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Feb 2023
12:38pm, 13 Feb 2023
28,792 posts
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Ness
This is interesting ^. Although I'm currently not considering another marathon I might do in the future. I followed a Hal Higdon schedule for Chester (last October) and some of my long runs were well over 3 hours! Perhaps I need to look at that again if I plan to do another marathon.
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Feb 2023
1:05pm, 13 Feb 2023
40,385 posts
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EvilPixie
It was Keith Anderson that did the camp I went on!
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Feb 2023
1:43pm, 13 Feb 2023
79,208 posts
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Gobi
I totally disagree on the 3hr limit.
Doesn't prepare a 5hr runner adequately
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Feb 2023
1:44pm, 13 Feb 2023
79,209 posts
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Gobi
I coach sub sub 3hr runners who do 3hr runs.
Works for them
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Feb 2023
3:08pm, 13 Feb 2023
45,560 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
I think I must have turned this feature off. I'm afraid I don't trust Garmin to tell me how to run, thank you!  G
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Feb 2023
3:16pm, 13 Feb 2023
39,551 posts
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SPR
It's not on every watch. I'm not sure following the Garmin suggestions is any different to following a plan with not much thought into how it works TBH. I think lots of people do that...
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Feb 2023
3:27pm, 13 Feb 2023
28,796 posts
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Ness
I don't remember having that feature on my previous Garmin watches, only on my fairly recently purchased 745.
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Feb 2023
3:29pm, 13 Feb 2023
39,552 posts
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SPR
...and on the 745, as you found out, it doesn't respond to races so only works for general fitness.
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Feb 2023
3:32pm, 13 Feb 2023
28,797 posts
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Ness
Yes. Hence the strange training suggestions the day before a race. Obviously I said to it!
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Feb 2023
3:39pm, 13 Feb 2023
2,404 posts
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tipsku
Yes, you can't use the race widget on the 745 so Garmin just tries to improve your general fitness with its suggestions, regardless of your goal race. I would guess that it probably aims at 5-10k fitness, based on the training load distribution it views as ideal. Which is fair enough as they are popular race distances and often that's where people start, first parkrun and then progress to 10k.
If you're training for a marathon, it complains about too much low aerobic training. I could also imagine that if you're training for track events, sprints or mid distance up to 3000m, it will probably tell you off for too much high aerobic and anaerobic training and not enough low aerobic.
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