What is it with Garmin training plans or have I messed it up?

[Reggit]

I’m about 2/3 the way through a HM plan, but slipped off the boil over Xmas due to family stuff getting in the way.

I’ve had to miss a couple of long runs as the only time I can fit them in is a Saturday morning and I was banned on Xmas and New Year’s Day (don’t see why).

Decided to move the completion date forward a couple of weeks as I assumed that would roll back the distance a little - how wrong I was, it instead presented me with 3x midweek runs and a 22.5km (plus 10 minutes warmup/cool down periods). I’ll see if this actually kills me on Saturday 😂

Is this normal or have I mucked the app up somehow?

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

No, I seem to recall that there were some rather long runs on the Garmin plans!

Mind how you go - or maybe choose a different plan?

[Reggit Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I’ll keep it slow and steady, and go on the really boring road which has a frequent bus service,(and no real hills) if I have to admit defeat I can still get home 😂

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Reggit]

Which coach have you gone for?

[Reggit Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Jeff

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Reggit]

Aha, that was the one I did! Yes, some very long runs coming 😊😊😊

[Blackberrypie Half Marathon]

I think you can switch coach mid plan without losing your progress which might reset things a bit if you'd prefer something shorter. Jeff's plan is built on a walk-run basis so does tend to be longer. And I like the theory but it does mean a lot of time spent out on runs which isn't great if you're constrained for time.

[misswobble Marathon]

Good luck and have fun out there😀👍.

[Reggit Marathon]

Didn’t finish the run, stopped at HM distance with my watch showing 3.8km left - there wasn’t a cat in hells chance I could run any further.Didn’t start Jeffing though until 15km, so not too upset.

I’ll see what the next long run brings….

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Why is there a 22.5km training run on a HM plan which is only 22.1km in total? Seems completely bizarre. Have I missed something?