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Jan 2007
10:48pm, 3 Jan 2007
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So does this mean that somehow I must still run with good form without realising it? I mean, I can slow down to ridiculously slow speeds if I want to and have done loads of slow runs for time on feet with nothing but positive effects...
Jan 2007
10:48pm, 3 Jan 2007
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I said that running TOO slowly can injure you - at least that is my experience - and only if you start running with poor form. Which is what happened to me in the past.

It's not the pace that is the problem - but the loss of form.
And it was in the context of trying to maintain a very low HR before you are fit enough to do that at faster than brisk walking pace
By definition - if you are not fit enough to run at that low HR - you are not going to be strong enough to maintain good form at a very slow pace either
KinkyS
KinkyS
Jan 2007
10:49pm, 3 Jan 2007
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KinkyS
Yes it does Ian.
Jan 2007
10:49pm, 3 Jan 2007
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You must run with good form

Excellent :D
Gobi
Gobi
Jan 2007
10:51pm, 3 Jan 2007
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Gobi
I look fantastic :¬)
Jan 2007
10:52pm, 3 Jan 2007
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Whereas *I* don't
;)
Jan 2007
10:52pm, 3 Jan 2007
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ahhh, I see! Thanks for clearing that up! :-)

Crikey! And I thought I was probably crap form wise... :-)

I'm doing something right and not realising it - that, I like! :-)
Jan 2007
10:53pm, 3 Jan 2007
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Of course Gobi is always fantastic :-)
KinkyS
KinkyS
Jan 2007
10:54pm, 3 Jan 2007
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KinkyS
My form isn't great - my elbows stick out to the sides too much and I rotate my shoulders and twist at the waist a bit. But at least I'm aware and trying to correct it...
Gobi
Gobi
Jan 2007
10:55pm, 3 Jan 2007
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Gobi
it is more what the legs and core are up to Katie

About This Thread

Maintained by Elderberry
Everything you need to know about training with a heart rate monitor. Remember the motto "I can maintain a fast pace over the race distance because I am an Endurance God". Mind the trap door....

Gobi lurks here, but for his advice you must first speak his name. Ask and you shall receive.

A quote:

"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach

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