Garmin Coaches

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Maclennane 16 Oct 6:45pm, 16 Oct 2024 33,020 posts	0 Maclennane for the several of us trying to follow the frequently baffling schedules
Maclennane 16 Oct 6:47pm, 16 Oct 2024 33,021 posts	0 Maclennane Tonight's proposed absurdity - 18 minutes of speed repeats - ok in itself, but with 15 minutes of warm up and 15 minutes of cool down, that's half an hour of walking around in the micturating rain for no good reason. Tomorrow me can do it.
Fitz 17 Oct 8:50am, 17 Oct 2024 3,926 posts	0 Fitz WU and CD could be easy running rather than walking, no?
Maclennane 17 Oct 8:52am, 17 Oct 2024 33,023 posts	0 Maclennane yes, I'm going to try that next time. My fitness is so rubbish at the moment my easy run is about as slow as I can usefully go
Ocelot Spleens 17 Oct 10:20am, 17 Oct 2024 39,738 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I have a question. Why are you doing speed repeats if your fitness is rubbish?
Maclennane 17 Oct 10:26am, 17 Oct 2024 33,026 posts	0 Maclennane Because coach Greg tells me to. Coach Greg should have everything he needs to work out my fitness level. It's one of my main gripes about the setup, it feels very clunky and not very adaptive at all. That said, my fitness has definitely improved over the 5 weeks so far
Ocelot Spleens 17 Oct 10:47am, 17 Oct 2024 39,740 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I tend to think easy runs first, then once you have a few months on easy stuff you then start quicker work. Injury really. Greg sounds lime a crossfit type guy. Thy always prescribe running fast because, basically, they're not runners.
Nellers 17 Oct 11:40am, 17 Oct 2024 44,017 posts	0 Nellers To be fair, OS, CrossFit coaches might prescribe higher intensity runs but they'd be much lower volume in a mixed programme rather than in a 4-5 runs per week running plan. Of course there is a range of CrossFit coaches and some are more competent than others, as in all fields.
Ocelot Spleens 17 Oct 12:14pm, 17 Oct 2024 39,741 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens If you follow crossfit, you become better at crossfit, not neccesarily running, I know, I did it for two years. I wanted the strength at the time. It depends what you want, you, an individual, has to decide what they want to do and what your aims are. Then you decide what to do.
Nellers 17 Oct 12:37pm, 17 Oct 2024 44,019 posts	0 Nellers Oh totally agree, OS. Anyway, yes I agree that if you’re putting by together a plan for an “unfit runner” then 1 min speed repeats is a tough session and might be getting close to something that causes injuries. If you were doing something like cycling or rowing to improve cardio fitness this would be ideal but the injury risk is a lot less due to lack of impact.