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J2R
J2R
Nov 2020
9:19pm, 25 Nov 2020
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WW, I've got one of these and it works fine. Dirt cheap at the moment.

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larkim
larkim
Nov 2020
9:38pm, 25 Nov 2020
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I had one of those coospoo ones, it did work fine most of the time but upgraded to a wahoo tickr run and then the red Garmin. Each one worked a little better than the previous, but wouldn't change from the OH1+ now. So I guess the whole thing cost me £200 to get right! Given I only paid £99 for my watch that feels like I got the spending the wrong way round!
K5 Gus
K5 Gus
Nov 2020
9:44pm, 25 Nov 2020
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WW - dcrainmaker has just released his tech buying guide recommendations which includes a section on heart rate straps
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Windsor Wool
Windsor Wool
Nov 2020
9:58pm, 25 Nov 2020
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Thanks again chaps.

Gus - I hadn’t twigged what the dual in Garmin-dual really meant, being able to pair to 2 Bluetooth devices at once would be helpful when zwifting. Thanks!!
StuH
StuH
Nov 2020
10:11pm, 25 Nov 2020
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So would you rate the OH1+ higher than the "red" HRM-run? Despite the loss of running dynamics and proper HRV? Just bought my 4th HRM-run.
Brunski
Brunski
Nov 2020
11:10pm, 25 Nov 2020
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StuH I've hardly looked at the running dynamics through the garmin app, I think I checked my L/R contact time, my verticle oscillation, etc. once or twice but they were never measures I really looked at on a regular basis.

I get resting HR from my watch/OH1 and never really tracked HRV either. What the OH1 does is track HR Really well, I place mine just on the inside of my bicep (so the fleshy bit at the bottom of any muscle on the arm nearest my chest) and it picks up thd HR really well throughout the run (as long as you keep it charged - USB adaptor). I never minded running with a HR strap on oo-er (never tire of that joke) but I find the positioning of the OH1+ really comfortable and almost as though I'm not wearing an external device at all.

Recommend it and can see it being cheaper than replacing a HR strap when it gets a bit tired (every 18 months of so for me).
larkim
larkim
Nov 2020
7:31am, 26 Nov 2020
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My watch can't read the running dynamics stuff and I'm not bothered about HRV - I just want to know reliably what my HR is doing when I run in pure bpm terms, so I don't lose anything that I was using by moving away from the red garmin HRM, Stu.
Windsor Wool
Windsor Wool
Nov 2020
9:26am, 26 Nov 2020
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given it's Black Friday and Xmas soon I've put a HRM-Pro on my wish list. I'm not sure I'll be interested in the running dynamics stuff but at some point lark will get a new watch and he'll make me wish I had it if I didn't :-)

I'm going to buy one of those coospoo ones too though as I love the name (and because it's cheap and I can leave it dangling on my Zwift set-up for use there). Thanks J2R.

Now just got to get back in to watching HR on the runs again, or at least afterwards after years of being away from it. Maybe even a maxHR test at some point again (shudders).
Brunski
Brunski
Nov 2020
10:24am, 26 Nov 2020
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When I started out with HR training it felt awkward trying to keep most runs under a certain HR, I was purposefully trying to hold back and it really was a case of checking your ego at the door (as often stated in HR books), but when you're 5/6 weeks in and the pace goes from say 8:30min mile toward 8:10 or something for the same effort you know that's got to be a good thing.

I've now got my beats per mile down to under 900 on pretty much every run I do and even runs at recovery HR feels very much like running. I'd say 80-90% of my runs are pretty much entirely in zones 1 and 2 (using the karvonen method - so upto 60 and 70% HRR).

It's been a game changer for me, but definitely takes a bit of patience to get there. I'd say there's no better way to base build and this seems a perfect time for those who have been thinking about it for a while to give it a go.
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Nov 2020
10:27am, 26 Nov 2020
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I'm going to buy a CooSpoo one too :-)

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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....

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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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