Garmin announced their Training API today. We’ve been aware of this and been working in the background to make the changes to support it. We’re still a few weeks away from launch, but it’s exciting times. You’ll be able to have TrainerRoad’s new outside workouts pushed directly to a Garmin Edge. We’re also working on support for outside workouts being pushed to Wahoo headunits. There are still some unknowns for this project so I can’t give an ETA today, but I think we’ll have it sooner rather than later. If you have any questions let me know!

That would be nice if they could be loaded onto an Edge 500 manually!

Yes, we’re still working out some edge cases and improving the experience. We’re eager to get it out :smiley:.

Yes for the 530? Just about to buy one.

I’m thumbs up for making this a TR feature too. Maybe independent run training plans come first. Hoping something is on the horizon for a fully automated training on running and swimming

I was hoping the API might open up a bit more. I’d just like to customise my run workouts with pre-set zones instead of typing in a numeric range each time and get them scripted instead of faffing with the UI.

Did my first TR → Garmin outdoor workout yesterday. With hills, wind, turns, changing surfaces, etc, I was immediately reminded how difficult it is to stay in a tight target power zone outdoors, and why indoor is probably best for precise training. That said, when the weather’s good, “outdoors” trumps “precision,” and I’m thrilled to take my TR training outdoors, even if the effectiveness is slightly diminished. In the past, I would abandon TR programming for the summer riding season. With Outdoor Rides, you guys have figured out how to keep me connected year 'round. Overall, the early execution is pretty good. I still have a few kinks to work out on my end in terms of setting up a specific profile and data display fields. One thing I noticed right away, however, is that the Garmin edge 520 workout API doesn’t appear to like “ramped” intervals, where you steadily climb or descend power. The warmup for my ride, Ruskin, was “Ride for 12 minutes gradually raising your power from 112 watts to 214 watts.” Tough to track along with that on the Garmin, as the training display page only showed a target range of 112-214, and an average power for the entire interval. The original indoor Ruskin has 4 steps instead of a ramp, and, honestly, that would have worked better on the Edge.

Garmin Training API - TrainerRoad outside workouts coming to Garmin Edge headunits

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You can now push TrainerRoad outside workouts to Garmin Edge head units. TrainerRoad Outside Workouts Now Push to Garmin Edge 🎉

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