the actual route. You can check that the route starts and finishes in the correct places and adjust it if necessary after you have uploaded it to your Saved Routes.
Other Error Messages Please contact us for further help if you keep getting other error messages.
HOW TO USE THE GARMIN GPS UPLOADER
Compatible Devices The Garmin Uploader is compatible with popular running GPS models such as the Garmin Forerunner as well as most other Garmin devices.
First Time Use Before using the Garmin Uploader for the first time, you will need to download and install the Garmin Communicator Plugin for your browser. This only needs to be done once to set it up and only takes a couple of minutes. Click on the link to Download and install the plugin on the left-hand panel of the Upload tab and then download and run the plugin installation program. NOTE: It is very important that you close your browser when prompted for the installation to work correctly.
Connect your Garmin to your Computer You will first need to connect your Garmin GPS to the computer using the equipment provided when your bought your GPS (normally a USB cable or a wireless USB stick).

When you load the Garmin Uploader page it will automatically search for connected Garmin GPS devices. If it can't find one, check the connection with your GPS device and click the Find GPS button to search again. If there is more than one device connected you can select the one you want to use.

Read Data from your GPS Once the device has been found, you can read the data from it by clicking the Read GPS button.
Select an Exercise Session to Upload Select the exercise session you want to upload by choosing it from the drop-down list.
Choose the Laps/Splits to Upload If your GPS has the capability to record activity data such as laps/splits, any laps/splits recorded for each session will be shown in the right-hand panel. If no laps/splits are available or you don't want to use the ones from your GPS, you can use the Auto-Generate feature to automatically generate laps/splits at specified intervals.

NOTE: This feature uses the Elapsed Time of each point from the start so if you stopped recording at any time during your exercise session, you can use the Exclude Stops feature to ignore any stops when calculating your Lap/Split times.
Confirm your Selection Click the Upload to Good Run Guide button to confirm the exercise session you want to upload, including your choice of Laps/Splits.
Choose to upload Route, Activity or both You can choose to upload just the route (to your Saved Routes), just the activity (to your Log Book) or both - tick the relevant boxes. If you have previously uploaded the route and simply want to log another activity for the same route, there is no need to upload the route again - you can select it when logging the activity.
Record any additional information Record any additional information, including a name for the route if you are uploading it.
Save Click the Save button to upload everything to your Good Run Guide Training Log.
Save the Route to your Saved Routes?
 
NOTE: There is no need to do this if you have this route in your Saved Routes.
 
Save the Activity to your Log Book?
When you have completed the above click
ROUTE LENGTH  
EXERCISE TIME
     
GPS RECORDING   
AVERAGE PACE  
AVERAGE HR  
LAPS / SPLITS
     
 

 

Close this WindowAUTO GENERATE LAPS / SPLITS
 

This will generate Lap / Split times using timings from the GPS Recording.
Your Exercise Time will also be adjusted if it differs from
the total GPS Recording time.

 

NOTE: If the GPS Recording time is longer than your Exercise Time, you can exclude stoppage time by pressing the button to Exclude Stops first.

Close this WindowCHOOSE A ROUTE



 
If you are logging a run for a route that isn't mapped, close this box and type the name of the route instead.
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You don't need to be logged in to preview data from your GPS device but please login first if you want to save the data to your Training Log.
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