Day 4,450—Detraining with Garmin—
Start time: 8:02 a.m. Weather: Low 70s, wind 7.2 mi/h, Humidity 92% I looked up what Garmin means when they say I am “detraining.” I found that Garmin says that when you are doing significantly less work than you usually do, i.e., it is notifying you that you’re getting out of shape. This is fundamentally not true right now in my training, so it is a little jarring to see that a 42-mile week so far and an 80-mile week last weekend are considered “significantly less” compared to what I usually do, but there you go. Ignore the stats! That’s what I keep telling myself because they usually aren’t super helpful, and they make me upset. I feel good about my training right now. I am intentionally taking it easy on pace this week, even though I want to get at least 60 miles in. My shoulders have been peeling today! I cannot remember the last time I was so sunburnt that I started peeling, but there you go; I hope I avoid getting burnt in Florida! It is supposed to be about 20 de...
