This is a recommendation based on your precious training details, and rest information. The goal is to have you do a run to keep your body loose for the big day. You should always listen to your body and do what's best for you, and your training goals.
These "adaptive" plans are totally useless. Any time I have tried them my 2 hour long run on Sunday turns into a 20 minute recovery run when the day arrives. No point expecting the AI rep to understand when the so-called engineers/programmers dont.
What? This response doesn't answer the question. Why does it not take the race into account? The only "useful" part in your comment is "You should always listen to your body and do what's best for you" which (especially from a Garmin employee) sounds like: never trust what the Garmin device tells you, but if that's the official response, then why should we even buy a Garmin device???
The only "useful" part in your comment is "You should always listen to your body and do what's best for you" which (especially from a Garmin employee) sounds like: never trust what the Garmin device tells you, but if that's the official response, then why should we even buy a Garmin device???
It's just standard cover-your-ass quasi-legalese.
Not too different than the standard "this is not a medical device" warning that's associated with any function that could be interpreted as giving medical advice (like pulse ox), but which isn't medically certified.
Or like how the Garmin Coach terms and conditions says that all of it is for "educational purposes only" [*], you should consult your physician first, and Garmin is not responsible for anything that happens if you actually follow a Garmin Coach training plan.
Obviously very few ppl will actually consult their physician first and Garmin isn't actually telling you to throw your device in the trash because Garmin Coach is useless.
They're just saying "don't bother suing us if anything goes wrong - you were warned".
[*] if you take "educational purposes only" literally, it's hilarious, as it's suggesting that nobody should or would ever actually follow a Garmin Coach training plan irl. Ofc, *nobody* would take this literally. Would they?
The same reason we use any tech, even though none of it is perfect and even though many similar disclaimers can be found in many places.
Lots of video games have a warning that they may trigger seizures in certain people, but that doesn't stop most people from playing them. Very few people who see those warnings are gonna say "omg this game will give me seizures, why did I buy it in the first place???"
Yes obviously the 2 hour long run the day before a race is ridiculous, but can any Garmin user be surprised at this point?
Personally, I wouldn't use Garmin Coach, but then again, I didn't buy a Garmin watch for that feature.
