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How to Use Race Screen to Improve Garmin GPS Accuracy in City Races

November 26, 2024 by Brian Rock

We’ve all experienced this problem at some point. You’re running a race, and you go by the mile marker, and you look at your watch. But it doesn’t buzz. Because the distance is off. There can be a lot of reasons for this, and sometimes the error is negligible. But once you’re off by a … Read more

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