carl

Reluctant computer operator, Vegan, Extreme jogger. Building an app to help runners manage their training. He/him

[carl @carlmw]

@maxogles neat. owning the decisions and that tight feedback loop is what most coaching platforms lack.

1. is it just adjusting the intensity of a fixed planned workout or making them up on the fly?
2. Does your schedule sync directly to Garmin?
3. Do you let it act without supervision?

[carl @carlmw]

@bryancollins I wouldn't hold my breath for an MCP following the Garmin acquisition. I'm working on a thing that uses inference to create+schedule workouts then sync to Garmin. It's aimed at self-coaching runners. An MCP for it is on my roadmap. Would that be useful to you?

[carl @carlmw]

@gillisdriversed @PloddyPaolo @HankFrank That's the useful split. If you know what works for you, an app is just a structured calendar you can override. It's harder when the plan fights you for control and you don't have the experience to ignore it.

[carl @carlmw]

@HankFrank Is it more important to just use the same device. So long as the variance is consistent you can at least see patterns? Or will a wrist monitor always be inconsistent from one day to the next? My coros bicep band has been at least as good as my old Garmin chest strap

[carl @carlmw]

@Liggi have had similar experiences of late with earlier versions of Opus and even Grok. Signs of the machine uprising, or have I just been making very dumb suggestions?

[carl @carlmw]

@HankFrank This is the tight feedback loop that a coach or experience give you. Runna (and similar) need samples before adapting (lag). It doesn't know you have a niggle and humans want the dopamine hit of completing every session. imo these tools can be downright destructive for beginners.

[carl @carlmw]

@PloddyPaolo I used Runna for a year fought it for control of my calendar - didn't improve. Real coach got me my sub-3 marathon.

Runna's convenience+sync is the attraction; you don't have to think.

Now I self-coach. I ended up building a SaaS to manage my plan and sync it to my Garmin.

[carl @carlmw]

@gavrilovdesign @_stnck @runmoapp +1 on the black box skepticism. This is why I dropped Runna. If you can see what changed and why then it gains trust. But I'd want to be able to skip an adaptation. If my sleep has sucked because of a few bad nights it shouldn't tank the whole block. Metrics can lie.

[carl @carlmw]

@lennym I'm in. WildStrubel110 and Mozart100 for me next year. Swore I wouldn't get drawn into collecting stones yet, here I am.

[carl @carlmw]

Just put the result in the damn email! #londonmarathonballot

[carl @carlmw]

@CiaranMcNulty What did you get it for?

[carl @carlmw]

Weather was perfect for a long run #cw50

[carl @carlmw]

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[carl @carlmw]

@CiaranMcNulty Yeah, though I guess it's more useful to threaten to suspend further work if it's ongoing. Project sponsor at the company tends to get more active in resolving things in that case.

[carl @carlmw]

@CiaranMcNulty I've found small companies to be much better at paying their bills on time — despite the amount being much more significant to them. I invoiced today and it was paid in under 6 hours. Comes from less bureaucracy I guess and a more personal relationship.

[carl @carlmw]

@CiaranMcNulty Plus it's not even worth charging them interest because it's a pittance and would force you to raise another invoice (which will inevitably just cause more delays).

[carl @carlmw]

I love Conquest of Paradise and Vangelis — but the people of Chamonix must have had it up to their ears with it by now. #UTMB2022

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[carl @carlmw]

Looking haggard but still standing despite a hard couple of nights. @TheLakeland100