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[UnfitNoMore]

I guess everyone in the world knows that Garmin was down... and is back up... well, kinda. We can sync runs again 😎

I’ve been following a Garmin coach HM plan... and today there was no run in my watch to do. It transpires that we cannot sync our workouts onto watches yet as they are restricting some services to manage the load on their servers as millions of devices sync a week of data.

So what do I do with myself. I needed a run... and I figured it was time to see what I had in the legs. My best 5k this year was 30:57 and 31:03 on Strava... it was time to take that down. 5 minute warmup walk and it was go time. Using 30:57 as my virtual partners time I’d have been happy to beat that... had to get a lead as the roads were a little damp and there’s a steep descent in the first mile. Before I got to the top of that I was 20 seconds ahead... by the bottom it was nearing a minute. I’d been on target for sub 30 last week before hitting the wrong button... there was no way I was touching that watch today! At one point it was predicting 26:50ish... and I was feeling good... then quick walk to get between parked cars while walkers came the other way, twice, and off again, then covidiots (you know why let anyone else have any pavement? There’s 6 of us and we will walk side by side) and a slightly longer walk, on a bend so road not an option. And off we go again... and done. Garmin says 28:17... Strava 28:03. I’ve always loved Strava 🤣 but now I’m thinking how much lower that time would have been if there was nobody walking the other way... and that made me miss lockdown! Anyways... feeling good about it now... and I need to be 4 seconds quicker next time I try this!

Happy running.

[Raspberrypink Graduate10]

Well done on your run. That’s a great time. Hope Garmin is up and running soon 👍🏼

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Raspberrypink]

Thanks. I guess they be a couple more days before turning the restricted features back on and coaching works again. I can’t complain really, I had 4 of the plan runs in my watch when they went down, so only just ran out.

[tony_a Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Shouldn’t be too long now. I’m using Garmin coach too and only had runs up until Tuesday on my watch. Today’s run came through for me over the last few days so I think the feature is back but not yet got to all users.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to tony_a]

The current status page says that workouts are now fully working and Coach may experience delays in assigning workouts, so I think that’s good enough to work, just analysis and next week’s run that may be a little slow... but we should be back to having 6 days workouts on the watch so the delays won’t affect us. I’m not unpausing until the weekend... I don’t think 5k hard needs following with speed repeats 😂 So I cant state that I’m 100% correct.

[tony_a Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Good plan. Speed repeats were quite easy in the first few weeks on my plan but they’re now brutal.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to tony_a]

Same here... I was too quick in the early ones, and I think that’s made it dial it up to 11 😱

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10]

Speedy!

Garmin Connect still has the ‘maintenance’ banner on it. Not that I ran or anything last week 🤣

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Maddee_6333]

Yeah, connect.garmin.com/status shows the full picture... but regular activity tracking and syncing is working.

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Maybe I’ll track my trundle downstairs tomorrow and see what happens 👍

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Maddee_6333]

Just seen why you’re not running! Heal well.

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

🤣🤣🤣.

I will try to 👍

[Fabulous450 Graduate10]

Wooooh hoooo!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽! Go UNM! I’m sure you’re going to smash the 28 minute barrier very soon!! 👏🏽👏🏽! All sounds good and so pleased for you!! 🤩💥💥❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

The hell with that... 28 is going down 🤣🤣🤣

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Oh sorry corrected...28 I mean!! 😊😊30 was just my own wishful thinking! 😂😂❤️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450]

I’m hoping coach will return before the weekend... so could be a while before I get the chance to deliberately go for it again... of course then there’s his tempo runs!!

