Tag: Garmin

Training Peaks

So I’ve downloaded the Training Peaks app.  This does all kinds of spooky, but kind of convenient stuff.  The web interface gives you an excellent calendar view of your training plan (in the picture at the top of this post), and sets up an iCal/Google/Outlook calendar which you subscribe to.  This rather spookily puts your…

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Kit inspector (Week 1, day 2)

I have all kinds of confused myself, today.  The programme said 5 x 400m intervals with a rest of 200m in-between each.  Don’t forget to warm up and cool down.  That’s what it said. Learning the lesson of yesterday (Go early.  Eat something.  Seek shade.)  I set off for Oxford at 7am and ran intervals…

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Flat Line

So George sent out an email, today.  George’s emails have an infuriating habit of saying just what I need to hear, when I need to hear it.  I guess that’s why he’s the coach and I’m the acolyte, but whatever… Anyway, this week I have done a Bad Thing.  And it’s the first time I’ve…

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Slump and slide

I’m in a bit of a slump.  My marathon training starts on 28th December, and until then I’m just running.  I’ve never done ‘just running’ before.  I ran on Tuesday morning; a local route down the nearest main road, round town and back again.  It’s downhill all the way out and uphill all the way…

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