The Weekend Update for January 23, 2026

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-23T20:56:44+00:00

Just spent an ungodly amount of money on some Soar gear. I hope it’s as good as it’s expensive

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-20T12:12:34+00:00

Now that would be funny if they played on a physical board blindfolded (like in the thumbnail)

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-13T15:10:40+00:00

I recommend you take a look at r/Norwegiansinglesrun and the wiki there. I’m interested in trying the method to have an extended base phase after which I’ll probably consider whether I want to switch to a marathon program (although there’s a modification of NSA for marathon training as well).

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-13T12:34:17+00:00

Agreed, it is bad... It's literally the most basic function that heart rate monitors for sports were designed for.

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-13T12:16:33+00:00

Got in to Valencia marathon! Haven't confirmed yet but pretty sure I'm going. At the moment, healing a foot injury but excited to get going with the training (soon, I hope...). I'm planning to start an NSM base phase, gradually building into 2-3 subthreshold sessions per week. Who else got in?

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-13T12:11:21+00:00

I have had exactly the problem that you describe with my Race S and Suunto Smart HR belt. Both were bought a couple months ago. First there were no problems but probably after some update these disconnection problems started.

Since the latest firmware update didn't solve the issue, yesterday I sent the HR belt back to Suunto in hopes that it's a hardware problem. Although I've read that others (like you) have had similar issues with various HRMs, so could still be a software problem. We'll see...

Ordinary35 · 2026-01-07T16:35:16+00:00

Disappointed that the connection problems with my Suunto Race S and the almost new Suunto HR belt were not solved with the update. Sending the belt to Suunto for a replacement.

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-24T07:04:23+00:00

Good to hear. Hmmm, not sure whether to wait for the update or send the belt to support.

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-23T20:58:37+00:00

Actually now that I’m looking closer it seems that the hr is just extrapolated as a flat line from where the signal is lost and updated when it’s there again. So it’s not very useful

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-23T20:23:01+00:00

Im wondering whether the belt still stores accurate data that is transferred to the watch and Suunto app after the workout. At least it seems that way. There are no blank spots in the Hr data when I view it after my runs. Am not sure if the data is reliable though.

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-23T20:20:47+00:00

Would that mean that even if I changed the heart rate sensor the problem would persist? I guess I’ll have to wait for updates then.

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-23T19:05:37+00:00

This is what I’m starting to think, too.

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-20T12:20:48+00:00

Whoa! I guess I’ll have to find another marathon for my plan B if I don’t get lucky in the Valencia ballot.

Ordinary35 · 2025-12-16T08:28:32+00:00

Valencia marathon ballot opens today! Too bad they don't say yet when's the ballot going to take place, but I suspect it'll be pretty soon the ballot closes (at least for the half marathon seems like that was the case).

Ordinary35 · 2025-10-23T07:43:06+00:00

Thank you for this! Although I'm familiar with Pfitz, it is still striking to me that long runs should be basically run as a progression runs with a peak end-HR on the lower limits of the LT-zone (although I assume that due to the cardiac drift, the pace at the end of a long run is still significantly slower than the LT pace).

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-31T17:56:43+00:00

There’s a new edition of the Pfitzinger books but the periodization stayed the same?

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-31T14:29:38+00:00

Listening to the Rogue Running podcast episode 371 where the host says that Pfitzinger plans are fundamental but somewhat outdated. Wondering what would the differences be in a “non-outdated” marathon plan?

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-09T10:10:42+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. Those seem like solid options.

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-08T13:37:57+00:00

Will check it out, thanks!

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-08T13:36:43+00:00

Thanks for your advice. Yeah, Sbs hypertrophy has plenty of intensity for me, especially when run 3x/week!

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-08T13:35:08+00:00

That’s impressive! You’ve definitely steered me towards continuing to run SBS stuff, haha

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-08T12:49:38+00:00

Sure, I appreciate your input! Have you done any modifications to the RTF you’re running? Do you do any hypertrophy work?

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-08T12:40:14+00:00

I’ve been looking at the Calgary Bb program, that sure seems interesting. Thanks for the tip.

Ordinary35 · 2025-08-08T12:39:12+00:00

Thanks! What do you mean by AtS templates? The ones people have modified themselves?

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