Related

Garmin Coach Walk laps recorded as Run

nolith
2 months ago

Hello, I'm new to running and I started a Walk/Run 5k Garmin Coach with Amy.

I am on week 2 and this is my current repeats as shown on my iPhone, as you can see I have 3 repeats: 5min walk / 2 min run

However, when I look at the same trainig plan on Garmin Connect Web it shows up as 5 min Run / 2 min Run, the same when the training is loaded on my Fenix 7X Solar Sapphire and so it is recorder as run/run in the end.

Connect Web

I don't know why some text is in Italian and some in English, but not consistently within the two platforms. To help you read it, "Corsa" is the Italian word for "Run". 

Thank you

Top Replies

  • 2 months ago in reply to nolith +1
    nolith said:
    and that graph tends to assign my best walking intervals to the run category

    Well, then walk slower Wink The purpose of the run/walk method is to keep the HR in the low aerobic mode, improving so…

All Replies

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to trux

    May I ask you a followup question ?

    As the exercise is labeled walk: moderate to brisk pace and run continuously. How do I match this verbiage to the 5 zones? As a newbie this is not entirely clear to me.

    I'm trying to stay in Z2-Z3 for the walk (preferring Z3) and Z4 (unfortunately Z5) when I run.  Is that ok or am I overdoing? Walking is not a problem, I can sustain it for much longer, but running pushes me close to my limit.

    Thank you

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to nolith

    I'd tell you are overdoing it. Most (80%-90%) of your training should be in Z2-Z3. Even elite athletes train in this way. By pushing to higher zones too frequently and for too long time, you make the recovery harder and longer, the progress slower, and you may be harming your health too. I did not look at Galloway's Coach Plan for a long time, but I think the walks should be in Z1-Z2, and the runs mostly in Z2-Z3 for Easy Runs (probably most of them, and rather Z2 than Z3 if possible). Only when there is a little bit more pushed workout with some intervals, than you can push over Z3.

    I recommend looking a few videos on YouTube about the Maffetone method (using only Z2 for running). There are plenty of them, and usually explaining well the principles. Or read up directly the website of Jeff Galloway. His method is quite similar. The philosophy of both method is "Run slow to run faster!"

    Run Walk Run | Jeff Galloway

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to trux

    Thank you very much.

    Based on today's training I'm definitely off

    Maybe the max HR isn't yet properly tuned (overall I feel good and not tired), but I was told to stick with the formula for the first months before doing the test.

    But I'll try to lower my HR going slower.

    The thing that threw me off was the distance estimation showing up on the phone.

    I'm supposed to walk 0.8km in 5min and run 0.3km in 2 min

    In the above exercise, I was walking 0.55km and running 0.35 km 

    So, in theory, I'm not walking fast enough, but I could run a bit slower.

    I'll ditch all the stimate and only look at the HR

  • 0 2 months ago in reply to nolith
    nolith said:
    I'm supposed to walk 0.8km in 5min and run 0.3km in 2 min

    That's crazy - that's a walk pace of 6:40/km and a run pace of 6:15/k, which are incredibly close for 2 completely different modes of ambulation (~ 7% difference.)

    I've never done a run/walk program, but the walk target pace def seems way too fast.

    nolith said:
    In the above exercise, I was walking 0.55km and running 0.35 km 
    nolith said:
    So, in theory, I'm not walking fast enough, but I could run a bit slower.

    I could be wrong but I think your actual paces are a lot more realistic. (Although based on your HR, it seems that you should slow down significantly for both your run portions and your walk portions, unless your max HR is set incorrectly.)