Riggs 2.0

Marquess of Utopia

posted: 5/28/2008 at 9:59 PM

What is the best software to use with my new Garmin 305? I would like to create courses from scratch and upload them to the Garmin to use on a workout or if I'm planning on going to a new city so I don't get lost, or a trail run so I don't make a wrong turn. Is there a way to trace a race course design a virtual partner to run at my desired miles splits and upload the files to the Garmin to help pace myself at a race? Any advice would be appreciated.

Riggs 2.0

Marquess of Utopia

posted: 5/28/2008 at 10:44 PM

I think I figured out the course part: - I drew a course with this program: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/draw/ - Saved it as a .GPX file. - Used this Program: http://forums.motionbased.com/smf/index.php?topic=2088.from1143353869;topicseen (GPX2CRS) to convert the .GPX file to a .CRS file. Then uploaded the course to the Garmin.

progman2000

posted: 5/29/2008 at 8:36 AM

Totally not what you are asking, but I love SportTracks - it is free and provides excellent analysis of the data from your Garmin - I don't know that it can do what you are asking - it may, I just have never had the need to do that!

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 11:26 AM

Quote from Riggs 2.0 on 5/28/2008 at 10:44 PM:

I think I figured out the course part: - I drew a course with this program: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/draw/ - Saved it as a .GPX file. - Used this Program: http://forums.motionbased.com/smf/index.php?topic=2088.from1143353869;topicseen (GPX2CRS) to convert the .GPX file to a .CRS file. Then uploaded the course to the Garmin.

Too bad I didn't check RA this morning - I spent most of the morning figuring out how to get a course onto my Garmin. I got a GPX file from a friend for a race course I want to check out, and I wound up turning it into a CRS file by uploading it to MotionBased and then downloading as a CRS. By the time I figured out how to actually get it onto the watch it was handy to have the CRS available - that was just a random side effect. Smile

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posted: 6/3/2008 at 6:51 PM

Garmin 305 just arrived. Let the games begin!

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MikeB-BoR

posted: 8/29/2008 at 10:28 AM

This is awesome. I'm doing a 20 mile run and was worried about running on some forest roads/trails and getting lost. I just created a course and uploaded it to the Forerunner. We'll see how it works on Sunday Smile

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