pacing a run

Hi,

I can't see the data screens while running without glasses either.  I have changed them to show a maximum of 2 data fields each, which is big enough for my eyes.  Screen 1 for running is Pace and Heart Rate, so which ever target type you choose, you can monitor it easily.  Also I set the backlight to only come on with arm twist gesture during workouts - this saves battery during the day but makes sure I can see the screen after dusk when running.

I find that pace and heart rate alerts can become annoying.  They may be wrong for the workout/run session type you are doing and hard work to keep changing each time.  Surely to train for your marathon you won't just keep running at 8 minute miles until you can manage 26 in a row at that pace.  You can use the Garmin Coach feature and activate a marathon training plan with your goal pace set.  I would suggest looking at the plan in Garmin Connect to see how you like the look of it.

Good luck with your marathon!

I was impressed by the "course" feature. Where you set your course and a target pace and they approximate the pace you'll be going for each segment/lap... (i'm going to guess it takes into account elevation) And i can do it all from my phone and send it to the watch. 

I also tried this after creating a course and then using "PacePro" to work out the pace of each mile, which as you say takes elevation into account.  Really good.

Something else for the original question - when you do a run Workout, it automatically adds another run data screen with a pace or heart rate meter (depending on which target type you set) with a large value and an arrow showing if you are within range.  With bluetooth headphones connected you get audio prompts if you are low or high.  The advantage of this is that the target ranges change with each step of the workout (warm up, run, cool down etc.).  Like you say, many ways to monitor and get alerts.

You can do a lot of things. Personally what I do is I have all of my workouts programmed in Garmin Connect, (example workout 7:30 minutes, heart rate zone 1, repeat 8 times 15 seconds at 4:30-4:40 pace, 3:30 at 7:00-7:30 pace, 7:30 at heart rate zone 1). Then add them to the calendar. The other thing you can do is go to run, hold the middle left button, then select run settings, then scroll to alerts, in alerts set a pace alert and it will vibrate to let you know if you are outside of your zone. The nice thing about setting them up in Garmin connect is you can set multiple types of alerts for specific points of time.

Hello, Yes I use the Garmin Coach and a larger work out plan.  

Specifically for race day I have time goals, and I want to mess around with the 745 features ahead of time during training, so that at a race I can click on the 8:00/mile pacing feature that I'm already comfortable with.   Probably I'll practice with pace alerts and a range around that and see how it goes. Thanks all.