Garmin's Run Coach just got a lot smarter: here's how to try it before everyone else

Date:
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:16:42 +0000

Description:
Garmin moves away from real-life run coaches and towards algorithm-generated plans in latest update.

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A new Garmin beta update is rolling out, with changes to the way its Run
Coach programs operate, by integrating them more fully into the Garmin
Connect app. The update will see Run Coach programs adapt to the user based
on their Training Readiness, Sleep score and overall training load.

The Garmin Public Beta version 20.15 simply states "Integrates the Garmin Run Coach feature in the Garmin Connect app" in the changelog posted on Garmins official forum . However, there appears to be more to the feature update than this innocuous sentence suggests.

Previously, Garmins Run Coach feature offered you static training plans created by real running coaches, which you could view on your best Garmin watch . However, as reported by Wareable , now the Run Coach programs can change based on your training load and scores as suggested above, just like your Daily Suggested Workouts.

Daily Suggested Workouts is a separate feature that uses your training load and scores to recommend running workouts. It might suggest a base or recovery run if youve trained a lot and had a bad nights sleep, or suggest a longer, more intense run or sprint workout if your Training Readiness score is
nearing 100. Garmin seems to be incorporating this feature into its static running plans, making them more fluid and adaptive to a runners current condition.

The new update to Garmin Coach is available on Fenix, Epix and Forerunner devices, all of which are among the best running watches available right now. The update also brings fixes to swimming workout bugs, and improvements to race time predictions based on fitness level and recent efforts. (Image credit: Strava) Analysis: Smarter workouts? Sign me up

I really like this change. Basing training plans on those created by real people, then adapting them to an individual runners needs and recent experiences sounds like a great compromise. Less rigid than traditional
plans, while still based in human expertise instead of allowing a chatbot or algo to do all the work.

Ill certainly be keen to try it out and review the feature when the final product lands on watches. In the meantime, to try it out, youll have to
enroll in Garmins public beta program by signing up to Garmin Connect on your desktop or laptop computer.

You can then follow our step-by-step guide on how to sign up for the Garmin Beta software program , or follow the instructions on the video below. You might also like... The surprising reason this elite athlete doesn't wear fitness trackers during competitions I ran an entire marathon with a Garmin, an Apple Watch and Strava here are all the differences Browse the best cheap running watches



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