The tour continues! I went out this morning to do my first Garmin plan benchmark run, even though I thought I had rescheduled it to start 1 September. Anyway...๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ, I thought my new pal โGarminโ might as well know how much heโs got his work cut out in advance๐ณ! I say โheโ because I have a male coach! Jeff Galloway, coach to Olympians!! Woooh!! ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐คฉ...and Meeeee!๐ฅด๐คฃ Lucky man ๐!
The benchmark was only a 2 mins warm up and 5 mins hard run AND โwalk if you need toโ!! Perfect LEJOG methodology ๐ฌ๐ง ๐๐!!
Well, I did need to walk, but I did run hard as instructed! My goodness it felt great ๐! The fact I knew I could stop when I needed to, actually makes you just go for it, big time! Even though go hard until you need to walk kind of plays with your mind a bit ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ!
Take note ๐ : Never let it be said that โIโm a rebelโ ๐คฅ๐....because I did put my trust in my new Garmin coach and did just that! It goes without saying...he knows far better than I do! ๐คฃ
Iโm still waiting for my stats to show up on the garmin display. I just hope that I havenโt lost the data ๐ฅด, because Iโve always used NRC, but I didnโt want to have too much tech to figure out. Iโm going to add the run to NRC if I ever get to see it ๐ฅด. It has all of my post graduation runs and achievements and I still absolutely love the NRC runs!! Itโs still my favourite App!
As for the tech?...It was hard enough figuring out which buttons to press to get to and start the run in the plan! ๐ I couldnโt update my walking miles on LEJOG yesterday either. So, my total miles so far is not yet quite right, but no sweat...๐ . I donโt have any intention of getting all twisted about any of it.
I was in Tolvaddon on Friday. I will only have a couple more miles to add, so John O Groats will still be quite some way away! ๐ So, Tolvaddon is my official Fabulous450 & The Commitments tour location for this week!! ๐
Iโm on a mission and this is just so much fun!! ๐ Iโm sure Iโll get better with the tech as I go along too๐คญ! But as long as this body keeps getting better and better, to be honest....I donโt care! Iโll live with the faux pais! Iโm used to the โimperfectionsโ...๐คซ๐
Happy running Runners! โค๏ธ
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Brilliant Fabulous! You will get the hang of your Garmin buttons soon enough. I doubt that you have lost your run. It is probably lingering in the ether of the Garmin Connect app/website and will appear when you next connect or update.
Loving the poster for your tour! LEJOG5 starts on Tuesday and I am looking forward to it, although the intricacies of locating my bib number seem to have defeated me for the moment.....๐ค.
Thanks so much Delly-Dot! ๐ค Iโm having more excitement just knowing youโre joining in too!! ๐ Love this!! ๐
The order number will be your Bib number. You can find this located at the top of your payment confirmation email. Hope that helps. Letโs go, go, go!! ๐๐๐โค๏ธ
Thank you - I haven't had a payment confirmation email and I had to ask them to send me the info. I shall get in touch with them again and chase it up. I think they must have been really busy.
Oh..I see! ๐ Yes, I couldnโt get access to log my mileage yesterday. So Iโve had to request a password reset. Maybe itโs not just me then ๐ฅด. But Iโm sure it will be sorted.
Iโm looking forward to it too! ๐ค๐โค๏ธ
I smiled throughout this and my big Bugs Bunny teeth shot out!! Love your collage at the top ๐๐๐๐ you make me smile so much. Keep going, keep at it and above all...keep being you!
Thanks so much GTFC!! ๐ค๐ค Iโve long since come to a great conclusion, just be YOU, everyone else is already taken and life would be a touch dull without a bit of variety! ๐๐ Thatโs what we all bring by being together!! And thatโs somewhat โFantasticโ!! ๐๐โค๏ธ
Nice!!! Love the collage! And visiting The Commitments Tour location... love it! Garmin coach sounds like he is also also providing a lot of fun!
(Gosh, part of me is so glad to experience this tech-physical-apps, gadgets-and smart-phone mash-up world!
We just could have done without COVID-19....and without climate breaking down... and without distancing ourselves from Europe ... and from less of current political skullduggery.... and and and ๐ณ๐ข.....
