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Why did my suggested run change today?

morey000
over 1 year ago

Yesterday, I looked ahead on the Daily Suggested Workouts (where it lists workouts for the upcoming week, day by day, and it had a 3 (3x15sec) sprint workout on my plan for today.

I had a good night’s sleep.  My training readiness was upper green, my body battery was 96, HRV was higher than normal but in range (good), acute training load on the low side…

and this morning… I went to my run activity and it said Base 48min…

Why did it change my suggested workout?  My legs actually felt pretty spry this morning (rare) and was ready to do the speedwork.  All my metrics agreed.  

So I did a base run today… and I see it’s giving me a base run tomorrow too, and now a similar but different sprint workout is on the agenda for thursday.  Previously, the thursday workout had longer intervals.  I like that it’s constantly updating the workouts based on what it thinks I need…. But it makes it hard to know what to expect.  (Or what shoes to wear).  Anyway- I’m doing a track workout tomorrow.   Regardless of what the watch says.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    The watch is constantly monitoring your data and makes changes accordingly.  I find it changes mine when I do a harder workout than it expects.   

    It is pretty annoying but it’s just what it is. 

    I have now taken to noting down the steps of workouts I like the look of and recreating them as my own workouts.  I can then do them when I feel like it.  My watch knows my health metrics but I know my legs.  

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to bigdwazda

    well- thanks for letting me know it isn't just me.  Garmin planned a rest day on monday... but, I'm not good at those.  I didn't run, but I did a moderate bike ride and a solid swim.  but hey- I didn't run for a whole day. 

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to morey000

    We are all bad at rest days, they are as important as exercise but it’s hard to stop.  Joy

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to morey000

    I haven't had my 965 for long (came from Fenix 5+), but I'm thinking about the future suggested runs as "alternatives". If the watch suggest an easy run for today, but I feel ready for more, I might pick tomorrow's run instead. And I'm not running every day, so I'll skip some of the suggestions anyway.

    I consider the current behaviour better than the one they had earlier (Fenix 6?), where the watch suggests a single run for that day only. And if you have a dynamically adapting system, it'll have to be allowed to change its future suggestions... Grinning

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    The watch is trying to get you to a training balance while keeping you in the optimal training load. It could happen that the watch is suggesting base runs to decrease your acute load momentarily and make space for a heavier workout.

    if you train in addition to your training plan, you might not leave enough training load room for harder suggested workouts.

    If you train in sports other than running and biking you additionally run the risk of under evaluating your anaerobic workload and recovery needs.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to Etupes25

    yeah- all true.  but- I'm not gonna stop.  Anyway- I felt great on my track workout today (a rarity), and Garmin wanted me to do more base. Garmin was wrong.