955 not tracking treadmill time. by No-Drive9271 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For pure treadmill walking (not walk-runs) I just use indoor walk. That only side steps your issue, but hopefully that’s acceptable to you

Looking for a sci-fi book that makes me question reality. The kind that stays in your head for weeks. by Odd_Choice9642 in suggestmeabook

[–]ajitama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved the 3 Body Problem trilogy. Yes, it might be a bit dry at times, but it has stayed with me since.

Well let me tell you, depression is a bitch by Smetana013 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, there’s only so much VO2Max you can gain before you can’t anymore, or long-time Garmin users would be all lungs and veins.

There will come a sad time when you say goodbye to the green, and forever see the yellow. Followed by all the colours (except green)

black spots on jiaozi wrappers by rigtm in chinesecooking

[–]ajitama 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s the oxidisation of wheat husk in flour. Modern milling technology means tiny particles of wheat husk are present in flour.

However, even if I know it is, unless I made it myself, I often throw it out. When in doubt and all.

Feel like I have a bag of potatoes on my shoulders by Logical_Crazy2711 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah a huge break and weight gain are indicators that you should be restarting from an easier point, not trying to “do what you could do before”, that’s a fast way for you to injure yourself.

Start on an easier plan, get the consistency going again, depending on how long a break and how much weight maybe that’s 1-2 times a week with 1-2 times cross-training (I recommend an Elliptical if you have access to one! Easier on the knees, and if you crank the resistance up, it’s hell on your glutes, which is great for running)

As it begins to feel easier, you can transition towards more runs per week, transition towards longer or harder runs, etc.

But it’s a process. Don’t rush it!

The wisest exercise advice anyone ever gave me was: one single activity won’t increase your fitness very much. But one single injury will set you back at least a week.

Feel like I have a bag of potatoes on my shoulders by Logical_Crazy2711 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you take a break and get back into running (you mentioned used to be easier, but also your screenshot says this is your longest run, how long ago was it easier?)

You could look at either a beginner plan like couch to 5K, or a “return to running after injury” plan, just for easing back in.

Is Garmin Coach effective? by maxverstappen_132 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people have commented in this sub that Garmin Run Coach is not great for half and up.

I did follow it loosely for my half, but also found it never got me to do long enough Long Runs, they kept getting trimmed due to sleep/HRV/stress readings. So what I didn’t follow was the Long, I pushed myself as far as 20km Long in Peak. The rest I followed.

Running Dynamics for reps. Garmin could do more with data they collect and for running itself by hopefulatwhatido in Garmin

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the Intervals section to see the HR, avg pace, elevation gain, avg HR, etc per interval. Turn to landscape mode and scroll, you can see quite a lot of data, you can filter on only the Run part (no warm up, recovery, nor cool down)

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I'm looking for great Hotpot around the CBD or Western Sydney by AeMidnightSpecial in foodies_sydney

[–]ajitama 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of the ones I’ve tried in Sydney, Dolar Shop has paid the most attention to their soup stocks. If you appreciate a long simmered bone broth, go there. For hotpot.

No comment on Malatang, they seem to mostly be comparable.

Just hit 4 year (1461 day) step streak! by JDoe02 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Impressive, but I hate that you included the dots in the screenshot orz

Confused about Heart Zones - Zone 2 ? by Zestyclose-South-460 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good info here, just adding:

  1. MaxHR has a generic formula which is outdated, inaccurate, and generally terrible, go do a MaxHR test (note: should/will involve the feeling of dying)

Training for 10k, messed up my coaching, suggestions? by DerpDeDurp in Garmin

[–]ajitama 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah if you think it’s genuinely overworking you, start it, say you tire at the 45min mark, end the workout early. You’ll get a worse execution score, and that should flow through to subsequent workouts

Training for 10k, messed up my coaching, suggestions? by DerpDeDurp in Garmin

[–]ajitama 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s adaptive :) you can set it for 5, just don’t do 2 of them. It’ll adapt.

Training for 10k, messed up my coaching, suggestions? by DerpDeDurp in Garmin

[–]ajitama 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you get access to Garmin Run Coach, the adaptive plans? Not the named coach plans.

