Can I upload a route from Fetch to my Garmin?

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CC2 Speedy Goth Jan 2013 10:56am, 29 Jan 2013 3,691 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth I need a route for my 20 miler on Sunday when I will be away from home. I have found someone else has a 20 mile route starting around the corner from where I will be staying. Is it possible for me to somehow upload this to my Garmin? Otherwise I may have to print out a thousand maps....
becca7 Jan 2013 11:00am, 29 Jan 2013 4,531 posts	0 becca7 Yes. If you look on the page that the route is on you will see near the bottom of the right hand column a little box with instructions as to how to send it to your Garmin.
CC2 Speedy Goth Jan 2013 11:40am, 29 Jan 2013 3,692 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth Fabulous! Now, it's on my Garmin, how do I follow it? I was expecting a compass or something...
R4R Jan 2013 11:47am, 29 Jan 2013 1,746 posts	0 R4R According to the same instructions above: Go outside and get a signal. On your Forerunner, choose Training > Courses, pick your course, and "Do Course". Never done it myself - might be worth trying with a route you know first
Duchess Jan 2013 11:52am, 29 Jan 2013 2,654 posts	0 Duchess It displays an arrow to point you in the right direction. I've only done it for a Fetchpoint walk but I suspect the need to keep looking at your wrist could get a bit annoying if you're running. Definitely worth trying it out first.
Duchess Jan 2013 11:56am, 29 Jan 2013 2,655 posts	0 Duchess It displays an arrow to point you in the right direction. I've only done it for a Fetchpoint walk but I suspect the need to keep looking at your wrist could get a bit annoying if you're running. Definitely worth trying it out first.
Fizz :-) Jan 2013 12:20pm, 29 Jan 2013 851 posts	0 Fizz :-) Depending on your settings, it will bleep if you go more than about 20 yards off course, so you don't need to be constantly checking the arrow. I have used it on off-road ultras and also on local routes that my husband has created for me, and found it very easy to follow (although the ultras were marked out and I vaguely knew the local routes, not sure how it easy it would be in a completely strange area).
CC2 Speedy Goth Jan 2013 12:36pm, 29 Jan 2013 3,693 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth Excellent! Looking at my wrist at every junction has to be better than looking at a map, especially if it's rainy and windy.
Ted Jan 2013 12:40pm, 29 Jan 2013 12,548 posts	0 Ted A map can blow away. Your wrist (hopefully) won't
Star x Jan 2013 12:43pm, 29 Jan 2013 6,190 posts	0 Star x I did not know this! every day is a school day