I have no idea what I'm doing with my Garmin

[pixy0stix]

Is there a Garmin for dummies or something? For reference, it's the Forerunner 210.

Here's what I managed to do so far:

1. Connect footpod
2. Connect heart rate monitor
3. Upload stats to Garmin connect
4. Not break the thing

That being said, how can I share my stuff to twitter/facebook? And I'm not at all sure I'm reading the data correctly.

[kams]

I tend to have trouble figuring out all of the functions, too. I usually go straight to garmin.com or to dcrainmaker.com.

Garmin phone support is really helpful, too.

ETA: I have no idea on sharing info to social media, so I suppose this is not entirely helpful!

[Raggedeannie]

You should be able to find the full manual online (bigger than the little QuickStart guide that probably came with your garmin). But, yea, ditto on checking out dcrainmaker's in depth review to learn more tricks.

I got the 220 right about when you got your 210 and have only gotten about as far as you have in figuring out how to use it!

I don't really know what to do with all the data, but I love comparing today's run to the last one. How are my split times compared to the last time I ran the same route, for example.

[bostonmichelle]

I agree with the recommendations for dcrainmaker's review. I read it for the 220 review and found so many cool functions, not that I've used them. But I was able to set up all my alerts for paces and such before race day last week. If only I had figured out how to shut off the sounds before then my fellow runners would've been happier.

[boston340]

Do you have a Garmin Connect account online? If not, go ahead and register for one. I upload my Garmin data via Bluetooth, so if you want to do that, you'll need to turn the Bluetooth on.

[pixy0stix]

Thanks for the suggestions!

Part of my problem is that I use chrome for my main browser, and it apparently doesn't play well with Garmin Connect. I finally got twitter to work. Now off to see what else I can figure out.

[taratru]

I had to use Firefox or IE with mine forever. So stupid. Then I went back to my giant 305 and it works fine with Chrome. I dunno.

Mostly, though...are you ready to run?

[texassmith]

I use Garmin Connect with Chrome and don't have any issues with it, so keep playing around!

Go to dcrainmaker.com and search for your model of Garmin. His reviews are really detailed and will probably help you navigate.

Good luck with training. You're gonna nail that half!

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[MrsE]

Another dc rainmaker fan. I have a Schwinn watch (not Garmin) and also found dcrainmaker reviews helpful. Good luck!

[finallykrisb]

Ditto the DC Rainmaker recs.