... ok, sorry... am back thinking about running โบ๏ธ๐)
You know maybe all of those challenges has been part of us all turning to something of a certainty with running! It wonโt change the world, but you can always change how you live in it and running is a great way to be together from wherever you are!! ๐
Running will keep us sane!! Letโs JOG on! ๐คฉ๐คโค๏ธ
Sounds like youโve found a great new toy! Like you Iโve been having trouble updating my mileage on Lejog - Iโm sure Iโve tried a couple of times with one walk so hope Iโve not messed it up so early on ๐ค๐ป If I get to Scotland Iโll go past the area I grew up so Iโll need to get a move on!
Hey Sybilw! ๐๐ฝ Thanks so much! ๐ค I donโt think itโs you. It sounds as though there there may be some tech issues.
I believe that Garmin is/was down too, so I will check it out again later or tomorrow. So I might be redeemed by the reason for the tech challenges I had (maybe not though ๐). If all else fails 9 minutes will be easy to start again tomorrow for the records.
If I get to Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Iโll be celebrating big time!! So do remember to leave me a little breadcrumbs, so that I can maybe stop by and enjoy the scenery!! ๐๐โค๏ธ
Yes! They did display a message eventually. Restored my confidence... I did press save! ๐ Itโs far more sophisticated than my usual App. Run done ๐data there! ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
Iโm enjoying using it though. I was just buzzed and told to โmoveโ when I was in the Supermarket. Made me jump a little ๐ฒ. I was tempted ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐คซ, but I restrained myself! ๐! โค๏ธ
Yes that move alert can be a nuisance - I pretty quickly switched mine off! Who wants to be told to move when you're sitting on the sofa having a nice glass of wine? Not me!!๐
Thanks so much Grannyhugs ๐ค. I usually am Grannyhugs really. But the stats and the Apps, so many gadgets to charge up, fire up and buttons to press, feels a little faffy sometimes. It takes a bit longer than I expect too. Impatience ?๐ฅด ...maybe.
Sounds brilliant Fab, and so much fun to just run flat out for as long as you can but not have to worry about maintaining it for a certain time or distance, I think I might try and incorporate some of that in to my short runs every now and again.
You'll definitely get used to the tech but they can do so much for such small things that only ever used to tell you the time ๐ค๐๐
And it sounds like you are well on your way to JoG now too, brilliant, I hope you keep enjoying the journey, it's certainly fun isn't it ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐ฅณ
Yeah...the run hard until you need to stop was there first time Iโd completed a benchmark like that. NRC do it, but they have shorter intervals and walk segments. Our Jeff said itโs 5 minutes...and walk if you feel you need to.
I heard that the Garmin system was down today, so itโs not all me!! ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ But, I did do a lot of pressing trying to get the run started. I wasnโt sure if you start it with the phone App or the watch ๐คฃ. Iโm so used to doing it via a phone. Now I know, pressing the app on the phone...well...donโt bother! Anyway Run no1. of plan is complete and I am heading North! ๐โค๏ธ
Eeeeeeh BTP!! ๐ค Yeah...I know!! And I had a choice of 3 coaches too. It was like being team captain picking your squad and then lining up to be picked!! ๐คฃ๐คฃ
When he said Iโve trained Olympians...well I thought, youโll be just fine!! He did say heโd trained people whoโve never ran before too, but ๐คซ, we wonโt talk about it! ๐โค๏ธ
Loving how motivated you are ๐ and what an amazing present. I'm sure you'll work the tech out after a couple of runs. Just keep doing what you're doing ๐
Oh thank you Mum22boys!! ๐ค Itโs my new BF!! Iโm on Day 2 of my plan tomorrow. Me and Garmin out in the town.. Looking forward to it already. ๐โค๏ธ
Thatโs a hard benchmark run, me be was walk 2 run 9 walk 2
I was advised to ask questions of google and watch youtube videos when i first got my garmin, it really helped, i love and am slightly obsessed with vo2max and o2 levels
Ooh, 2/9/2!! What did the 9 mins involve WillowandSola ?
I couldnโt run the 5 without stopping. I watch Jeffโs tutorial videos and heโs very good at telling you to walk when you need to (๐, I like him ๐). I carried on again as soon as I was able to ๐คช. It really was fun and over quickly too!! โค๏ธ
Yes my NRC App does as fast as you can, so you kind of judging the pace yourself because you know how long youโve got to sustain it. This approach was definitely different!
โRoom to growโ! ๐๐! Love that ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ. I find it so entertaining! Like a drill sergeant! ๐ but fun!! I have kept โmoveโ it on and when I get the prod, (if itโs safe to do so ๐), I just do some crazy dances until he goes and bothers someone else! ๐ God knows what messages Iโm going to get going forward! ๐คฃ๐คฃโค๏ธ
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