Garmin Backcountry Skiing - Sprint Result

5307386 1 month ago

I use my Fenix 7 for a variety of sports (trail running, XC skiing - skate and classic, mountain biking and back-country skiing). When using it for back-country skiing, I often get a "sprint" result despite spending little to no time in zone 4 and 5 (versus running, cycling, XC skiing, where I almost never get a "sprint" result despite spending a significant percentage of the workout in zone 4). To me back-country skiing feels more like base training and the heart rate distribution seems more like a "base" result. Can you please explain why I am getting "sprint" almost all the time when back-country skiing? Here's an example of a back-country ski outing where my result was "sprint".

Zone 5 > 165 bpm • Maximum 0:00 0%

Zone 4 146 - 164 bpm • Threshold 0:11 0%

Zone 3 128 - 145 bpm • Aerobic 4:02 0%

Zone 2 110 - 127 bpm • Easy 58:53 12%

Zone 1 92 - 109 bpm • Warm Up 3:25:28 43%

Thanks!

0 7644575 16 days ago

I'm having the same issue, so it's not just you. Hopefully if we can draw enough attention, someone will actually look into the issue.

forums.garmin.com/.../1878986

0 5307386 16 days ago in reply to 7644575

Good to know. For now I've switch the activity to hiking which I think gives a more accurate description of the training result. Hopefully they will fix it.

0 .anjo 15 days ago

I've also the same... I just ignore it. Also I find that a 4/5 hour effort even on easy pace just count for more aerobic effort. When looking at it, a 20 minute jogging counts as more effort as any back country ski tour.