Is there any way to use the interval timer for long distance runs? For example, I want to run/walk a marathon at 6:1 intervals. Is there a way to set up a run for distance (to measure chrono, pace) but also have the interval timer chime to signal my walk breaks? :confused:
Can you just set the intervals to repeat like 99 times over?
This is what I have done for my run/walk setup so it never runs out on me when I train - I vary my run distances.
I've been doing it as a workout that I program in GC then import to the watch, I toss out the default stuff, add a repeat, set it to run XXX then recover YYY. You can have it repeat a maximum of 40 times, but then I just throw in another repeat right under it. I've been doing it as time (90 sec, 30 sec), but you can do it as distance as well. Then every time I feel my watch vibrate, I switch from walk to run or vice versa. Since I do mine as time, in Workout screen it gives me the total time of that workout. (which is always WAY beyond what I plan to do, I just stop the run when I reach my end point).
jvictorsen I'm pretty sure that in the context of Garmin workouts and training plans, "Repeat 3 times" means "do 3 total", because: - In GC workouts, I'm 100% sure that "Repeat X" means "Do X total" (and the minimum number of "reps" is 2) - When you edit/apply a training plan, "Repeat X" in the plan translates to "Repeat X" in the workouts.
Yes, technically it's wrong, but I think they use the "common-sense" interpretation that most people would agree with, even if it's incorrect or ambiguous. Similar to how most people realize that a "100% increase" means "double" yet most people also believe that a "500% increase" means "multiply by 5", which is clearly inconsistent. English (or any natural language) and numbers just don't mix very well, imo.
