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May 2015
5:06pm, 18 May 2015
56,002 posts
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Gobi
indeed B indeed
On that note I am off to Zone 1 myself to death in the gym
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May 2015
5:07pm, 18 May 2015
19,870 posts
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eL Bee!
There are, of course a few statistical outliers for whom the figures don't work - but (sorry boys) they are almost exclusively women!!
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May 2015
5:08pm, 18 May 2015
19,871 posts
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eL Bee!
Enjoy the death-by-Z1, G 
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May 2015
5:55pm, 18 May 2015
8,539 posts
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Bazoaxe
Based on my experience, I am not sure I could get my easy runs much below 70% MHR which came from a 9 month long period of running to HR.
Can I ask then on a hypothetical male (i.e. me) who runs c60 mpw, runs those miles at an overall average of c 8:30mm and 70% max runs are c9mm....what should a typical weeks running look like to get down to 60% MHR runs and how long would it take
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May 2015
5:58pm, 18 May 2015
3 posts
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J2R
I'm new to this business of training by heart rate (also new to Fetch Everyone - hello!), so I'm discovering some interesting things. I did a fast Park Run on Saturday morning (fastest of year) and then 3 hours later went for what was intended to be a very easy pace 5 miler, planning to keep my heart rate down to 55-60% of my WHR. I was finding that running at my usual pace, my heart rate was maybe 6-7 bpm higher than I expected it to be, forcing me to slow down a little more to sustain the target heart rate.
I'm presuming that this is an after-effect of the Park Run from earlier, but I was surprised it was still affecting me 3 hours later. Do others get this too?
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May 2015
6:25pm, 18 May 2015
130 posts
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dibbers
J2R. You are correct. Your heart rate rises after a cup of tea!
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May 2015
6:26pm, 18 May 2015
131 posts
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dibbers
Gobi and El Bee. 100% agree
You can't bring your ego along when training to heart rate.
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May 2015
6:30pm, 18 May 2015
132 posts
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dibbers
If Jack Daniels is right about the benefits of easy running over 60% MHR are superfluous, I think it's worth sacrificing a bit to run at 70% -at least you can RUN with proper technique.
Most other 'experts' out there suggest 70 - 75% anyway.
60% is not a target for me
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May 2015
6:31pm, 18 May 2015
4 posts
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J2R
dibbers, sure, but it comes down again. Otherwise a whole pot could be lethal!
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May 2015
6:36pm, 18 May 2015
42 posts
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DebbieAB
Any exercise, illness, heat, humidity etc. will elevate heart rate J2R, and for some the extra stress placed on the body can remain for way more than 3 hours, that's why an elevated resting (morning) heart rate is a good indicator for over training.
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