A faster half marathon – Speed repeats and sunrise runs
A faster half marathon – Back to training, resuming the Garmin Coach plan
A faster half marathon – More speed work and pausing the Coach plan
A faster half marathon – First speedwork and Friday Fun Run returns
A faster half marathon – Another time trial, PB and my first long run
A faster half marathon – Time trials and low heart rate running
A faster half marathon – Garmin Coach setup, benchmark and first runs
Training for a faster 10K – Tapering with easy runs and speed workouts
Review: Aftershokz Aeropex – user experienceI am a runner. I am a morning runner. I am not a fast runner. Dare I say slow runner? I’ve always kept this one sentence in my mind that I once read somewhere: No matter how slow you are, you are still lapping everyone on the couch. Or in my case, everyone who is still laying in their comfy bed as I usually leave for my morning run between 6:00 – 6:30 in the morning. This blog is meant to describe my road as a runner and how I try to improve myself. Read more about me.
Another update from my training plan with Garmin Coach Amy guiding me towards a faster half marathon. My second half marathon that I will run on October 11. No race, just me. This summary brings lots of sunrise runs, two speed repeats workouts and my longest run of the plan so far. Tired run Yesterday
With just over seven weeks to go before my unofficial half marathon race I finally restarted my training plan. After an unfortunate ankle sprain I had to put my Garmin Coach training plan on pause for a little while. I ran my last (and first) half marathon with a still recovering sprain, but since I’m not in a rush
My half marathon ‘race’ day is getting closer, though it doesn’t really feel like it yet. Two more months of training left! I’m building up my long runs, doing a little speed work and had to pause the plan for a while. More on that later. Before the week started I paused and unpaused
This week’s blog update was a little more complicated to write up as usual. Normally I’m typing this out on my laptop with Garmin Connect open, either on my phone or in a webbrowser on the laptop. Given Garmin’s current issues, that’s not possible at the moment. So, I finally caved and manually uploaded my
Another week of training towards a faster half marathon, but the circumstances have changed. Against my better judgement I kept hope that the race I’m training for would go through, that they would find a way to make it happen safely. Unfortunately, that hope has gone. The announcement came this week that the race has
After having 1,5 week off from running, I’m back and eager to start again. I still have one week of vacation time left and have every intention of putting it to good use. As stated last week, I’ve set up the plan for 5 workouts per week and this week will be the first time I’ll manage
Garmin Coach Garmin Coach is an adaptive training plan introduced by Garmin in 2018. When introduced the Coach plan’s only had a 5K possibility, but in 2019 the 10K and half marathon distance were added
This article contains the most frequently asked questions regarding Garmin Coach gathered from over 4.000 Garmin Coach users. Most questions have been gathered from the Garmin Coach Runners Community on Facebook. Join the group to ask your
Garmin Coach is an adaptive training plan introduced by Garmin in 2018. Based on your personal input and preferences it creates an adaptive training plan with workouts that can be synched to your Garmin watch.
Today Garmin has introduced the 10K and half marathon distance to the Garmin Coach plans. I was personally really happy with the Garmin Coach 5K Plan as you can also read in my Garmin Coach Review, but
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Which running watch is right for you depends on two things: what do you want it to do for you and what you are willing and able to pay for it. Garmin has several lines of watches, the main ones suitable for running are: Vivoactive/Venu. This series contains more lifestyle focused watches and has standard options
Are you considering buying a Garmin Fenix 6S Pro, but not entirely convinced yet? Let me tell you about my experience after using this watch for more than two months. All the best features like Maps Navigation, PacePro and upgraded sleep tracking. And of course, outstanding activity tracking for running, swimming, cycling and so much
The bone conducting Aftershokz Aeropex headphones. I heard so much about them, many runners I know or ‘know’ through social media are amazed by them and show their enthusiasm. Is it true? Are they as awesome as they seem? Will they work for me? I had my doubts, but after unsuccessfully entering a few winning
What are the main differences between the Garmin Venu and the Vivoactive 4 or 4S? Pricing and features are very similar at first glance, but there are some differences that might be a deciding factor for you. This article helps to answer the question which watch you should buy. If you are a runner, someone
