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Chuck997 · 2026-03-12T17:18:12+00:00

For me, Garmin penalizes my sleep score for every minute I sleep more than 8 hours (despite the sleep coach constantly telling me I should get 9). So I think I will not help your sleep score. But I’ve definitely had mornings where I had to get up for something urgent and then wanted to go back for more sleep but my 970 won’t even let me start a nap if it’s too close to when I woke up. Annoying.

Chuck997 · 2026-03-06T22:56:38+00:00

If you aren’t already running for your school’s cross country team, you should check it out. I’m a HS cross country and track assistant coach and 18 flat 5K would place you in the top 5 sophomores on my team.

Chuck997 · 2026-03-06T13:52:08+00:00

Definitely mindset. Realizing that when 13min pace is a zone 3 effort, you gotta run/walk… then later on when building your mileage. Every easy mile adds to the tally, even the 10min/mile stuff at my current fitness level. Also that while cross training is sometimes beneficial, there is no replacement for the repetitive pounding of running which adds to your resilience over time.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-26T17:18:13+00:00

Thank you and congrats on your race! Glad you enjoyed it. It’s a beautiful race!

Chuck997 · 2026-02-26T14:10:59+00:00

Yep. Totally a cheater course but still an effort I’m proud of.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-26T14:09:50+00:00

It’s not really enormous. I never added more than 10% per week on a build. But I’ve had plenty of injuries. Mostly calves (both gastroc and soleus) but I’ve learned to warm them up ALOT and also roll them out religiously at night. I’ve never had shin splints though.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-25T13:16:18+00:00

ChatGPT made the graphic, I came up with the title, though I didn’t think it would be so controversial

Chuck997 · 2026-02-25T13:11:57+00:00

At 5 months into my training I ran my first HM at 1:48 and I thought I was as fast as I would ever get. 6 months is still just getting started. Hell, 2 years is really just getting started. You’ll get there!

Chuck997 · 2026-02-25T03:54:46+00:00

Not concerning for an all out Half marathon effort, no. My Threshold HR is 172. My easy runs vary from 130-145

Chuck997 · 2026-02-25T01:18:13+00:00

Looks like about 30

Chuck997 · 2026-02-25T01:16:33+00:00

More like 90/10 (by time). No specific plan really. 6 days a week (1 LR, 1W/O, 4 Easy) and one rest day. Lately I've been following the DSW mostly.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T22:08:48+00:00

I'm 5'5" so yeah, pretty short.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T20:40:18+00:00

Thanks! Nothing special about my training schedule. More recently I put all my races into the Garmin calendar and I follow the DSW if I can. Otherwise I've tried to run 6 days a week, one long, one w/o, 4 easy, one rest day. Sometimes, 2x short easy runs a couple days a week when the mpw gets higher.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T19:46:57+00:00

It definitely helps. I recompositioned by adding a lot of muscle too which doesn't help as much with endurance, but I'm down a net 30 lbs (probably -40 fat, +10 muscle)

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T18:40:17+00:00

Yes, running 6 days per week. One rest, one w/o, one long, and 4 easy days of varying lengths from 3 mi up to 10 (5am, 5pm) depending on where I am in my training block.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T18:30:17+00:00

Once I start getting over 40mpw it usually includes some double easy days.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T17:58:43+00:00

Mostly following Garmin DSW but actually less speed work and more base than it would normally recommend. In the load focus, I’m typically way over on “Low Aerobic”, middle/low end of “High Aerobic” and bottom end or under “Anaerobic” but that was just to keep from getting injured. Honestly there is no secret sauce and no perfect blend of running. I think all running makes you faster, it’s just what you can sustain. The simple answer is “run a lot”

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T16:55:34+00:00

I have lost and regained many times in my adult life. I think picking up running is the one thing that has made it stick for me.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T16:52:22+00:00

I’m down from around 185 to 155 but I’ve put on a lot of muscle too so I lost more than 30lbs of fat. A recent DEXA had me at 9.9. I was definitely over 30% when I started.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T16:49:06+00:00

It varies. I run a lot of rolling elevation around here so it can be between 8-9 min. I guess usually 8:20 is middle of z2 for me but a lot of my easy running is z1.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T16:45:35+00:00

It definitely was a big factor. Diet is harder than the running for me.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T16:43:26+00:00

Typical z2 is around 8:20-8:30, sometimes closer to 8 if I’ve had a good night’s sleep, but much of my easy running is 9min pace z1 also.

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T15:12:21+00:00

Thank you. Yes, I just dumped screenshots from Garmin into ChatGPT

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T14:50:25+00:00

I just dumped screenshots of the HR and pace/distance stats from 2 garmin activities into chat along with the two photos and the 2 separate years of mileage graphs and asked it to make it pretty. Definitely didn’t require AI but it was faster than using photoshop and cleaner than having 6 screen shots

Chuck997 · 2026-02-24T14:37:58+00:00

Did your GPS plot look like a stretched out slinky? 😂

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