Garmin D2 Mach 1 Owners Manual PDF - Page 43

Using Virtual Partner® Your Virtual Partner is a training tool designed to help you meet your goals. You can set a pace for the Virtual Partner and race against it. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Activities & Apps. 3 Select an activity. 4 Select the activity settings. 5 Select Data Screens > Add New > Virtual Partner. 6 Enter a pace or speed value. 7 Press UP or DOWN to change the location of the Virtual Partner screen (optional). 8 Start your activity (Starting an Activity, page 9). 9 Press UP or DOWN to scroll to the Virtual Partner screen and see who is leading. Setting a Training Target The training target feature works with the Virtual Partner feature so you can train toward a set distance, distance and time, distance and pace, or distance and speed goal. During your training activity, the watch gives you real-time feedback about how close you are to achieving your training target. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Training. 5 Select an option: • Select Set a Target. • Select Quick Workout. NOTE: Not all options are available for all activity types. 6 Select an option: • Select Distance Only to select a preset distance or enter a custom distance. • Select Distance and Time to select a distance and time target. • Select Distance and Pace or Distance and Speed to select a distance and pace or speed target. The training target screen appears and displays your estimated finish time. 7 Press START to start the activity timer. TIP: You can hold MENU, and select Cancel Target to cancel the training target. Racing a Previous Activity You can race a previously recorded or downloaded activity. This feature works with the Virtual Partner feature so you can see how far ahead or behind you are during the activity. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Training > Race Yourself. 5 Select an option: • Select From History to select a previously recorded activity from your device. • Select Downloaded to select an activity you downloaded from your Garmin Connect account. 6 Select the activity. The Virtual Partner screen appears indicating your estimated finish time. 7 Press START to start the activity timer. 8 After you complete your activity, press STOP, and select Save. About the Training Calendar The training calendar on your watch is an extension of the training calendar or schedule you set up in your Garmin Connect account. After you have added a few workouts to the Garmin Connect calendar, you can send them to your device. All scheduled workouts sent to the device appear in the calendar glance. When you select a day in the calendar, you can view or do the workout. The scheduled workout stays on your watch whether you complete it or skip it. When you send scheduled workouts from Garmin Connect, they overwrite the existing training calendar. Using Garmin Connect Training Plans Before you can download and use a training plan, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 66), and you must pair the D2 Mach 1 watch with a compatible phone. 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select . 2 Select Training & Planning > Training Plans. 3 Select and schedule a training plan. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions. 5 Review the training plan in your calendar. Adaptive Training Plans Your Garmin Connect account has an adaptive training plan and Garmin coach to fit your training goals. For example, you can answer a few questions and find a plan to help you complete a 5 km race. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching and schedule preferences, and race date. When you start a plan, the Garmin coach glance is added to the glance loop on your D2 Mach 1 watch. PacePro Training Many runners like to wear a pace band during a race to help achieve their race goal. The PacePro feature allows you to create a custom pace band based on distance and pace or distance and time. You can also create a pace band for a known course to optimize your pace effort based on elevation changes. You can create a PacePro plan using the Garmin Connect app. You can preview the splits and elevation plot before you run the course. Training 35