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Using PacePro on Garmin Watches

The PacePro™ feature offers pace guidance on the watch to help you stay on track during training. When PacePro is applied to a course loaded to your watch, it analyzes elevation changes along the course to calculate a pace strategy. A PacePro Strategy is created by using a course found in the Garmin Connect™ app. The strategy calculates when to increase or decrease your pace along the course for the best overall pace.

Watches That Support PacePro

  • D2™ Mach 1

  • Descent™ Mk2 | Descent™ Mk2S | Descent™ Mk2i

  • Enduro™ | Enduro™ 2

  • epix™ (Gen 2) | epix™ (Gen 2) Sapphire | epix™ (Gen 2) Porsche Edition

  • epix™ Pro (Gen 2) Standard Edition | epix™ Pro (Gen 2) Sapphire Edition

  • fēnix® 6 Pro and Sapphire Editions | fēnix® 6S Pro and Sapphire Editions | fēnix® 6X Pro and Sapphire Editions

  • fēnix® 6 Pro Solar Edition | fēnix® 6S Pro Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7 Sapphire Solar Edition | fēnix® 7S Sapphire Solar Edition | fēnix® 7X Sapphire Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7 Solar Edition | fēnix® 7S Solar Edition | fēnix® 7X Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7 Standard Edition | fēnix® 7S Standard Edition

  • fēnix® 7 Pro Solar Edition | fēnix® 7S Pro Solar Edition | fēnix® 7S Pro Solar Edition

  • fēnix® 7 Pro Solar Sapphire Edition | fēnix® 7S Pro Solar Sapphire Edition | fēnix® 7S Pro Solar Sapphire Edition

  • Forerunner® 245 | Forerunner® 245 Music

  • Forerunner® 255 | Forerunner® 255S | Forerunner® 255 Music | Forerunner® 255S Music | Forerunner® 265 | Forerunner® 265S

  • Forerunner® 55

  • Forerunner® 745

  • Forerunner® 945 | Forerunner® 945 LTE | Forerunner® 955 | Forerunner® 955 Solar | Forerunner® 965

  • Instinct® 2 - Standard Edition | Instinct® 2S - Standard Edition | Instinct® 2 - Camo Edition | Instinct® 2S - Camo Edition | Instinct® 2 - dēzl™ Edition | Instinct® 2 - Surf Edition | Instinct® 2S - Surf Edition

  • Instinct® Crossover | Instinct® Crossover Solar | Instinct® Crossover Solar Tactical Edition

  • MARQ® Driver | MARQ® Golfer | MARQ® Athlete | MARQ® Aviator | MARQ® Captain | MARQ® Commander | MARQ® Adventurer | MARQ® Expedition

  • MARQ® Golfer (Gen 2) | MARQ® Athlete (Gen 2) | MARQ® Aviator (Gen 2) | MARQ® Captain (Gen 2) | MARQ® Adventurer (Gen 2)

  • quatix® 6 | quatix® 6X Solar | quatix® 6 Titanium

  • tactix® 7 Standard Edition | tactix® 7 Pro Edition | tactix® 7 Pro Ballistics Edition

  • tactix® Delta - Sapphire Edition | tactix® Delta - Solar Edition | tactix® Solar Edition with Ballistics

Creating a PacePro Plan

Select an option below to reveal step-by-step instructions on how to create a PacePro Plan.

Garmin Connect App Instructions:

Step 1: Create a PacePro Strategy

Here you will provide a few details about the course and your goals. PacePro will then create a customized race pacing strategy to download to your Garmin watch.

  1. Open the Garmin Connect app.

  2. Access the menu by selecting More (bottom right).

  3. Select Training & Planning.

  4. Select PacePro Pacing Strategies.

  5. Select Create PacePro Strategy.

Complete the steps following the app instructions. Select Help within the app for more details on the settings of this feature.

Step 2: Send the Course to Your Watch

Once you have created the course in the app, select the following icon to send it to your watch: Blue Arrow Pointing to a Device.

Once the watch has synced with the app, the PacePro plan will be available to use.

Step 3: Start the PacePro Plan on Your Watch

  1. Select an outdoor running activity on the watch.

  2. Hold the UP/MENU button to access the activity menu.

  3. Select Training.

  4. Select PacePro Plans.

  5. Select the PacePro strategy plan you just created and downloaded to the watch.

  6. Press the START button.

Garmin Connect Web Instructions

  1. Sign into Garmin Connect from a personal computer.

  2. Select Training & Planning from the navigation bar on the left.

  3. Select PacePro Pacing Strategies.

  4. Select +Create PacePro Strategy.

    • From here you can follow a course or the distance of your race. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your strategy.

  5. Once complete select Diagonal Pointing Arrows to send your course to your watch using the Garmin Express™ software.

Create a PacePro Plan On Your Watch

NOTE: This option requires a watch with preloaded mapping. You also must have previously loaded a course onto the watch. Courses created directly on the watch will not work with PacePro. For assistance with adding a course, see - Creating a Course in Garmin Connect.

  1. Select Run, Trail Run, or Ultra Run.

  2. Hold UP/MENU.

  3. Select Navigation.

  4. Select Courses.

  5. Select the course for which you want to make a PacePro plan.

  6. Select PacePro.

  7. Select Create New.

  8. Select Goal Pace or Goal Time.

  9. Enter the target pace or time.

  10. Press the START button or scroll to view more data.

For more specific instructions refer to your owner's manual.

What Are the Limitations of PacePro?

There are certain pace and distance limitations when using PacePro. It is compatible with a pace goal of 4-20 minutes per mile and max activity distance of 150 miles.

Details Video on How PacePro Works:

How Do I Remove a PacePro Plan From My Watch?

  1. Open the Run, Trail Run, or Ultra Run Profile.

  2. Hold Up/Menu (middle left button).

  3. Select Training.

  4. Select PacePro.

  5. Select the plan you wish to remove.

  6. Select Start/Stop (top right button).

  7. Select Delete.

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