My Garmin Coached Me for 3 Months and This is What Happened!

In this video I use my Garmin and the Garmin Coach to train me for a Half Marathon.
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[@Aesthetic_Al]

Thanks for the support y’all, this one was a tough one but I can’t give up! Follow me on Strava if you love running ;) strava.app.link/OneyhpziLJb

[@MauriceRand]

Instead of Garmin Coach, have you tried Garmin's Daily Suggested Workouts? I'm not sure what you watch you have, but I find the DSW to be way superior to the Coach. Like the Coach option, you can set a race and goal time in the calendar, and the watch creates a training plan to fit that goal. However with DSW, you only see the next 7 days of suggested workouts. What's cool about the DSW is that it adjusts to your running history, training load, recovery, sleep, stress, etc. If you go out and run a workout too hard (or have bad sleep, stressful day, low HR reading), it might remove a tempo run for later in the week. If you go out, workout and dont appear to be stressed too much (or maybe your HRV isnt getting hit too hard, or sleep was excellent), it might make a future run more intense or longer. What I've noticed is that it basically gets you to the point of running almost every day, but you do it at such an intensity to recover by your next workout (often times, the next day.) If you do end up trying the DSW option, I recommend setting the suggestions to be by heart rate (instead of pace.) If you have your heart rate zones set to lactate threshold readings (which Garmin auto updates if youre wearing the heart rate strap), you'll also see the suggestions change as you get fitter.

[@yananoh]

This a great comment! Thanks for the tips!

[@mrowbotham]

I 💯second this comment. I follow the daily workouts and train based on HR. I have gone from a 27 min to a 21 min 5K and my best half was 1:52.

[@kayeyeemme]

Thanks for sharing! You're right, it's all about the journey. So cool to see you try different training plans and tools to improve your running. That PR will come, keep pushing!

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Thanks Kim! Next time🙏

[@tejasflo7076]

Man… what happens at 3:45 was gut wrenching. Training for so long and not being able to finish. What a vulnerable moment. Was so glad to see you get up and try again. Thanks for sharing this. This video make me a subscriber. Also… 😂 @ gf’s camera work. Like you said, “maybe third time’s the charm.”

[@MrCatBaggins]

Great Job Al! It’s cool seeing you’re running journey, keep it up! 💯

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Thanks bro. Running is all we got 💪

[@thomasorchard]

I didn't use the Garmin coach, but I used the Garmin suggested run workouts based on my event. Helped me complete my half marathon. I skipped some workouts but no big deal.

[@OldFashioned751]

Great edited video. Love my Garmin and I’m slowly unlocking how it can help me with my health journey

[@nyyu6279]

Ayyy this is awesome! Congrats on 🏅

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Thank you!!

[@jonathantimm4645]

I am going to give it a try myself. I was using the Runna app and absolutely loved it. I was training for my first marathon and unfortunately had to skip it due to injuring my Achilles. I have let my Runna subscription lapse since then but now would be a perfect time to try the Garmin plan.

[@EB_TheRebel]

Publix is a tough course to run even when you’re healthy. Way to keep at it bro. You’ll bust that PR in no time!

[@Aesthetic_Al]

thanks brother. Hope to run it in 2025 and make sure to finish it this time haha

[@bho9632]

Great content! Subscribed and hope you one day able to hire a coach 😂

[@Koufalia4]

I used the Garmin coach for my first Marathon. Out of all the workouts throughout the 18 weeks, I missed only a couple. The prediction was for 3.59. But Race Day came and after mile 14 I could barely run, so I ended up with 5.45. Looking back and after talking with a few friends I came to the conclusion that Garmin coach focused more on pace, rather than accumulating mileage. Just for reference, my VO2 Max is 52 (45 years old) and my Half Marathon PR is 1.53 (which Garmin predicted accurately!!!!)

[@TobyNewbatt]

Incredible video - that's a lot to put in 6 minutes!

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Honestly the most challenging part is deciding what to keep 😭. Thanks brother for the comment

[@Saboomafoo_]

You’ll get that PR because you don’t give up 🥳 Maybe 3rd times the charm I won’t forget to click “record” 😅

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Chicago 2024 Training Starts Soon🫡

[@mannymo6471]

New subscriber here. Love your videos!

[@e55at]

Banger of a video but I do feel that you're missing a conclusion of what you did and didn't like with the programme? I'll go first 😂 This was my first ever training plan outside of a c25k plan a couple of years ago. I did the half marathon plan which slowly ramped up the mileage and pace. I loved the adaptive routines and the prescriptive runs in order for me to be absolutely rigid with following orders. The bad stuff: I got to about 3 weeks before my half marathon and I realised that my longest run on the plan was just 8 miles which was actually supposed to be an easy run and not at all at my expected half marathon pace. The coach gauge showed me that they were confident that I'd hit my mark. Come race day, it was an absolute scorcher at Hackney Half, I hit the 8 mile mark and the wheels absolutely came off. Came in 28 mins after my goal time and my body was wrecked because of the distance increase. I should mention that I caught a flu (which I do suspect was covid because I've still not fully recovered) a couple of weeks before the race which would have definitely contributed but I do feel that the plan let me down massively in terms of preparation. Taking a few days off so I'm going to put together a training plan that works for me. Will be using multiple training plans to frankenstein a plan that I can incorporate my football (UK), gym work as well as my running. Feel free to share any plans!

[@AI-ed5jz]

very good!!

[@StevenTrout]

Great video bro!

[@Aesthetic_Al]

Thanks Steven!!! I see you, keep sharing your journey. Rooting for you

[@vong4518]

I use Garmin Coach all the time… Love it. It has it’s flaws, but it’s the best when you can’t afford a real coach, and it’s miles better than a crappy IRL coach

[@JvMusicStream]

This motivated me to do my first half marathon. Even if it takes me 3 hours 🎉

[@Aesthetic_Al]

You got this! Sign up to one and let's get to training 💪

[@thomasorchard]

Assuming you're physically able and have good shoes, you'll do fine. You'll finish in way less than 3 hours.

[@rahilarious]

Damn. Kudos for maintaining your cool when she didn't hit record. I would've lost my sh!t.