That’s correct. Currently this new feature only adds the ability to import runs into TrainerRoad.
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And I just typed in three runs manually like a CHUMP.
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but you still need to enter or update tss. At least it is almost there.
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I enabled the feature and my runs are not uploading, do I have to do anything else for this to work? I’m assuming that they are uploading from Strava like my rides?
Welcome to TrainerRoad, @Bentriathlete!!
I had a peek at your Calendar, and it looks like yesterday’s run synced across to TrainerRoad, from Strava! The article below should tell you everything you need to know about how to sync or import runs into TrainerRoad. If you have questions that are not answered by that article, shoot them this way!
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I followed these steps. The run/hike I did today was not automatically imported from Strava even though it’s setup via early access feature.
When I manually add the activity via upload (as show using the link above), it assumes it’s a ride and I cannot change this.
Help, please.
Now that you can do Runs why not also do swims.
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With runs being rolled out, I assume that the swim activities are just one ‘ctrl+C, ctrl+V’ away now, right? Right?
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Every sport has totally different metrics/splits/data that needs to be ingested, processed and then displayed for analysis. You can’t copy/paste something like running which uses GPS, ground-pace, power, continuous intervals etc and hope it will produce anything useful for swimming.
Pool swimming vs open water swimming are totally different set of metrics and data too, so these on their own need 2 different analysis visuals. Pool swimming for example uses a lap press to initiate a rest specific interval, unlike open water swimming where a lap will just trigger the next interval just like running or riding does.
Software and data is complicated people!
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Sorry, I should have indicated my sarcasm, I know it’s not just copy paste. Sometimes I’m not very good at communicating over the internet.
However, I would still like to keep this on TRs radar, even with bigger fish to fry (ie Workout Levels V2). Maybe with Jonathan being a triathlete now this will get a bit of an extra push.
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Imo open water swimming metrics are fantasy. I chuckle inside when people tell me their race course was short based on their wrist watch.
TR should focus on pool swimming, and distance. Because even in a pool it’s a bit of a mess. The only org “getting it right” imo is swim.com and that’s only because they show you how crap the data is when you upload it. Then you have to manually edit every swim to correct all the errors…nightmare.
Then there’s swimming with a pull buoy…
It’s ironic that pool swimming is the most controlled environment, generated the structured training approach that TR was founded on, and is yet the hardest to measure.
I would be happy it if all TR did was import my swims and show distance, time and splits. That would save me the time from manually entering it. It doesn’t take a lot of time, but I always forget and end up having to fill in weeks of swims at once.
Swimming is such a different sport than biking or running (coming at it from a triathlete perspective). It is very technique based and, therefore, very hard to “measure”. You can measure things like distance per stroke or stroke rate, but they aren’t very actionable post swim. I would argue most things we measure, like the cycling dynamics measurements I have been recording with my power meter pedals, aren’t actionable either.
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Especially since they’re doing “adaptive” training on their tri plans where if you don’t do a swim it adjusts the other ones.
So if you forget to mark one as done it makes the progression levels done.
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+1 for swim integration
Newbie TR subscriber.
Is there any way to push swim and run workouts to Garmin watch so you don’t need to manually create a workout in Garmin Connect?
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Don’t think so, but many of them have the same structure, so after you’ve created a few it becomes faster if you use the Garmin Connect website (not the mobile app), make a copy of similar workout and then adjiust the number of intervals.
I haven’t found a way to do random interals for the 1 minute Fartlek-style run workouts, so I usually set 1 minute on / 1 minute off regular intervals. Anyone tried this CIQ app ? Connect IQ Store | Free Watch Faces and Apps | Garmin
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Thanks for the reply.
I haven’t used that CIQ app. I have built many fartlek-style run workouts in Garmin Connect. I just set the rest intervals to “lap button press” and run interval to a set time.
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Can I add Form Swim to this feature request?
A sync out of Form Swim to TR would be great - they don’t sync with Garmin, but they do with Strava.
The swim data is much more reliable and accurate than any watch I’ve used. Near on 100 % but for user error in the last six months.
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Same, if TR is working on swims getting them out of Form would be great to.
Just in case anyone missed it, we’re importing swim activities along with several other new sport types now!
For more info check out the official thread below or the support article I’ve linked at the bottom.
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