We shall have you under 30

[Fabulous450 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

😂😂!! .....mmm....one day....maybe! 😁🥴❤️

[Katnap Graduate10]

Grrr! Better luck next time UNM!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Katnap]

Fastest of the year to date... just being 3 seconds over a full minute is frustrating 🤣

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done on your speedy run UNM. I often ask myself why I am always the one to move to the other side of the pavement ir into the road. I think it’s because I’m always looking ahead so I can see people coming while others are on their phones or just talking to each other. Many Family groups doNt see the need to drop into pairs so other pas by. But hey it’s good to get out. 😷

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

From behind I can part these people like Moses did the Red Sea (allegedly) with a well timed cough! No chance when heading at them though, I have to start taking evasive action before that sweet spot 🤣

It was so good to get out... and kinda nice to be off plan for a few days. Race predictor now says I could 5k in 23:41 so obviously Garmin are still having issues 🤣

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

🤣🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s a time to be proud of, i must find out how to pace against a past time to see how i’m doing, that sounds great, i got a fitness year younger during Garmin down time and am happy it’s sort of back

Flaming people in the middle of the path not sure why but a lot of dog walkers just stand in the middle for us to run round

Happy running UFNM

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I say if they stand in the middle, run a lap round them before continuing on!

Thanks. On my watch it was in options under training... set a target. Or of course you could do it with pace alerts, or even the pacepro option (when they turn that back on)

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I may look at that next time i run

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Brilliant effort, that was some run. Certainly busier in some places now. Happy running 🤗

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thanks. The annoying thing was I managed to navigate the town centre without issue... it was heading back out when the “fun” started. I need a parkrun or some closed roads!!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I’m really lucky, can run for miles up here on country roads with traffic slowing for cyclists, walkers and runners. I hope it continues.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

We have a fair few round here but 🏔

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

But hills are such fun 🤣🤣 says the woman whose bum hurts from too many hills recently🤣

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

They are... I’m looking at doing a lot of them over the winter... Lyme parkrun needs its butt kicking at some point.

[Lizzibeth78]

That’s amazing! I had my ‘race’ on Sunday so have now finished my Garmin coach plan. I managed to get the video about carrying on and what to do next. It advises waiting a few weeks before starting a new plan. I think I’m going to try a 10K one. I ran 15k on my longest run even for a 5k plan. But I think that was because of the coach I chose.

Just out of interest, which coach do you use?

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Lizzibeth78]

Makes sense to me... Nike plans take you up to 10 miles for 5k, it’s pretty normal, the endurance really helps... 10k will have you around HM distance on the long run.

I went with Greg, for no particular reason!

Well done completing that plan. I’m thinking that going up the distances a break is good... not so sure about coming back down, I want to do the 5k one next, so I’d have way too many weekly miles going into it.

[Irish-John Graduate10]

I envy you your speed That was well done!

And very inspiring!

I've just found out I might have very little to do in October so just maybe I can REALLY focus on training - and after over four years of trying bag the 5 in 30

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Irish-John]

Exciting stuff... here’s hoping it all stays quiet for you! Good luck with it.

[Irish-John Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I think it will be a much calmer life from here on Apart from getting older and more decrepit, I think I'll avoid anything that is likely to bang my head again, I really don't want to have to wear a pirate patch 😅

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Irish-John]

Sounds like a good plan to me... try to keep these things to fancy dress parties only.

[Irish-John Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Lol, last time I was at a Fancy Dress party, way too much booze was served.

You haven't lived untill you've seen "Tinkerbell" and "Cavewoman Jill" going at each other over some remark that pushed them both into "facial reconstruction by long fingernails mode".

Totally surreal to witness, bloody hazerdous to break up Thank the Lord "Viking Bridget" or "Predator Cathy" didn't kick off though

Ahhh, memories.... 😂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Irish-John]

🤣🤣🤣

[Lizzibeth78]

Thanks. I was thinking of trying Greg. I used Jeff and liked the drills but struggled with the run walk thing. I still walk on bits but that was mainly on longer runs or between drills. And my walking is usually very short periods.

I just fancy a change. The plan really helped keep me motivated and I only postponed a run once - mainly because I didn’t realise you could change the day 😂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Lizzibeth78]

The day change is a little strange, if you put it on a day that has another run on it, one of them vanishes! I hadn’t missed any, but couldn’t not hit the pause button really.

I think Jeff is the only one that teaches jeffing... I quite get on with Greg, so will let him take me through all of them and then try the lady.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Do not get me started on Covidiots. 😡 Whether running. walking the dog or in the supermarket, I’m always the one to move over. 😡 (I let people out whilst driving too and regret it immediately if I don’t get a thank you). 🙄🙄

Great run UNM, you’re speedy alright! 🏃🏃🏃💥💥💥

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks... I’m getting there! Too many covidiots, don’t blame you for being the one to move out of the way to be honest... the number of non identical sextuplets we have in town is amazing... either that or lots don’t care so we need to avoid them. I let loads of people out when driving... especially anyone on their phone, I want those guys in front of me, not behind.

