Hi! New user here. Today I have an easy aerobic development session but I am puzzled about HR and pace indication. My zone 2 based on garmin is up to 142HR/Min and typically this is at a pace of 5:30-5:40 however the session is prescribed to stay under 140HR but at pace 4:19-4:54 which would probably lead me to a HR of 162-155. How can I change this and make sure the suggested HR and and pace are in line with the objective of the session? Thanks a lot!
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Hey, welcome to Athletica
have you done your test week?
MJ
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oppsss…I am doing it this week - so I assume from your answer that I should wait for that right? thanks for your reply!
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Yes, first step:
Do the test week.
Second step:
Watch the magic happen 
In the future when zones seem /feel off - either erroneous data coming in, garbage coming out, or you’re getting fitter. And we of course expect the latter 
Let me know how you go on.
MJ
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I have a quick follow up question - I hope you don’t mind all these questions! On saturday i have my FTP test scheduled - can i modify one prescribed from Athletica with the one on velocity? the reason I am asking is that on athletica it is 90 min while on velocity it is just 55 min. A related question how do i get from an a bike exercise in Athletica to Velocity? I have done all the connection now. Thank you!
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Hey, no problem at all! We are here to help!
The test on Velocity has 20 min warm up instead of 30 min warm up (so just warm up 10mins prior if needed) and shorter cool down (cool down longer). The main set is still the same.
Your bike session from athletica automatically syncs with Velocity. If they don’t, please ask Velocity support (they are awesome) for help.
Best, MJ
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I have a follow up question. How could I add a swim critical speed swim test? I cannot find it.
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I had skipped in the first week because I was traveling and could not do it. But moved it to today so it is done. Thanks a lot for your follow up!
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Awesome! Glad you found it. Make sure to save the tests from test week to your library for easy access in the future 
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Hi! I think I need some help. My HR zone for running are inconsistent with pace - at this pace my HR is about 10-15 BPM higher. So I am not sure if I should follow pace or HR. I did the test week and now have been using Athletica for a couple of weeks but these are not updated. Maybe @Prof has some suggestion? In the last few months when training for marathon my pace during these run was 5:20-5:30 but now athletica is suggesting a much faster pace. Not sure what to do. Thanks a lot for your help!
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Can you please share your running profile chart here?
Thank you @LeoIacovone
Please hover over the blue line to see which workout this run data is coming from. Check along the blue line at 30s, 2min, 5min, 10min. Are they all coming from the same workout? If so, click on that workout. Check the analysis tab. Does this data make sense to you?
Looks like you ran about 10 mins really fast if this data is coming from a single workout. Maybe it’s your 5k TT?
What was your 5k TT time?
Also please post your running zones please.
MJ
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Thanks for your quick reply! You are amazing! This looks like a treadmill run - a short one as i did not have much time. I did not realize i run so fast, the number looks very strange too me and it could be because i did not have my stryd on but i run just with my forerunner 965 - so i think the data may be off. Shall i delete this run? Where do i find the running zones?
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Yes, it would make sense then. I would just record your distance and duration manually (hit that plus sign on the correct day) and delete this file.
You’ll find your running zones under the gear icon on right hand side
and run zones:
Keep an eye on your data files when you run on treadmill, as the pace can be somewhat problematic for the watches to pick up correctly. Stryd running pod definitely helps with that, but it is a good practice always to check the data.
Hope your zones will adjust back to normal. Keep going, you’re doing great!
Best,
MJ
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Thanks a lot for your great help! All done! I will check my zones now once the system updates.
How long would it take for the zones to update?
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hi! I have various questions but first should say that i have been enjoying Athletica very much! so thanks a lot for all your work!!
I am having some troubles with my plan - i am on mid-volume but when looking at some weeks the time that is requiring me to train is well beyond what i have available. This is putting me in a difficult situation of having to cancel workout or skip warm-up or cool-down…or come up with changes. I realize i could always change the time using the wizard but it is not ideal. Any solution to make plan more consistent with my availability? I have noticed this more clearly with the new mobile app which is great to visualize the plan for the week ahead!! Any suggestion @Marjaana ?
Also I am getting a lot of “session warning”. how should i interpret those? My situation is that after my marathon at beginning of December, for which I trained quite a bit and managed to complete in 3:16, i trained less and now starting to ramp up in preparation for the IM 70.3 in July. Should I trust this warning or focusing more on how I feel? Is there any way to provide feedback to the system about how I feel so the warning can disappear?
A final question - how the comments after every workout get used? I am not sure i see much impact of the comments so I wonder if i should stick to them and what type of comments are more helpful for the AI system to pick up and improve the planning.
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MJ
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