A sample week

A week in Plover.

The week tape sets the scene. Two findings came up, each with its evidence. Below them is every run, with the checks Plover ran on it, including the quiet days and the gaps.

Illustrative example — not real data

This week, two things earned attention.

Ranked by evidence · quiet when nothing changed

Worth watchingStep lengthlast 6 weeks

Performance signal

Your steps are getting shorter on easy runs.

This can be an early sign of fatigue. It is a reason to take an easy day, not a diagnosis.

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Stride length at a matched easy pace, six-week trend

4% shorter over 6 weeks than your usual · third easy run in a row

Over a set limitLong runJul 11

Load signal

Saturday was your biggest single run in a month.

Research links big one-day jumps with more injuries across groups of runners. It is a reason to look closer. It says nothing certain about you.

34% longer than your 4-week average · longest run in 30 days

The week, run by run.

Latest first · every check on every run

SunJul 12

Recovery jog

5.0 km · treadmill · very easy

Checks on this run

  • Compared with your similar runsNo notable change

Ground contact at the same pace: not enough data. A treadmill run doesn't record it, and nothing is estimated in its place.

SatJul 11

Long run

21.0 km · Riverside loop · steady

Over a set limitLong run

Load signal

Your longest run in a month, and a big step up in a single day.

34% longer than your 4-week average · longest run in 30 days

Worth watchingOvernight HRV

Recovery signal

Overnight heart-rate variability dipped the next morning. On its own it stays at worth watching until a performance signal agrees.

Checks on this run

  • Heart rate at the same paceNo notable change
  • Ground contact at the same paceNo notable change
  • Compared with your similar runsNo notable change
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Aerobic decoupling across your recent long runs · above 5% is a warning, above 10% is serious
ThuJul 9

Easy run

8.0 km · same easy pace

Worth watchingStep length

Performance signal

Steps a little shorter again, the third easy run in a row below your usual. The week's finding comes from here.

Checks on this run

  • Heart rate at the same paceNo notable change
  • Compared with your similar runsFound a change
WedJul 8

Intervals

6 × 400 m · track

Checks on this run

  • Pace across the repsNo notable change
  • Step length across the repsNo notable change
  • Heart-rate recovery between repsNo notable change
  • Compared with your similar runsNot enough data

Only two earlier track sessions look like this one, so the comparison with your history waits for a few more.

TueJul 7

Easy run

10.0 km · usual route

Checks on this run

  • Heart rate at the same paceNo notable change
  • Ground contact at the same paceNo notable change
  • Compared with your similar runsNo notable change

Every finding leads with the change in plain English, then the number and the window behind it. When Plover can’t compare fairly, it says so. It doesn’t invent a baseline.

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