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Does Garmin look at my avg pace or GAP when evaluating my performance?

tboooe
over 2 years ago

I live in an area with a lot of inclines and hills.  I use Stryd power to adjust my pace accordingly when I encounter these inclines and hills.  My question is if Garmin uses my avg pace or GAP when it evaluates my performance?  For example. today Garmin suggested I do a 9:15 pace run.  Because of the hills my avg pace was 9:46 but my GAP was 9:20.  

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Etupes25

    Much to think about here. Definitely going to bookmark this thread. Thank you both!

    Etupes25 said:
    You can see different VO2 max values for different sports because the muscles being solicited are different

    So I shouldn’t pay attention to my cycling score if my focus is skating? Good! 

    Nonetheless, I‘ll keep max intensity rides in mind. Haven’t touched them ‘cause I’m still trying to fill my base rides with Zone 2 HR. New to indoor cycling.

    Etupes25 said:
    Hence doing very hard shorter intervals ( around 4mn) with rest periods (typically as long as the intervals)

    This had me thinking about my skating training plan. Doing 8 reps of 5 mins in the hopes of reaching endurance by progressively raising the duration, but not realizing that it’s become a VO2 max workout, not an endurance workout with VO2 max training benefits.

    Etupes25 said:
    The duration is typically limited by the build up of lactate threshold

    It’s noticeable.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to tboooe

    The comments about VO2max and GAP are a little of, but I'll reply just in case: The Garmin/Firstbeat VO2max algorithms have taken elevation changes (running uphill or downhill) into account for several watch generations, if the watch has a barometric altimeter (as the Fenix line has). The fact that grade adjusted pace has just recently been added as a data field is a different matter (probably had more to do with improvements in the accuracy of instant pace of something similar).