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5k - the no-man's land between 20min and 25min...

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May 2008 11:53am, 8 May 2008 13,789 posts	Quote Pin Nice one Boingy
Lumsdoni May 2008 12:04pm, 8 May 2008 4,428 posts	Quote Pin Lumsdoni Gobi, when you say you set your training paces to your PB's how do you calculate them? Macmillan? The Devils Slide Rule? Tea Leaves?
Gobi May 2008 12:06pm, 8 May 2008 18,879 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Lums none of the above but I do use a calulator similar to MacMillan
Lumsdoni May 2008 12:09pm, 8 May 2008 4,429 posts	Quote Pin Lumsdoni Is it a secret?
GregP May 2008 12:13pm, 8 May 2008 810 posts	Quote Pin GregP Lower alarm set to 161, upper to 181. ~gulp~ If I don't like the pain when its been brought, can I send it back?
May 2008 12:15pm, 8 May 2008 13,793 posts	Quote Pin Embrace it Greg, pain is your friend Don't bother setting the upper alarm, it is irrelavent, just make sure you go over that 85% and stay well over for the duration.
GregP May 2008 12:18pm, 8 May 2008 812 posts	Quote Pin GregP 181 is my HR max. Be interested to see if I get an 'upper beep'.
Homer May 2008 12:18pm, 8 May 2008 5,343 posts	Quote Pin Homer Just checked and I averaged 89% for my last 5k....hurt a lot until I saw the clock at the end
Gobi May 2008 12:22pm, 8 May 2008 18,882 posts	Quote Pin Gobi 92% during my 10km on Monday Lums, NO
Lumsdoni May 2008 12:23pm, 8 May 2008 4,430 posts	Quote Pin Lumsdoni LOL, will you share it with us mortals? I find the Macmillan one a bit ambiguous in it's definitions.