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Sep 2011
11:58am, 28 Sep 2011
44,371 posts
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Gobi
I'm good at easy :¬)
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Sep 2011
1:35pm, 28 Sep 2011
8,246 posts
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Meglet
I did my max when relatively unfit but still got higher on a parkrun which had a hill near the end 
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Sep 2011
7:04pm, 28 Sep 2011
4,616 posts
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Nikaim
Actually my Max HR last night was around 5 less than I expected so perhaps the plus 5 thing is true.
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Sep 2011
8:11pm, 29 Sep 2011
960 posts
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Jon_t
Hi, new to HR training and found first run today very difficult due to the seeminly slow pace. Today was a 70% run and I have the same to do tomorrow, but the pace is frustrating. How long as an average runner will it take for the 70% to feel a little more normal?
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Sep 2011
8:18pm, 29 Sep 2011
3,428 posts
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Bazoaxe
what would the negative impact be of training to the wrong HR zones ?
say we havent found our true max, and run to hr bands of what we think is max.....as long as we underestimate, is the training still effective, or are we undercooked ?
I am still going on my estimated max, need my injury to heal 100% before I do an all out max test, so I am working to an assumed max. If I was say 5bpm out, does that mean I could be training a few BPMs higher and benefit ?
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Sep 2011
8:24pm, 29 Sep 2011
1,836 posts
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daviec
6 to 8 weeks I found. But having had a quick glance at your training I reckon you were doing most of it too fast anyway. Don't expect to be running sub 8 minute miles for general runs any time soon.
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Sep 2011
8:55pm, 29 Sep 2011
3,430 posts
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Bazoaxe
Jon t - its probably taken me 6 weeks to master running at 70% max hr (estimated !) although in that time I have seen the pace improve a bit as the HR drops....
6 weeks in and my avge pace for this month is probbaly slower than ANY run in the previous 3 years !!!
That said, I am starting after an extended injury period, so it may have been easier if I had started thks approach from a better base position
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Sep 2011
9:36am, 30 Sep 2011
3,238 posts
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GlennR
Bazoaxe, no such thing as undercooked for the easy sessions. You'll want to go at a reasonable lick for the harder ones though.
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Sep 2011
10:12am, 30 Sep 2011
44,399 posts
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Gobi
So does anyone in here use the beats per mile stat?
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Sep 2011
10:16am, 30 Sep 2011
3,434 posts
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Bazoaxe
Gobi I look at it with interest without really knowing if it's useful. I do tendto notice that as my fitness improved the bpm drops
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