Question 1

Your training plan feels too easy or too hard – how can you adjust it?

Accepted Answer

||| The best training session is the one where you're in control during the first half, start wondering if you'll be able to hold on during the third quarter, and finally give it your all to finish with the feeling that you couldn’t have done much more!

Introduction

Effectively managing your sessions is crucial for proper analysis. This means adhering to the principle of Negative Split—running the second half of your session slightly faster than the first. Achieving this requires good pacing, as you'll be more fatigued in the latter half. If you've managed your session this way, analyzing it becomes straightforward.

Option 1 : You Just Managed to Hit the Target Times

It was really tough, but you didn’t slow down at the end of the session (or just slightly — when you're right on the edge, it's normal for the last reps to be a bit slower, but usually you hang in there mentally and don’t lose much).

That’s the perfect session! It shows that the session and target paces were spot on, and that you're on the right track to make progress. Don’t change a thing — the plan is 100% tailored to your profile!

|| Just a heads-up for the start of a new cycle. If your program introduces a new type of session and you're already at your limit, the intensity might still be too high. The beginning of each cycle is designed to ease you in gradually. The sessions aren’t supposed to be easy, but if you're already struggling to finish, it’s possible you overestimated your fitness level

Question 2

Muscle pre-fatigue

Accepted Answer

Who is the muscle pre-fatigue feature for?

This feature was designed for trail runners living in flat regions. Campus wanted to provide a solution, and coach Mathieu Blanchard has created a specific training plan to help you prepare properly—no matter your environment.

Muscle pre-fatigue is integrated into trail training plans (if you activate the option) for users who indicate they have either no hills nearby or only short hills under 2 minutes.

The option will appear in > hill settings if you select that there are no nearby hills or your hill is shorter than 2 minutes

What is the goal of muscle pre-fatigue?

The idea is to simulate the fatigue caused by elevation gain by adding strength exercises before hill intervals in your quality sessions.

How do I activate/deactivate the feature?

You can turn the feature off anytime in > hill settings.
Deactivating it won’t affect your predicted target time, only the progression score of a session. If the strength exercises are skipped, only 75% of the session's progression will be credited.

Which sessions are eligible?

All quality sessions in trail plans are affected, except:

Sessions in the recovery phase
Tapering sessions
Sessions with hill intervals shorter than 2 minutes (e.g., sprints)
Users with more than 2-minute hills in their settings

🔎 If you already have access to real hill terrain (longer than 2 minutes), you won’t see this feature—because the most effective

Question 3

How do I export my sessions to my watch?

Accepted Answer

If you have a Garmin, Coros, or Suunto watch, you can export your Campus sessions to these systems and import your completed session afterward. You can also retrieve your session from Strava.

Step 1: Connect Garmin, Strava, Coros, or Suunto to your Campus account
Go to: My Account > Settings > My Services > Select the service > Connect my account

⚠️ Make sure to connect your account before doing your first session, as only activities completed after the connection can be validated.

Step 2: Export your session
Under each session for the current week, you'll see a “Run” button. This button appears for the upcoming week starting the weekend before.

Note: It’s not possible to export all your sessions at once.

||| ☝️ Good to know: The test session is the only workout that cannot be exported to your watch because it requires you to run all-out, without any pace guidance. This session is used to determine your training paces, so you need to give it your all over 1500 meters.

Question 4

I think the easy pace given by Campus is too slow.

Accepted Answer

How to assess if your easy pace (endurance fondamentale) is right

Q: How do I export my sessions to my watch?

If you have a Garmin, Coros, or Suunto watch, you can export your Campus sessions to these systems and import your completed session afterward. You can also retrieve your session from Strava. Step 1: Connect Garmin, Strava, Coros, or Suunto to your Campus account Go to: My Account > Settings > My Services > Select the service > Connect my account ⚠️ Make sure to connect your account before doing your first session, as only activities completed after the connection can be validated. Step 2: Export your session Under each session for the current week, you'll see a “Run” button. This button appears for the upcoming week starting the weekend before. Note: It’s not possible to export all your sessions at once. ||| ☝️ Good to know: The test session is the only workout that cannot be exported to your watch because it requires you to run all-out, without any pace guidance. This session is used to determine your training paces, so you need to give it your all over 1500 meters.

There are several factors to consider when evaluating whether your easy pace is appropriate:

The pace is calculated based on your reference time — is the time you entered in your settings recent enough and was it achieved at full effort?
This pace is given as a guideline; what matters most is the consistency with your other training paces (VO2 max pace, threshold pace, etc.).
When focusing on how you feel, are you able to talk while running or breathe through your nose without any strain in your legs? It should feel really easy.
Do you have a heart rate monitor or chest strap with your zones properly set? If you’re using a reliable heart rate sensor (like a chest strap), your heart rate should stay under 75% of your max heart rate, or 70% of your heart rate reserve.

| Keep in mind: it's better to run too slow than too fast — the benefits of running slower are still present, while running too fast can be counterproductive.

Question 5

How do I cancel my subscription via the web, iOS, or Android?

Accepted Answer

Want to cancel your subscription from the web?

If you originally subscribed via the web, you’ll also need to cancel through the web. To do so, log in to your Campus account:

Go to My Account > My Subscription
Click Cancel My Subscription

Want to cancel your subscription from iOS?

If you’d like to leave us and you subscribed via the mobile app on an Apple device, here’s how:

Open your Settings app
Tap your name to access your Apple account
Tap the "Subscriptions" section
Tap on the Campus.Coach subscription
Tap "Cancel Subscription"

The cancellation will take effect at the end of your current billing period (monthly or annual). You can also find more info here: Apple Support

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Want to cancel your subscription from Google Play?

If you’d like to leave us and subscribed via the mobile app on an Android device, here’s how:

Open the Google Play Store
Tap your profile icon and make sure you're signed in with the same Google account used on Campus
Tap "Payments & Subscriptions"
Tap the Campus.Coach subscription
Tap "Cancel Subscription"
Confirm and follow the final steps

Your subscription will remain active until the end of the current billing cycle (monthly or annual). More info available here: Google Play Support

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Question 6

Why does the amount of elevation gain in my trail training feel so low?

Accepted Answer

Elevation gain should be trained in the specified amount during your long runs

The quantity is based on your target race, its elevation gain per kilometer ratio, and your estimated race time.
For some races, you might feel like you're doing “too little” elevation gain in your weekly training compared to the total elevation of your race. But keep in mind that when the race’s elevation gain is broken down into an hourly target, the amount you’re assigned is appropriate. It’s not about the absolute value of elevation gain, but rather about specificity and the relative value of that elevation gain.

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