Are you a parkrunner with a Garmin device?

If you’re a Garmin watch user and a fan of parkrun (ok… I’m not looking at you lot in the sprint group although it won’t do you any harm!), then you should check out this free watch face in Garmin Connect.

Key takeaways

• A free Garmin Connect watch face lets parkrunners show their parkrun ID and barcode on their watch.
• Runners enter their parkrun and emergency contact details, then select the watch face on a Saturday morning before the run.
• The watch face also displays ICE (in case of emergency) information in case of injury.
• A widget version exists, but the watch face suits Garmin models that cannot use widgets and do allow watch faces.
• Not all Garmin devices are compatible; the post lists tested models including Forerunner 45, 55, 245, 645, 745 and 945, Fenix 5, 6 and 7 series, Venu 2 and Vivoactive 4.

You can enter your parkrun and emergency contact details and select this face on a Saturday morning ahead of your run. It will display your parkrun id and barcode to be scanned along with ICE emergency information if you have any issues or injuries during your pursuit of a new PB.

There is a widget version of this also, but if your Garmin doesn’t support widgets and does let you add watch faces, this is a useful one to have for your Saturday morning run out so you can avoid the last minute scramble for your elusive bar-code!

Note: Not all Garmin are compatible but it has been tested and found Compatible on these devices: Descent, Enduro, Epix (Gen 2), Forerunner 45/55/645/745/245/945, Fenix 5/6/7 series, Venu 2, Vivoactive 4, Vivoactive HR…

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Download Parkrun barcode Connect IQ watch face

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