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Non-sensical training recomendations

pnmckenna

Today my 955 is telling me my training readiness is 100 - "prime"

so you'd expect a hard workout prescribed wouldn't you? no, i get a rest day "no workout to be ready for harder training up ahead".

well, by garmin's own definition i can't get readier than what i am but maybe its planning on really pushing me tomorrow? no, tomorrow's plan is for a 40min base run, same the day after. now i'm someone who regularly does 90min+ for my base runs, garmin knows this very well. so despite giving me an unnecessary rest today and the next 2 days being the weekend, my stated long activity days, its giving me what i consider recovery days. i'd be detraining massively if i paid any attention to this.

now i never really expected that the garmin training recomendations woudl be something i'd follow closely and i've seen plenty of questionable recomendations but this is just stupid!

is it just me or is it getting dumber? maybe yet another bug introduced with 13.22?

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    Yeah I've noticed this too (I've only used the watch on SW versions 13.21 and 13.22 and I've never seen the watch give sensible recommended runs). Most days I'm 80+ on training readiness and yet the hardest run I've ever seen the watch give me is a long run that's easier than my recovery run. Many days I too see a rest day as recommended.

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    i've certainly had hard interval sessions recomended in past, not since the update though so suspect its yet another bug in that.

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    I’m still getting interval workout suggestions on 13.22. Various combinations of 10 and 40 second intervals that the watch describes as anaerobic. 

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    My watch finally gave me an anaerobic workout (8x 1min on, 3 min off). Pacing seems pretty spot on for my current running ability but at the same time that seems like an awfully long rest interval. At least it's getting better :)

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    Have you set a race date in the calendar?

    In that case, the watch seems to predetermine the types of runs for a whole week. You can preview them even selecting the race day widget -> daily workouts. The workouts are also structured to e.g. a base building phase in the first training weeks where it is normal that you don't get any interval workouts.

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    I haven't tried the race day feature yet, good to know that you get week-by-week workout plans when that feature is enabled. I'm following my own workout plan (not a training block) for now.

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    The suggested workout is just a guide.

    I think the suggestions will cater to the average runners or population.

    So if you fall under the elite category, the suggestions are not going to make any sense.

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