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The one big feature the Fenix 6 launched with is PacePro which allows users to set a pacing strategy that takes into account elevation. PacePro coaches you in real-time so you can slow and speed up your run as necessary.
I plan to use this for the Chester Marathon on Sunday and I hope it will help balance out my performance rather than my usual crash at 20m. So for my example, I have a positive split, but rather than the splits always going up in time, some miles increase the pace due to declining slope.
Within connect you can predefine a strategy and upload a route, or you can select a distance and defining what the segments/miles/laps should be.
Now PacePro is being rolled out to older and more affordable models. In particular, it is landing on the Forerunner 245 which you can buy for just £290 for the Music model.
| Preview | Product | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmin 010-02120-20 Forerunner 245 Music, GPS Running... | £392.55 | Buy on Amazon |
The Forerunner 245 version 3.46 Beta notes (upgrades over 3.10):
- Bluetooth software update to address battery life issues that could occur on some devices
- Add PacePro feature
- Improve ANT+ and BLE sensor management
- Improvements/fixes for Connect IQ
- Various other fixes and improvements
The Forerunner 945 version 3.08 Beta notes (upgrades over 2.80):
- Added PacePro feature.
- Added additional data field configurations (5 and 6 field).
- Added graphical gauge data fields (i.e. Heart Rate, Cadence, etc.)
- Improve ANT+ and BLE sensor management
- Bluetooth software update to address battery life issues that could occur on some devices
- Improvements to headphone pairing and media player
- Improvements to golf
- Improvement/fixes for Connect IQ
- Some improvements for segments/Strava segments
- Various other fixes/improvements
Installation Instructions
- Connect your Forerunner 245 to your computer using the USB cable.
- Download and unzip Forerunner245_346Beta.zip. Place the GUPDATE.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder of your device’s internal storage drive.
- In Forerunner245_346Beta, go to the RemoteSW folder. Place the GUP3204.GCD and the GUP3078.GCD file in the \GARMIN\REMOTESW folder of your device’s internal storage drive.
- Disconnect your device from the computer, approve the update on the watch, and wait for the update to finish.
- If you would like to revert to the last public release software, place the GUPDATE-310.GCD file in the \GARMIN folder. Rename GUPDATE-310.GCD to GUPDATE.GCD before disconnecting your device. To revert the RemoteSW, place the GUP3204-360.GCD and GUP3078-250.GCD files from RemoteSW\Downgrades in the \GARMIN\REMOTESW folder. NOTE: If you revert to an older version of software, all of your settings will be reset to defaults.
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