Half Marathon 13 Week Training Program With Garmin Coach | Final Thoughts and Results
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
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This is the final video of a 13 part series that follows the host throughout a Half Marathon Training program. The Half Marathon Training program was designed by Garmin Coaches. A free training program that is available on the Garmin Forerunner and Vivoactive 3 smart watches. Thank you for watching and for joining me on this journey. I hope you enjoyed this series. I am look forward to doing a lot more of this with you in the future. I have ton of running videos coming to the channel so be sure to stay turned. Thanks again for watching. Run Tall, Run Strong, and Be Kind to Each Other.
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Long easy run at 7:48min/mi, wow! That's more like my current VO2Max pace right now, lol. FR 745 arriving next week, let see if I can get there with those plans. Great video and stats!!
Hey thanks for watching and taking the time too comment! And nice watch, have fun with your new Garmin! Have a great weekend.
I just started this program. I find it odd that on the second week I only run. I think it’s two or three days this week and everything else is rest days. I will keep keep following plan and hopefully to see more running.
This is the kind of report that I like to see. Thank you.
I’m so glad you found it helpful. Please join us with the Boston Marathon videos as well. I’d love to have you be apart of that journey too! Have a great weekend!
Coach Gregg is the best!
I agree. I tried some of the others and liked Gregg the best. Happy Holidays. Have a great weekend. Stay safe.
Great job! I'm just coming into week two tomorrow and so far I've ran my furthest run, 8 miles. I'm really looking forward to my 4 mi run tmw with Tired legs. Cheers! Hope you're healing well also!
That’s awesome. Nice job. Have a great run today. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Have a great Sunday! Tim
Thank you very much for this video! It really helps in choosing training plan🙏
Glad it was helpful! I hope your training is going well. Good luck wit it. Let me know how it turns out for you and what you thought of it when you complete your Half Marathon. As much as I love the Garmin Coach programs, I started using their self guided plans about a year ago. They still upload to your watch and phone which is super convenient. Mainly I switched up because they currently don't offer a Full Marathon Garmin Coach program but they do have several self guided plans. I've been using their Intermediate Marathon plan. I've gone through the 16 week program twice to prepare for the Bayshore and Detroit Marathons this year and I plan to use it again beginning December 26th to help me prepare for the Boston and Chicago Marathons in 2023. Have a great day and Happy Holidays.
Great video! Thank you for taking the time.
Thanks I appreciate hearing that. Have a great day and thanks for watching.
How useful do you think garmin coach is? I’m stuck between getting a Fenix 7 or an Apple Watch and the coach is the main selling point of Garmin for me.
Oh hands down go with the Fenix you’ll love it. I use the Fenix 6 and it’s awesome! Garmin has tons of training programs that upload directly to your watch. One of the biggest selling points for me is the battery life. I go around 12 days between charges and I workout 5 days a week. Apple is a great smart watch but I would buy the Fenix over the Apple for a Sport watch. It’s been a great tool to help me prepare for the Bayshore Marathon and the upcoming Detroit Free Press Marathon on Sunday. I just uploaded my latest training recap of you want to check out some of the data and feedback you can expect to get. Have a great week!
Yup got my Fenix 7 last year and have been using Garmin Coach 3 days a week for 10ks.. Two 👍's up... Has helped me to stayed on track, love it. Highly recommend it.. Great Vid too Sir 👏 👏 👏
I'm recover from a foot injury. I hope to run soon, great videos. I found very interesting this garmin feature. I want to buy a sportwatch and maybe I will go for Forerunner 245 to try it.
Thanks! Yes Garmin can do so much but this is one of my favorite features of theirs. I just started a new 1/2 Marathon training block last weekend. I'm dealing with an ankle and shin injury at the moment so I'm going to be balancing my workouts with the healing process.... a little drama in this training session but hopefully not too much...lol. Hey thanks for watching and commenting. I greatly appreciate it. Have a great weekend.
Thanks for the video. I’ll give it a go! 👍
Awesome! Good luck with your training block. I hope it goes well for you! Have a great day. Stay safe.
Hey Tim! Just today I found out about the Garmin Coach programs (even though I’ve had Garmin FR watches for over 5 years), and decided to try a 21k Program. Some google searches lead me to your channel. Loved it! Keep up the good work!!
I haven’t run at my usual level for a while. I’m kinda getting back into running. Wish me luck!
Just one question? Didn’t the program require any cross-training or strength training?
That’s awesome! Good luck and have fun with it. And, Garmin leaves it to you for your cross training. They will build in rest and recovery days usually at least 2. It’s up to you to decide what you want to work on during those days. I hope you let me know how the training goes for you. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Have a great day.
Very inspiring and informative. Thank you for this!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. Have a great day.
@@RunTall just ordered my first Garmin watch so exited to try this out. :-)
I hope you like it. They can do so much. Have fun with it. Have a great day.
Really helpful video, thank you!
I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day. Thanks again.
