1. Keep your training zones up to date

The Running Algorithm is designed to maximise your training, that means it can appear as if the sessions are really hard so it’s very important that your training zones are set correctly.

Each session gives you a wide range of paces to complete, so that you can complete the goals of the session on a good day or a bad day. For this to work, your paces must be up to date.

2. Tell the app what other activities you’re doing

I did the session on Tuesday on the track which felt manageable, but in the time between then I’ve been to the gym to do a bunch of squats and a hard session on the bike the following day. Right now, The Running Algorithm doesn’t know that and my training plan looks like this.

Now I’m going to add another activity in the calendar - I’ll put in the gym session and the cycling session that I’ve done in the meantime and see what happens…

Let’s see what this has done to the previously planned session of 10 x 400m with 200m jog recovery. 

As you can see, the session has been changed now to a steady run in Zone 2 with a 1km warm up, 5.9km in zone 2 and a 1km cool down - this is what the model has calculated as optimal for me today.

3. Connect your device

If you want your other activities to sync automatically from your Garmin or from Strava you should link these devices to The Running Algorithm. This will allow us to see your runs, other training sessions and in the future, your sleep data and other bits of wellness information which we’ll be able to use to adjust your training even better! 

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