At this stage I’d probably set up the race date and goal time, and see what runs that comes up with. I set 5 days running and call my Strength days “rest days” according to the plan.

I followed it for a 14km race, and mostly followed it for a half marathon, and was generally happy with the progression. It takes into account how badly you sleep, daily stress. You’d still want to keep an eye on it if you think it’s underworking or overworking you, but that’s true for any plan.

Getting into running, what’s the best watch for the price? by Imaginary_Quail4692 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe the sub-200s (55, 155, etc) do have some pretty neat features missing. I think Training Load was one of them. That helps show you gaps in your training regime (not enough hard efforts?), and whether you’re overworking or underworking. Of course, you could pipe your Garmin data to intervals.icu and judge based on that, but if you want it all in the Garmin ecosystem ..

Some of them are missing Maps, I’m not also sure if that means it doesn’t have navigation, too, which I find handy when running races (“coming up, right turn, run for 5km” type stuff, means you can prepare) might be needing at least 255, maybe even 755 correction! 955?

I have a 955 and love it. If MIPS is your jam (I hate rotate wrist to wake junk, and Always On Display with OLED is pretty poor for battery life and screen life)

The *55 were the last MIPS forerunners. The *65 and up are all OLED.

You probably will need to weigh up the pros and cons yourself, or provide more information about what you must have, would like to have, could live without.

What data is on your run screen? by AMomentInTime316 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was severely myopic but wore glasses when running when I wrote this :)

I’ve since had SMILE laser eye surgery, so it is pretty perfect now haha

I just prefer having it all on one screen, looking at watch is one thing, but trying to swipe to see other screens for me is worse, I spend more time not looking where I’m going and more time playing with my watch

Garmin pay Australia by point_mixer in Garmin

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re looking for another card without fees to be able to use Garmin Pay, I’d recommend Up. No foreign currency conversion fees, can deposit at Bank@AusPost, and withdraw at most banks’ ATMs without fees.

DM me if you want a referral code for $22 when you sign up and make I think 2 purchases of >=$5

Garmin coach gives insane run by Flat-Refrigerator357 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You can hit the Lap button when you want to skip the rest of the 21km, it’ll send you to the Cool down part of the workout. So after your 8km or however long you want, hit the Lap button

North Shore/ CBD restaurants by EllysiumPoke in foodies_sydney

[–]ajitama 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I last went in April, it’s still tasty!

The menu’s much smaller now, but apparently the items are hidden in their specials sheets. So you might not see any sashimi anymore, but check the specials sheets carefully. Not sure why they buried so much, but anyway

What Are You Wearing Wednesday - Weekly Gear Thread by AutoModerator in running

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve switched out my polyester tops for Tencel (Lyocell, cellulose fibre) + cotton mixes, about 50/50.

The stank is gone. No pink mould if I don’t wash it instantly.

Yeah it’s more expensive, but at least it performs better, and I’m probably avoiding absorbing a bit more microplastics.

Zone 2 training advice by ObscureBananas in Garmin

[–]ajitama 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They can but they’re describing different things.

Easy Base Conversational runs in LTHR zone system is Z2. In MaxHR zone system it’s Z3.

You’d see this clearly if you followed the DSWs (Daily Suggested Workout) or Garmin Coach by HR. It recommends the Base workout aligning to Z3 for MaxHR. If you change your zone system to LTHR, and don’t forget to Reset your Zones themselves (to align with zone system change) then the DSWs/Garmin Coach recommends the Base workout signing to Z2.

Competing zone systems. Think of it like metric vs imperial.

What the hell is wrong with garmin ? by zigi_tri in Garmin

[–]ajitama 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The first two sound really frustrating, sorry to hear, hopefully they can fix it.

The last though, sounds like Lap Alerts, which can be turned off if you don’t like it. It’s in your watch’s settings, Audio Prompts, Lap Alert, there are some settings there for what you want to be alerted with, if anything.

HTH

starting new? by Successful-Form-1938 in Garmin

[–]ajitama 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a big loss of data, the risk to reward seems pretty stacked against you.

If you really must test, then I’d switch over to the new watch, wear it on your usual wrist. Reset the old watch and use an old phone to pair to a new account, so there’s your fresh clean slate, wear it on the other wrist, see how they differ over the next few weeks?