Garmin Connect Groups

Whether you lead a social running club, you coach a local cycling team or simply have a lot of active friends who like to stay in touch– the Garmin Connect Groups feature helps you to coordinate everyone’s activities in one convenient place. On your Group page you can post announcements, add courses and view activities from other group members. Groups are also perfect for those training for their first 5k or trying to set a personal record at a local half marathon.

Who can create a group?

Any Garmin Connect user can create a group. However, if your existing group has a coach or leader, that person is generally the best one to create the group.

What's the difference between a group owner and a group administrator?

Each group can have only one owner. Usually, the owner is the person who first creates the group; however, ownership can be transferred if the group creator wants to pass on the responsibility. The owner is the only person who can delete a group.

Groups can have multiple administrators, assigned either by the owner or an existing administrator. Administrators can add events, courses, notifications and other information to the group page. They can approve membership requests, too.

Why aren't my activities showing up in my group?

When you join a group or start making connections, be sure to adjust your activity and profile privacy settings. If all your activities are set to private, they won't show up anywhere.

How do I edit group settings?

1. Sign into Garmin Connect
2. Click Groups from the navigation bar on the left
3. Click the name of the group you wish to edit
4. Click  on the right side of the page
5. Click Settings
6. Make the desired edits to the group
7. Click Save

Who can see what is posted on my group page? 

Group administrators or owners can adjust the privacy of a group to best fit the group's needs. Use the group settings to select who can see the group: Everyone or Only Group Members. Selecting "Everyone" will make it so that the other users outside the group can search for the group in Garmin Connect and view the activity feed, members, calendars, and courses for the group. Selecting "Only Group Members" will make it so that other users outside the group will not be able to locate it by searching for the group in Garmin Connect and users outside the group will not be able to view the activity feed, members, calendars, or courses for the group.

Who can see my group comments?

Comments you make in a group, stay in the group. This means if a fellow group member uses the group page to tease you about bonking on yesterday's long ride, your connections who are not in the group will not see it.