GARMIN TRAINING CENTER
Currently compatible with Windows® 2000 or later. Mac® compatibility coming 3rd Quarter, 2008. This is an online community where you analyze, categorize and share details.

Whether you want to set a PR in your next 10K or you're gearing up for your first century ride, you've got to train consistently. Now there's a tool to help you every step of the way: Garmin Training Center software, available for PC or Mac computers (see compatibility below).

What is Garmin Training Center (GTC)?
Garmin Training Center (GTC) is a training tool for your computer that works with your compatible Garmin fitness device. With GTC, you can analyze and store workout data from your Garmin device on your computer, as well as plan and save future workouts. GTC is included when you purchase a compatible Garmin fitness device. You can also
download the latest version of Garmin Training Center for free.

Compatible Garmin devices:
Forerunner 50 (PC Only),
Forerunner 201 (PC Only),
Forerunner 301,
Forerunner 205,
Forerunner 305,
Forerunner 405 (PC Only),
Edge 205, 305, 605, 705

Compatible computers:
IBM-compatible PCs running Windows 2000 or
XP operating systems
Intel-based Macs or PowerPCs (G3 or newer) running OS X 10.4 or later

How can GTC improve my training?
You'll benefit from GTC in two primary ways: it helps you analyze workouts you've already completed, and it helps you plan workouts for the future. Your Garmin fitness product records an incredible amount of data from your workout or activity. Garmin Training Center saves this data and helps you review and analyze it. You can also create, save and schedule workouts and transfer them to your fitness device.

Review your workout data, including pace/speed, distance, time, calories burned; and if available, heart rate, cadence and detailed elevation.

View a detailed graph of your workout data in GTC, plotted over time or distance.

View a map of your workout that shows the exact path you traveled. (Maps are not available with Forerunner 50 activities.)

Categorize your workout history according to type of activity.

Review previous workouts, which are saved by day and week.

Create customized workouts with specific goals and rest intervals. Then send them to your fitness device (Forerunner 201 cannot load workouts from GTC).

Schedule workouts for a specific day with GTC's calendar. GTC even comes with several workout templates designed by the experts at TrainingPeaks.com. TrainingPeaks provides custom training plans for
beginning, intermediate and advanced athletes training for all types of events.

ANT is a 2.4GHz practical wireless networking protocol and embedded system solution specifically designed for wireless sensor network (WSN) that requires

* ultra low power - able to run on a coin cell for years of operation;
* highly resource optimized, easy to use and implement - low system cost and design cycle;
* network flexibility and scalability - self-adaptive and able to do practical mesh

Proven by millions of deployed nodes, ANT™ is perfectly suited for any kind of low data rate sensor network topologies in personal area networks (PAN) which are well suited for sports, fitness and health applications, as well as local area networks (LAN) for homes and industrial automation applications.

Why choose ANT?
ANT was developed to provide the ultimate in ultra-low power and flexibility for wireless-enabled devices. In doing so, the ANT protocol addressed the sensor connectivity problems experienced by other protocols like Bluetooth and Zigbee. Having evolved through several generations, ANT today dominates the digital sensing market for sports and fitness. As ANT continues to grow, it sees more and more applications in wellness and home sensor networks and industrial automation.
Focusing on the requirement of ultra-low power and ultra-high efficiency, ANT offers a range of features and benefits that sets it apart from other standards and proprietary solutions. Please see technical feature highlights for details.
ANT delivers off-the-shelf interoperability via ANT+ through the efforts of the member companies of the open ANT+ Alliance. A managed network, ANT+ specifies data communication profiles and interoperation processes to guarantee seamless communication between ANT products for collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data. ANT+Sport, a sub-set of ANT+, is a de facto standard for the sport and fitness market.

Technology -
Based on a Time Domain Multiple Access (TDMA)-like adaptive isochronous network technology, ANT is designed for easy implementation in simple point-to-point or complex practical mesh networks and features ultra-low power consumption and low system costs.

ANT has been intentionally engineered to simplify network development and optimize network operational efficiency. ANT-powered network nodes can operate for years on coin cells compared to days or months for other technologies such as Bluetooth and ZigBee. Rich in capabilities, ANT provides reliable data communications, flexible and adaptive network operation and cross-talk immunity.
ANT is a production proven technology with millions of nodes installed.

On the PC please follow these easy steps:
Update PC Training Center to the latest version. Click here to download file.
Export history to a .tcx file.
Export workouts to a .tcx file.
Export courses to a .tcx file.
All of the data above can be saved to a standard USB jump drive for crossover purposes.

On the Mac please follow these easy steps:
Install and run Garmin Training Center for Macintosh
Connect the Garmin device to the computer. This will automatically create the profile.
Access the exported PC files on the jump drive.
Import the history .tcx file.
Import the workout .tcx file.
Import the course .tcx file.