Strava (and Garmin Express) Question
OK, so 2014 was an 'off the grid' year for me. Purposeful works, purposeful training, but a TON of workouts that weren't recorded or logged.
Now, I'm restarting all this WKO+ / Strava / GarminConnect stuff.
Looks like things have changed since I was logging data many, many months ago.
I downloaded a few full/partial workouts into garminconnect. Then, went over to Strava and hit 'upload'. Took me to a screen that gave me the option of syncing with GarminConnect. Now, it tells me it is connected with Garmin but I don't see any of the workouts coming across to Strava.
What did I do wrong?
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If that's the case, tapiriik.com will automate the transfer process for items already on garmin connect to strava (or vice versa and lots of other sites as well), and then continue to transfer as new items are aded, for a nominal suggested fee of $2/yr.
Questions-
1. to sync WKO+ (which isn't a direct option), do you sync to TrainingPeaks? I tried syncing to TrainingPeaks and it denied me since I'm not TP Premium. I'm guessing that syncing between Strava/GarminConnect/TrainingPeaks with Tapiriik is my part, then TrainingPeaks Premium (If I upgrade) communicates to my WKO+?
2. I don't see where to pay the $2. I see windows to sync services, FAQ, Privacy, & Credits but nothing to suggest ''Make Your $2 Donation Here". It's probably right in front of my face but I don't see it. Any tips?
now I'm remembering why I got away from all of this...
Apparently, Garmin is now running something newer called Garmin Express. I've downloaded it, made sure I had the communicator plug in, and it still can't find my device to sync. My 310xt is up on the left corner, looks like it recognizes it, but when I hit sync....nope, it fails, says it doesn't recognize my device. Guess I'll call Garmin Support unless you guys know what I should do.
I have just started using Express and it is a Royal PITA, as you have discovered.
When Express won't sync, I uninstall it from my computer, and then reinstall it, and it then will discover my xt310 and will sync.
I would be interested to hear what Garmin tell you to do?
What I;ve noticed with Garmin Express (I'm using a Fenix2) is that it *appears* not to be syncing with the device - there's always a statement which says "I item failed to sync" - but when I check online on Garmin connect, my file has been uploaded.
To Peter's point, every time I open Garmin Express (on my Mac), I get the installer, even though the program is already installed. I close the Installer without running it, then start Garmin Express, and the program starts running.
Both of these bugs should have been dealt with long ago, but, :sigh:
For reasons like this, I started a thread in the Gear Forum about Garmin Express and Connect, so we could share the misery. Despite all the oddness, though, I actually have no trouble uploading files and having them get transferred on to Strava, etc. I can even upload through my iPad from my Fenix via Bluetooth, a neat feature which allows me to avoid using the computer at all.
When Garmin had fewer devices, they seemed to be on top of their software. Now they are a GPS Empire, with devices for every conceivable use (not just s/b/r, but fishing, golf, sailing, airplanes, cars, trekking, VIRB, Vivofit, Zumo, dog training, god know what else), they seem to have over-reached, bitten off more than they can chew, whatever.
been a day dealing with this.
I will have time tomorrow to make some calls.
I think GAP is Graded Average Pace, which is your pace adjusted for hills. For example, it might give me a 7:45 GAP up a hill when my actual pace is 8:45.
GAP is the "grade adjusted pace" -- so if you're running on flat land, these two numbers will be the same. If you are running uphill, your Pace may be something like 8:30 / mile, but through the magic of calculations it determines that if you were on flat land your effort would produce something like an 8:10 / mile (actual value depends on the % grade, your VO2, etc.) On the flip side, if you are running downhill, your GAP will be slower than your actual because you are aided by the downhill (though not as much as you are hindered by an uphill).
You smart fellows probably already figured this all out by now (Nov '14) but for any other readers, the easiest choice is installing Garmin Connect on your smart-phone, sync post activity via bluetooth. Then use the newly installed data transfer options to move workouts to Strava etc. After a one-time set up, all workouts show up within a few minutes on Strava, Training Peaks etc.
NOTE: you must go into GC and make each activity "audience" everyone for data to transfer. Not sure how to make this a default setting...
Peter-
sorry for the late followup. But, it took me a long time to dedicate a couple of hours to getting this worked out.
Took all afternoon. Cust Serv @ garmin did their best to walk me thru uninstalling/reinstalling, deleting/discovering, etc with no success. They ended up remote accessing my laptop and starting everything garmin all over.
Now it works great. Garmin Express opens up, I hit sync now, and garminconnect.com gets my stuff. I use that crossover site that Al recommended to push the data over to Strava.
Haven't had any probs since, about 3 weeks I think.
I still don't know what the prob was.
@Josiah- So, put garminconnect on smartphone, then my 310xt will sync directly with that app on my phone? I didn't think my device was bluetooth capable. Thought it requires the usb ant+ stick. Though, I hesitate to mess with anything since I've worked my probs out. It ain't broken right now, so I prob shouldn't try to fix anything! But, I'd be curious to hear how you do that, step by step. (Keep in mind, that I'm a technology bafoon. Thx!)