Garmin

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Badger 15 Oct 10:36pm, 15 Oct 2024 17,444 posts	0 Badger I have an Epix 2 I picked up cheaply & it's a really decent watch, just doesn't have the battery life for the upper end of what I do. Going rate is a bit more than the F255 (though if Nellers might be interested in a second hand one that's been well treated and not that heavily used?)
Mr J 19 Oct 6:08pm, 19 Oct 2024 7,983 posts	0 Mr J Still using my 12 year old 310xt. Upgrade might be nice but do not see the point. If it is not broke....
AndyS 20 Oct 6:49pm, 20 Oct 2024 3,069 posts	0 AndyS My Garmin VO2max guesstimate has dropped about 5 points in the last two weeks. It feels like it wants me to stop running.
mr d 20 Oct 8:24pm, 20 Oct 2024 6,809 posts	0 mr d Only managed 1 week of gentle running in the last 2 and my vo2 estimate hasn't changed. My 5k estimate did get a minute added.
chunkywizard 20 Oct 8:52pm, 20 Oct 2024 17,628 posts	0 chunkywizard VO2 Max calculations are different depending on which generation of watch you have.
mr d 20 Oct 9:09pm, 20 Oct 2024 6,810 posts	0 mr d mr d wrote:Only managed 1 week of gentle running in the last 2 and my vo2 estimate hasn't changed. My 5k estimate did get a minute added. Actually 1 week in 4. It's a forerunner 55.
SPR 20 Oct 9:11pm, 20 Oct 2024 46,463 posts	0 SPR VO2 Max will only change with new info, predictions will improve/ decline based on training load.
57.5 Degrees of Pain 20 Oct 9:15pm, 20 Oct 2024 23,833 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain My Garmin VO2 max dropped 5 points over about 6 months of virtual inactivity after being pretty highly trained. Which seems fair. The Fetch calculator seems to think I still have a great VO2 max, the fact that I'm slow is just down to weight gain.
SPR 20 Oct 9:28pm, 20 Oct 2024 46,464 posts	0 SPR With activities it will drop even if infrequent I believe, it's with absolutely nothing it doesn't move. I had 4 weeks of no activity that it could calculate VO2 Max from due to injury and it didn't move. I'm now walking but not running and my VO2 Max is down 6 from the point I stopped running. Some will be fitness but think some is simply walking reading lower.
mr d 21 Oct 3:09pm, 21 Oct 2024 6,812 posts	0 mr d I have been recording walks, maybe I just wasn't fit enough in the first place.