5k TT coming up

iwannaplay wrote:

It went up from 53, to 54 then 55 after the 800’s

Garmin predictor says 19:47 ..so i think mr G may be slightly hopeful there :)

I thought of you and this thread, Cyprus Gal, when this morning my Garmin registered a VO2max of 55 (a first) and the Race Predictor is stating 19:05 for the 5k. This is all rather surprising, given a relatively small adjustment in training over the past few days.

Jack Daniels Calculator wrote:

iwannaplay wrote:

It went up from 53, to 54 then 55 after the 800’s

Garmin predictor says 19:47 ..so i think mr G may be slightly hopeful there :)

I thought of you and this thread, Cyprus Gal, when this morning my Garmin registered a VO2max of 55 (a first) and the Race Predictor is stating 19:05 for the 5k. This is all rather surprising, given a relatively small adjustment in training over the past few days.

I almost feel obligated to update you on the latest; after this morning's run, my Garmin registers a VO2max of 56, and the Race Predictor is stating 18:51 for the 5k! Though it would be something to get back to race times of yesteryear, I'm not quite sure my body is yet ready.

If I now take a step-back week, I wonder if I ought to not use the watch in doing so in order to try and prevent this new-found VO2max from going backward; because if the watch didn't say it, it didn't actually happen, right? 🤣

Hey there,

Yes isnt it funny how the garmin is the guru lol

So that first qualifier for the 5k i ran 20:35 and then in the final i didnt push hard enough. 20:53

Then again i may have been a little burned out. After that it went from bad to worse, couldnt complete a proper speed workout by end june.

Since then its got too hot to enjoy running outdoors.. Also the PF has been a real bummer but enuf whining heh.

Having a short break now and starting on 2nd August to train again, this time for a half marathon end of October. Im really looking forward to that.

Hope your running is going good, have you done any races or time trials recently? It seems like ur in super shape!

Thanks for your posts.

Hi, want to give you the courtesy of an update, though it may not be all good news. In summary, my current running is a bit in limbo.

My Garmin was telling me I was in 'super shape'. On July 29, it actually got as high as saying my VO2max is 57, and 5k Race Predictor is 18:38!! But I was suspect it went off the rails. It seemed to really like it when I ran miles faster than my very easy pace, which I'll call 'steady pace'. It liked it when I ran mileage at +130bpm (~8:40/mile) versus at 118-120bpm (~10:10bpm). I strung together some days of the former, without any workouts, and it kept showing improvement in VO2max. Now granted, maybe my running economy is better at 8:40 pace versus 10:10 pace, but the Race Predictor times seemed to be getting way too optimistic.

When it registered a VO2max of 56 and Race Predictor of 18:51 for the 5k, after a week of 'steady pace' running, I had to go to the track to find out just how much I had improved. I didn't get through a complete 4x4min workout without straining my left hamstring. That issue, and some other 'niggles' are giving me pause on where to go from here.

Hope your PF heals up, and you can enjoy your running. Peace.

Don't let some dumb algorithm generated by a slovenly computer geek in Cupertino derail your training. ALWAYS listens to your body, if necessary ditch the watch (I wear only once or twice a week for workouts or baseline reference). Better to be 10% undertrained than 1% overtrained.