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Great 5k pb UNM and I know exactly what you mean about people walking 3/4 across a pavement. I end up on the road just for my own safety from them and checking there are no cars coming.

Well done 👏👏

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks. The east of town is good, I can see a long way and there’s not much traffic coming at me so I run the road a lot (outside of parked cars) but the other side is crazy busy and has roundabouts on corners, so it’s just not an option. Hopefully better next week when more are back at work... and eventually I can have my parks and trails back!!!

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Double roundabouts at that!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

Those ones indeed... how ya doing? It’s been a while.

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Good thanks, not posted much, but I do keep an eye on the forums. I'm still plodding along happily Actually, tbf, I am steadily improving both speed and distance - up to 8k now, so 10 is definitely in my sights! Lockdown has been brilliant for PBs! I was actually wondering whether it's you and Little Miss I've seen on the Simmondley trail a few times? It's my regular route, I like that it's flattish, and I can easily work out adding loops to get to specific distances

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

Old man in (usually) all black with greying (ok, grey) beard and young teen in Gamesley Woodlands with two tiny dogs? Could be 🤣. We’ve been doing C25K together there to get her back into it, I’ve been doing most of my running up moorfield and old glossop. Figured we’d passed each other... gimme a shout next time you see us... I can usually catch her up!

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yup, sounds right, definitely two tiny dogs one time I was going off that VRB Lyme Park photo, but I run without my glasses on, so I often barely recognise even people I know! I usually have a multicoloured headband, clashing violently with the red face.

We've walked a lot up Moorfield area recently, but mostly the kind of hills (Wormstones etc) that I'd NEVER contemplate running!!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

I keep looking over at the trails and wishing they were empty enough to have a crack at... mainly I’m using the road for a nice easy start and then go wherever the moment takes me after I get past the golf club. Have plotted a 7 miler where I go up the snake for a hard bit and then an easy finish... just need to drive up there and check how far up the pavements go... or pester DCC to close the road! I think we could be right on the map with a 5k event that’s all downhill and ending in the town centre.

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Hmm, I used to drive the Snake every day - it's not exactly known for its pavements! You could always run down Doctor's Gate for a real challenge ...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

Yeah, can’t for the life of me remember where it stops... could be very close though 🤣

Had to refresh my memory... looks fun youtu.be/OQYuAPd6Qdw(Not working as expected?) off to see if anyone has had the decency to run it and share a trail.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

They have too... 12 miles and a bit in a loop... it’s going to be done

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Starts up at the top of the Snake, and is definitely all downhill Could be argued it finishes at the Queen's too (or it does when we walk it!)

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

The course I have starts at the top of Shepley Street... about 400m of elevation gain in the first 3 miles and then a flat bit before mainly downhill back then into familiar territory down moorfield, along to the golf club, up towards the snake and the left and back to the start. Plotting it as 2 hours I think I can probably just about get the up done... 10:30 to 12:30 a mile and then on the way down the fastest it would be I can do. When I resume my plan at the weekend I’m not too far off getting a 2 hour run... I’m thinking it has to be done!

[Ethelbert Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Definitely sounds like one I'd rather walk! But I'd be interested to see the actual route on that basis, sounds like a circuit we've never done. I like my walks to be hilly and exploring, and my runs flat and predictable!!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

I’ll put up a post with the route... won’t be too detailed but you’ll get the idea!

[lexi6 Graduate10]

Wow! UFNM what a fantastic time and around obstacles too 👏🏻

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to lexi6]

Thanks... I’ll be ready to run it without obstacles next time!

[linda9389 Graduate10]

Haha! Goals, goals, goals! Great run, fantastic time! My workout has found it's way to my watch, not sure quite when it finally crossed the ether but it was definitely there by last night.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to linda9389]

Thanks. Now that’s exciting! I’ll unpause the plan on Saturday I think, I was down for a hard workout, which I assume will still be next, so a recovery run next for me I think.

