If you have ever used Zwift, you may notice that this application generates a fake map (sometimes in the South Pacific over a random island). Therefore, in order to 'trick' Strava into accepting the elevation that you type into the 'override elevation' box, you will need to add in some type of map. but that is just how Strava processes the data. Whether or not that is true is up for debate. The reason for this is because Strava believes that elevation computed by indoor machines cannot be trusted. If you do an indoor workout such as a treadmill or on a trainer bike, Strava will NOT show the elevation. If your activity does not have position points (latitude / longitude), Strava automatically deems it as an indoor activity. Strava knows if an activity was indoors or outdoors based on the simple fact of whether or not it has a map. There are two basic types of activities that you can upload to Strava: Indoor and Outdoor workouts. Hit the submit button, and in a few seconds or minutes (depending on how busy Strava is), your activity will appear. Click on one of the radio buttons to select which activity you want to transfer from Garmin Connect to Strava. In the text field, you can supply a name for your activity. Next, the tool will display your last 10 activities on Garmin Connect. To use the tool, enter your Garmin Connect Log-in information. As always, Strava provides an API so we use an access token (also stored in your cookies) which is quite secure and can only be used with GOTOES apps.

Also, your Garmin password will be stored (heavily encrypted) in your browser's cookies. The tool uses a hack to log you into Garmin Connect, so there is no guarantee it will work forever. For mobile device users, bookmark this stripped down version of the tool. This tool still preserves the convenience of background bluetooth sync from Garmin Connect - but lets you control what appears on Strava. This is all stuff that I'd have to go back and delete later - and feel embarassed that I was getting 50 kudos for measuring my heart rate variability and going zero miles. Furthermore, little fragmented rides would show up, or sometimes me just measuring my heartrate would show up on Strava.

The problem I was having is that when I had Strava linked to my Garmin Connect account, activities would show up immediately - before I got a chance to name them. Why does this tool exist? Rather than use Strava's sync to copy everything from your Garmin Connect Account to Strava, take control and just transfer the activities that you want on Strava.

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