First time i have ran (for fitness)

[ShiWarrior]

its COACH to 5K (Garmins own through my watch)
you set it up to what level you are, 3 levels, i chose the easiest, never run before, and what i wanted out of it (walk/run, run or timed run) , i wanted to "run"

 

[ic1male]

Oh I see. It's different to what I'm doing then. I've not done any running for a good 10 years so needed to start right from the beginning.

So you're doing this https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fitness/garmin-coach/ with Jeff Galloway?

 

[ShiWarrior]

Yep I that's the one, how did you know it was that coach and not one of the others? Lol

 

[ic1male]

There should be no contest. Jeff Galloway is a god.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Oh right lol
I chose right then
He does come across like a good trainer

 

[ic1male]

Yeah, many moons ago I was doing a marathon plan using his run/walk method but it all went to pot when I got a new job and lost the inclination to train.

 

[ShiWarrior]

I see, Shame you had to stop it

 

[ic1male]

I might give it another go when I'm comfortable with 5K/10K next year. London 2020 would be a nice one to run.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Sounds like a good plan there

 

[ShiWarrior]

hmm, did my cadence drills today and my watch kept on vibrating etc , so trying to read that whilst running! lol
also i'm supposed to do "2 laps" but i couldn't see that on my watch, so the drill was really short, so i ran again afterwords lol

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2950842729

i think actually it is all covered on the above workout, but it said "workout finished" and the screen carried on (all be it a new screen, but still activated)

 

[ShiWarrior]

just realised (looking on strava)

doing the cadence drill, (keeping low to the ground and short strides) my pace has gone up from approx 13/mi to 16/mi

didn't feel faster (quite the opposite)

 

[ShiWarrior]

another Drill workout today, think i did it correctly this time

Warm up for 10 mins, run for a short time (150+ cadence) , walk briefly, then another run, 10 min cool down
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2953227989

its easier to see my cadence on Strava, and how short the runs were
https://www.strava.com/activities/1789523058

its only the 1st week so they will get longer over time

 

[ShiWarrior]

Run Walk Run today (first time for me)
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2959001267
They say to run a bit harder, so i did

 

[ShiWarrior]

my knees don't feel quite right now, working today, but no Workout
supposed to a workout tomorrow (on my day off) i'll see how i am in the morning

 

[D.P.]

Your cadence seems very low.

 

[ShiWarrior]

Your cadence seems very low.

walking bit or running part?
its not a constant run, says to recover now and again

 

[ShiWarrior]

another Drill Workout, gosh these are short

Walk or Jog slightly for 10 mins, run (keeping cadence between 142-152) for 30s (it seems), walk for 30s, another quick run, Cool Down for 10 mins (walk or jog slighly)
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2972128613

 

[D.P.]

walking bit or running part?
its not a constant run, says to recover now and again

the running bit.

You say your cadence 142-152. That is really low, 180 is the supposed sweet spot but 170-200 is all good.

 

[ShiWarrior]

my Training is telling me to do 142-152

my first Drill workout was above 150
im going by what Jeff is telling me to do

 

[ShiWarrior]

walk/run/walk today

for 10 mins, warm up, so walked for like 5 mins, then started jogging slightly, until 10 mins past
Ran for 0.50/mile, then slowly came back down to a walk to cool down
no cadence specific, so i kept my strides short
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2980020913