I have just finished week 8 out of 13 for half marathon and I have exactly the same view on the Garmin Coach as you have. I already know that I will continue using the program even after I finish this one. Before that, I was “just running”, swallowing kilometers and trying to increase my pace. With questionable success. Now, every run is different and much more fun. As you said in the video also my easy runs became much easier now. I found out, that I can keep a difficult pace for a period of time that I couldn’t even imagine. And what is the most important for me, it still keeps me motivated. That was the biggest struggle for me in the past. I think “running with a goal” is the way for me. Looking forward to next videos!
Just wondering, is the final race part of the program? I mean is the “Half Marathon race” the final training of the Garmin Coach?
That's awesome. I'm glad it's going so well for you! To answer your question, yes your half marathon race is the last workout of the training program. My plan is to simply start a new training session. What I'm trying to decide is which one. I'd like to improve my 5K pace. Every year I run a 5K Turkey Trot with my family in late November. So that might fit right in. I'm still trying to decide. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Have a great day. Tim
Nice to see you guys so enthousiast! I just started with Garmin Coach. I am wondering how to combine the coach with GPS trail and/or GPS recording. The fist 5 minutes are warming up and the last 5 are cooling down. I don't want to count those time/distance for the average. How to start/stop the recording during an coaching session?
@@johan959595 You can skip the warm up and cool down by hitting the lap button. I believe you can skip anything during the training session by pressing the lap. But I do not skip anything so you will have to test it by yourself 😃
@@martinriha4941thanks for the advice!
I’m using coach amy right now for my second half marathon and i’ve been frustrated. She keeps making me do time trials. Other people have had this problem in the garmin forums / reddit. No one seems to have this issue. I did a 10k plan with coach greg & never had that issue
Hi Jara. That has to be frustrating. I hope training is going great for you! Do you have a Half Marathon that you are training for? I remember doing a couple time trials but that was about it. As much as I love the Garmin Coach programs, last year I started using their self guided plans. You still have all of the workouts uploaded to your watch and phone just like the Coach programs. I have been enjoying them and have a had a lot of fun and success with it. I have been using their Intermediate Marathon self guided program to help me prepare for the Bayshore Marathon that I ran last May and the Detroit Marathon that I completed in October and will be using it again to prepare for the 2023 Boston and Chicago Marathons. I did post weekly updates for the Detroit Marathon as well if you'd like to see how they compare to the Coach program. Have a great day and Good Luck with your training!
Awesome
Hi Bradon. Thanks, I appreciate it. Come join us as I start training for the Boston Marathon 2024 on Tuesday next week. Are you training for a Half Marathon?
Great Video!
Hey thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Have a great day and thanks again.
Thank you for this video! I started the halfarathon with a time goal Greg McMillan plan 3 weeks ago. I've enjoyed it so far, but ended up adjusting my time goal because I found the suggested pace too easy. So far it has only been easy runs. When can I expect stride repeats and more varied workouts?
Hi Adriana. Congrats on training for your half marathon. I think you’ll really benefit from the plans Garmin has available. Greg is the coach that I had used most often. If your in Week 3 you should be starting Speed work soon. If you’d like to stop in and check out my current Marathon training block, I just posted my week 6 recap as I prepare for the Detroit Marathon in October! Have a great day!
Thanks for this ... I’m returning runner and am doing the 5K aiming for a 25 min. On the programme where it states say repeat 3 times, does the 245 do the repeats or do I have manually do them ... Tnx again
It will do it for you. The only issue I've had with my Vivoactive is that it will vibrate to let me know and sometimes I don't feel it so I try to take a quick glance at it when I think there time or distance should be up. I've run through my recovery time more than once which makes for a long repeat....lol. Good luck with your training! Thanks for watching. Have a great day!
@@RunTall 😂😂 thanks - I’ve lost count myself in the past. The base run ‘bleeped’ so fingers crossed! Thanks again ... best wishes and happy running 😊
Hi Tim.Which coach did you pick?I have been doing a 18 week 21.1km program.Mine had a lot of walk and running in it.I picked coach Jeff.Running my 21.1km this weekend.Thanks.
I picked Greg. That's awesome! Good luck this weekend. How are you feeling about your upcoming race? Have a great day! Tim
@@RunTall thanks for the speedy reply.I am feeling fairly confident but slightly nervous.You have a great channel and I am glad to have found it today.Wish I found it long time ago.You have great content and great shoe reviews.
Thank you I really appreciate your positive comments. Enjoy your race! Thanks again. Tim
Good Luck with your race this weekend! Have fun and happy Friday! Tim
Thanks for the great video! Would this type of training program be relevant if you are trail running a half marathon? There is a lot of elevation in what I'm training for.
