I received an Edge 305 for Christmas, and I'm loving it so far. There's just one thing I haven't been able to understand, even after RTFM.

When I do a ride, I know the ride is recorded, and can be viewed in the Garmin software. That's great, but I'd like to set up a course, so I can do the same ride and monitor my progress. My understanding is setting up a course begins with riding it first, and then selecting it as a course.

That's where the problem comes in. I have to ride to the park from my apartment. Because that's stuck on my route, I don't understand how to limit the ride (and therefore the "course" that I intend to repeat, with laps) to NOT include my ride to the park. I feel like turning the device on when I arrive at the park seems like a dumb workaround. Surely there's some other way?

Thanks so much for any advice. I swear I've done my best to find the information in the book or in the software Help files.