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As an update - this appears to be due to cadence lock. For anyone else experiencing it, the watch HR sensor can get confused at the start of a run and use a cadence measurement in place of a HR measurement until it gets a few good readings. The fact that you start running right away w/ a low heart rate and high cadence, low blood pressure, colder temps, looser on wrist, etc, can cause this to happen.
Using a chest strap will eliminate it entirely, or maybe a cadence pod on your shoes, but otherwise ensuring your watch is secured tightly, and perhaps a brief warmup before a workout to get good blood flow, will ameliorate.
EDIT: After playing with this a bit more, a slow takeoff seems to fix this. To be on the safe side, waiting a few seconds until after the run starts to ensure you get a HR lock also gets past this. I was taking off right when the countdown finished and have been running faster lately, so the higher cadence off the line probably was the difference.
Using a chest strap will eliminate it entirely, or maybe a cadence pod on your shoes, but otherwise ensuring your watch is secured tightly, and perhaps a brief warmup before a workout to get good blood flow, will ameliorate.
EDIT: After playing with this a bit more, a slow takeoff seems to fix this. To be on the safe side, waiting a few seconds until after the run starts to ensure you get a HR lock also gets past this. I was taking off right when the countdown finished and have been running faster lately, so the higher cadence off the line probably was the difference.
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Hey Everybody,
I'm racing my "A" race this coming weekend and that means it's tip time for Ian once again. I had a great training cycle and WOD was absolutely essential to helping me train EXACTLY how I wanted to train. For example (and I have plenty of them), on a single training run, I can do a warm-up by HR, marathon-pace intervals according to pace, then a few threshold intervals targeting power (with Stryd) but with a HR alert in case I get too frisky, and a cool down by HR... and every moment I can see AND hear AND feel exactly the data I want when I want it. I know this sounds gushy, but there is no other piece of tech in my life that is exactly what I want, all the time. In its niche, WOD app is a masterpiece. Much appreciated.
I'm racing my "A" race this coming weekend and that means it's tip time for Ian once again. I had a great training cycle and WOD was absolutely essential to helping me train EXACTLY how I wanted to train. For example (and I have plenty of them), on a single training run, I can do a warm-up by HR, marathon-pace intervals according to pace, then a few threshold intervals targeting power (with Stryd) but with a HR alert in case I get too frisky, and a cool down by HR... and every moment I can see AND hear AND feel exactly the data I want when I want it. I know this sounds gushy, but there is no other piece of tech in my life that is exactly what I want, all the time. In its niche, WOD app is a masterpiece. Much appreciated.
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On the topic of racing...
I've been playing around with "race day" screens and I like the idea of having "time vs target" as a field. I have it set-up on my goal pace and ready to go. I played with it the other day and it seems to work like I expect. But what am I seeing in the "time vs interval target" field if I'm just using an "open" run (no intervals set in WOD)? I thought it might give me the "time vs target for my auto lap distance" (1km) and reset every km, but I tried that and that's not it. But it's not the same as "time vs. target." I'd appreciate guidance if anyone can explain this to me. Thanks everybody
I've been playing around with "race day" screens and I like the idea of having "time vs target" as a field. I have it set-up on my goal pace and ready to go. I played with it the other day and it seems to work like I expect. But what am I seeing in the "time vs interval target" field if I'm just using an "open" run (no intervals set in WOD)? I thought it might give me the "time vs target for my auto lap distance" (1km) and reset every km, but I tried that and that's not it. But it's not the same as "time vs. target." I'd appreciate guidance if anyone can explain this to me. Thanks everybody
If you are not using an interval schedule then that metric works with the current manual interval (not the lap). So if you start a new interval (e.g. by using the action button or some other shortcut) then it would show how you are performing vs the target time for that particular interval.
So it works the same as the "time vs target" metric but only for the current interval. Maybe I should have created a separate metric for it (and the distance version of it).
Many thanks for your kind words about the app!
Hiya, great app. This app keeps me on an Apple Watch and I’ve been using it for years. Thank you for all your efforts.
I have an issue with volume for spoken alerts, especially when interval training where it’s useful to hear the target pace. The voice is very quiet. I’ve maxed it in the WOD app settings, on the speaker symbol in the Watch (with WiFi quick toggles etc) and in the Watch settings sounds & haptics. Text message alerts and other apps are loud, but these spoken alerts seem quiet. Is there anything I’m possibly missing? My workaround is to get announcements via my phone, but I don’t always have it with me.
I have an issue with volume for spoken alerts, especially when interval training where it’s useful to hear the target pace. The voice is very quiet. I’ve maxed it in the WOD app settings, on the speaker symbol in the Watch (with WiFi quick toggles etc) and in the Watch settings sounds & haptics. Text message alerts and other apps are loud, but these spoken alerts seem quiet. Is there anything I’m possibly missing? My workaround is to get announcements via my phone, but I don’t always have it with me.
Glad you like the app. It uses Siri to speak, so please check the Siri volume. To check this go to Apple’s Settings app on the watch and tap Siri, then Siri Responses, and then make sure the volume is at maximum. I hope that helps.
Not sure if this will work for you, but while Siri is speaking ("Pace in target range." "High Heart Rate." "Wash those damn socks.") raise the volume on your headphones. On the headphones themselves. And while Siri is speaking. It seems to make a difference for me. YMMV.