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Gobi
Gobi
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11:58am, 28 Sep 2011
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I'm good at easy :¬)
Meglet
Meglet
Sep 2011
1:35pm, 28 Sep 2011
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I did my max when relatively unfit but still got higher on a parkrun which had a hill near the end :)
Nikaim
Nikaim
Sep 2011
7:04pm, 28 Sep 2011
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Actually my Max HR last night was around 5 less than I expected so perhaps the plus 5 thing is true.
Jon_t
Jon_t
Sep 2011
8:11pm, 29 Sep 2011
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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?
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
Sep 2011
8:18pm, 29 Sep 2011
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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 ?
daviec
daviec
Sep 2011
8:24pm, 29 Sep 2011
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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.
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
Sep 2011
8:55pm, 29 Sep 2011
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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
GlennR
GlennR
Sep 2011
9:36am, 30 Sep 2011
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Bazoaxe, no such thing as undercooked for the easy sessions. You'll want to go at a reasonable lick for the harder ones though.
Gobi
Gobi
Sep 2011
10:12am, 30 Sep 2011
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So does anyone in here use the beats per mile stat?
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
Sep 2011
10:16am, 30 Sep 2011
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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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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.

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"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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