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Naproxen we’re the only thing that eased my sciatica in 2010, and I actually took some at the new year she my back locked up
We are all different but I had zero side effects.
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Feels like top trumps, what is your Garmin fitness age and actual age? After 2 years of injury and COVID I’m slowly getting back in shape and despite my knees creaking loudly I can still run and cycle. This is going to be my race year as I break into this elite age category.
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It’s a strong age group, I know a few others moving into this year.
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TBF The bar is low for a fitness age of 20. Well, for anyone that actually excerises.
My targets…
Although, I believe at some point in the last year there was a firmware update for my forerunner and now the minimum age I can possibly get is my biological age - 10 years. (I might go and check that is still true, it was a bit of a shock when it jumped from 20 to 41 over night, even though I was getting fitter at the time)
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If you have it available in Garmin Connect its under
More > performance stats > race predictor
I dont know for sure but I assume you need gps and heart rate, so yes probably a watch.
Yeah, I’m missing Race Predictor in the performance stats list (I have VO2, Training Effect, Power Curve, FTP and Lactate Threshold).
I’ve a Forerunner 735XT watch which I only wear when exercising. So I don’t have any resting HR type stats.
Garmin claims a 20 year old. I’m 52 years old tomorrow. 
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Don’t update the forerunner it will age you 22 years. 
(actually 23, as its age - 9 years 364 days is the lowest age)
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Arghh, I hoped I would have one year with a shot of glory
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As a rough idea when my Garmin VO2max was 59 (it seems to vary +/- about 30s for me at a give VO2max value, the various distance prediction also vary dependant on sessions completed, I guess a pace duration curve) last June in the taper for Swansea 70.3 the race predictor gave the following.
My peak last year (for 5km and 10km) when I set my 10km PB 41:3x
VO2max 60
Marathon predictor peak was a month earlier 3:08:38.
It is fair to say I’m not getting anywhere near the Garmin race predictions.
I’m 52, real age btw.
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If it predicts East African you know your running well 
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Unless I’m recording an activity, I find the optical HRM on my Fenix 6 to be a bit rubbish.
If I wear it while I’m doing an activity on Zwift at quite a high intensity, the Garmin HR recorded is usually barely above resting, so while I wasn’t working and I was doing an hour on Zwift every day, Garmin was telling me that I was de-training.
Conversely, when I was commuting for 30 minutes each way through traffic Garmin thought my fitness was improving because it was recording more time in higher HR zones
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Mine does something similar when I’m Zwift or the treadmill, basically if I’m not recording it on the watch. Although if I go to the HR screen and it pairs with my chest strap I think it improves, need to check that.
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Makes sense on the max fitness age improvement. Slowly improving the fitness looking to peak for the duathlon champs in March and April.
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Happy Birthday @funkin 
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Happy birthday funkin
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@funkin Many happies youngster! 
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Take care standing up @funkin 
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Happy Birthday @funkin
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