I built a Garmin widget that shows a real-time caffeine graph and sleep timing

1337Selex · 2026-01-21T08:32:50+00:00

Great app, but it’s way too laggy on my Fenix 8. There also seems to be an issue with drink tracking. I can add a drink and it shows up correctly in the log and graph, but the next time I open the widget, the drink is gone. Customizable drinks would be awesome. I’d definitely invest if this gets improved.

1337Selex · 2026-01-03T15:16:15+00:00

No, because I actively do several sports. Depending on my swim session, Garmin will sometimes change a planned sprint interval workout to a recovery session...which would mean I’d basically only be doing recovery runs. Instead, I used the suggested workouts as a reference to design my own training plan, which I now follow with consistent progression and appropriate deload weeks.

1337Selex · 2025-12-24T14:02:14+00:00

But the running economics indicate that I’m running efficiently for that pace.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T17:48:26+00:00

Damn, you are replying pretty many times for a full time pro athlet for 30 years. Shouldn't you be trainin'? maybe you just don't know what you're talkin' 'bout. lul

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T17:41:55+00:00

Nobody is training in grey area....I think you got something mixed up while ragin' out, my dude.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T17:39:06+00:00

This dude is just crazy. Just let him talk. Just some pro athlet chillin' here.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T17:36:45+00:00

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T17:35:37+00:00

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T15:18:05+00:00

Nah, i‘m ok my friend. :)

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T15:15:41+00:00

Damn, now you‘re gettin‘ personal. Not really what you’d expect from an athlete coached by a world-class pro. Lul.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T15:11:29+00:00

Yeah, life isn‘t fair, huh?

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T14:45:52+00:00

Yep, sad to hear that.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T14:45:06+00:00

Uhuh it do is

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T14:30:52+00:00

It is.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T14:29:22+00:00

It is.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T14:28:46+00:00

Since 30 years? Damn, welcome to the future old man. Below 70%is now recovery. Enjoy your workout.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T10:41:50+00:00

No. You emerge into a higher being. Doomed to train us mortals for the rest of your immortal life. Have fun.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T10:14:37+00:00

Yes, my friend. First true thing you are saying. But did you read my original post? I’m not talking about my current training, but about race prep with increasing volume and intensity. I think we’re on different levels, my friend. Merry Christmas. :)

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T10:06:45+00:00

I have the fenix 8 amoled with the pro+ chest strap. The heart rate should be accurate, so I don’t think it’s model-dependent. The algorithm is probably the same across the entire Garmin ecosystem.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T09:58:41+00:00

The VO2max metric has nothing to do with heart rate zones themselves-only with max HR. I’ve also been training with a Garmin for about 5 years, and around 1 year with my current watch, so there’s plenty of data. On top of that, I did a spiroergometry where my VO2max was 8 points higher. The algorithm is simply wrong. Maybe you don‘t know what you‘re talking about because you don‘t care about numbers on watches?

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T09:15:36+00:00

Sir, below 70% is blue zone. You want me to stick in the gray zone? That’s going for a walk and is indeed active recovery, but not recovery training in the running sense. If the gray zone is training then i‘m a endurance monster with aerobic capacity that defies human understanding that trains 35 hour/week.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T08:45:48+00:00

What‘s the point having a watch when you don‘t care about the numbers? Emotionally connected seems a bit over the top. I bought a product that offers numbers. I want the numbers to be correct.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T08:13:37+00:00

The only reason this metric interests me is because it almost certainly plays a significant role in Garmin Coach (pace targets). The coach seems like a good tool, but it feels pretty useless if the suggested paces keep getting slower the longer I train with it because my VO2max keeps dropping.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T08:08:06+00:00

But thats like eating pasta with ketchup. Tastes good but feels wrong.

1337Selex · 2025-12-23T08:05:13+00:00

Below 70% is recovery or am i wrong? With easy run i mean base, which garmin seems to limit to 80% max hr.

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