Yes, absolutely. The program helps to build your overall fitness level gradually. I'm currently using this program to train for a Half Marathon trail race. My approach is to run these workouts out on the trails as much as I can to reproduce race conditions. It's definitely harder than road racing but it's fun. My heart rate tends to be in zone 5 most of the time even on easy run workouts because of the elevation gain and loss of the trails. I have found it to be helpful to me. I guess the real test will be come on race day...lol. Hey thanks for watching and asking the question. Have a great day.
Which coach did you choose?
Hi Trevor. I sent with Greg. I like his approach and I really enjoyed all of the different workouts. Good luck with you half marathon. Have fun with it. Have a great day. Thanks for watching.
Does the coach program adapt to very hilly areas where i live. I worry it program is for flat roads. Thanks for the video
No it really doesn't adapt well to hilly areas. The workouts will change based on your performance but overall it doesn't seem to translate well areas with lots of elevation gain and loss....at least in my opinion. Hey thanks for watching and good luck with your training! Have a great day.
2 years after... Do you still use it? Would you recommend it? I got really annoyed of local clubs and running "schools", paying literally for nothing so I want to try it on my own but not so sure about it.
Hi. Yes I do still use the Garmin training plans. I am using their self guided Intermediate Marathon Training program that I started last week as I prepare to run the Detroit Marathon in October. I used the same plan to prepare for the Bayshore Marathon that I completed last month. All of the workouts are still downloaded to your watch, which makes it really nice. Their plans are excellent. I did get a new running watch since this video was published. I am using the Garmin Fenix 6 now. Have a great day.
@@RunTall Thank you for such comprehensive and quick reply.
Really glad to hear that you find it helpful and still use I will probably switch to it too, considering it's free to use and I would say more quality then earlier mentioned running schools and programs.
The full marathon programs are self guided. They give you the workouts that are uploaded to your watch just like the coach plans that only go up to half marathon. The only difference is the self guided plans don’t change or adjust based on your feedback. I’m training for the upcoming Detroit Free Press marathon using the intermediate marathon plan. I’m enjoying it.
@@RunTall think they need to add a marathon plan to the list
What was your vo2 max when you started?
Garmin measured it at 50 when I started. So overall my Vo2 Max increased by 8% over the 13 week training program. Hey thanks for watching and asking the question. I greatly appreciate it. Have a great day and stay safe.
What was the injury if you don’t mind me asking? How to prevent it? New runner and trying to learn from others.
IT band issues that impacted a host of other problems. The bottom line was over use. I wasn't allowing my body enough time for rest and recovery. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
@@RunTalli Tim, great video! I also find the Garmin program very tempting but as an older runner I am concerned that the high intensity workouts will cause me to have an injury. Just the benchmark run already asks for a full out 1km run only after 2min warmup. That is just asking for trouble in my opinion so deffinatelly would do it with a lot longer warmup!! . Do you think it is possible to follow the program but to modify it so that it would help to avoid injury? E. G. Less high intensity and more slower runs instead? Or will it make better sense not to use the Garmin coach at all and build a total other program? (I am 49 with only about 4 years of running with best marathon tíme is just under 4h but would live to run a 3:29 some day :) Thank you for what you do.. Great stuff as always.!!
Just baught a garmin forerunner 265. Would you use the garmin coach over one of there older hr based plans? Currently doing there hr based marathon plan.
Hi Aaron. This past year and a half of been using the Garmin self guided plans mainly their intermediate marathon training program and it’s worked really well for me. I’ve run 3 marathons and have run a Boston qualifying time in each one. Enjoy your new Forerunner! Have a great day!
I only have 5k,10k, and half marathon plan choices. Are there full marathon choices?
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LOL...I'm just glad you are here. Welcome.
Did your watch pace you on your race day like it has done througout the programme? I’m on week 13 and my race day is saturday, I can see the workout on the app but it doesn’t show the pace marks like other workouts did!
Yes mine does. That’s awesome congrats on completing your training program and good luck with your race! Have a great day and thanks for watching and commenting.
Which Garman coach did you use?
Hey thanks for watching. I've used a couple different Garmin coaches plans. Greg is one that I found worked week for me. My current Detroit Marathon Training Block I'm using their self guided Intermediate Plan. This is my second time using this plan and it's working well. Have a great day. Stay safe.
Hi! Thanks for this great video. Wondering if you can shed some light on the following: “other: lap press”. What does this mean? It’s on my Garmin Coach workout as a step after warm up but before a cadence drill. I have no clue what I am expected to do running-wise or if necessary, the button I need to press on the watch. Any guidance you can offer would be fantastic. Thank you!
I use the Vivoactive 3 and on mine when my warm-up is over an arrow will appear on the bottom third of the watch face. I press that on the watch face and I'm off and running... so to speak. Hey I hope this helps. Thanks for watching and asking the question. Have a great day and Happy Holidays!
Thank you! I’ll be doing my first run with this type of step and was confused. Happy holidays!
Also, which Garmin coach program did you use?
I went with Greg. I really like his approach to training. Good luck and have fun with your half marathon. Have a great day and thanks for watching.