Goals... They’re strange... I was aiming for sub 30, and I believe that 29:59 almost feels a bigger win the say 29:01... just missing a goal I didn’t even have sucks 🤣

[linda9389 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Sadly, I can imagine exactly what you mean there 😅. I've been trying for a sub 27. The other day I discovered I've already hit that goal - my last real parkrun in Feb was 26:59. Far from being happy, I was disheartened that my goal is now the even more unreasonable sub 26:59 😅😅😅

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to linda9389]

As a goal, 26:01 is obviously tougher than your new 26:58 target... but the latter would only give me joy... the former would leave me happy, but also thinking 25:59 was so close and steal a little of the joy... just the way my head works. In reality if we just measured in seconds that would vanish.

[linda9389 Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I have had the opposite reaction. At one parkrun I got a pb of something :06. What I remember is the 06, not the other number! But at the time I was really happy because a, it was a massive PB and b, it meant I didn't have to try too much jarder to get in before that pacer the next time. I remember all that really clearly, but not the number if minutes 😅

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to linda9389]

That’s cool... and a strange concept for me. Vive la différence! I find it fascinating that even when being competitive (with ourselves) we are still all different.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to linda9389]

Had a look at the current status... courses and workouts are back online and fully working 😎

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

Well done UNM! And thank you for a new favourite word, 'Covidiots', not heard that one before!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun]

Thanks. Hopefully this word will not be needed later in the year 😀

[Sybilw Graduate10]

That was a great time but my favourite bit was “covidiots”! I’ve met a few of those. My 2 year old granddaughter knows better. When we go for a walk she shouts “people” and gets to the side of the path. Tbf she knows nothing else. 😔

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

That’s amazing... 2 year olds should struggle with this as we are social creatures. I think young kids have done amazingly well with this, it’s nice to see them able to use the equipment in the parks again. The much maligned teenagers have also done a lot better than I thought with it... sadly, most covidiots I’ve seen are more my own age.

Here’s hoping normality returns as soon as it can, kids need to be kids rather than showing adults how this is done!

[Couchpotato2]

WHAT? just be bloody happy you beat the 30mimnute barrier and your time by over 2 minutes and also gives you an incentive to go back out there and better it. well done!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

Don’t get me wrong... I was delighted... but being so close was like a tiramisu without the chocolate dusting on top... I’ll eat it all day, but I want that extra bit 🤣🤣

[Couchpotato2 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

The full on tiramisu will be there for you the next time... (or should that say run?)

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

I dunno, but I’ll carry a spoon so that I’m prepared 🤣

[Couchpotato2 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

why do you need a spoon, you have hands

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

That’s a good point... now to find an event where you turn up and then they choose wether you run 5k or eat a huge tiramisu at random.

[Couchpotato2 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

this is all I've found so far: racingpost.com/profile/hors...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

I have no idea what any of that means, but not sure I could eat that particular one 🤣

[Couchpotato2 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

no probably not... shae there seems to be no running event where runners get a tiramisu at the end. That would be lovely at the end of a race...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

There must be an ultra... they offer all sorts of snacks... sausage rolls, cake, pizza... I’ll have to mail some of them 🤣

[Couchpotato2 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yes please and do let me know the pizza ones...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

A lot of them apparently... I’m thinking that a 50k ultra will come before a marathon now as my daughter wants to run Medoc with me but isn’t old enough. Thus far I’ve only found one other marathon I want to do, and Snowdon is scary steep!

[Couchpotato2 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Same here! Have a look at Challenge 50, I think I’ll do the half this year

[Run46 Graduate10]

Wowee UNM, that's a huge improvement and a fab time...well done 👍🙂

Usually don't mind but I hate people getting in the way when I'm trying for a good time...I once said a very naughty word under my breath when I was trying for my fastest 1K and I had to wait about 2 seconds for a car to pull out, those 2 seconds were important 😆

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Run46]

On a 1k PB attempt those 2 seconds are crucial! I don’t know what I run from a start over a km, as I work in miles, but I’m fairly sure my fastest km came in the second half of a long run.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Wow UNM. Well done!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks... I either need everyone back to work or someone running ahead to shoo the walkers, then I can really see what I have 🤣