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Jan 2007
2:09pm, 17 Jan 2007
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Cliffy,
I think the 70%maxWHR approach it is harder when you live in hillier areas - particulalrly when starting out on this training approach.
When I started the HRM approach, I did all my 70% training runs on a treadmill - pretty much as soon as I get out of our fron door, there are 1:5 hills in all directions!
I'd have to echo IanM's comment - and I'm sat at my desk thinking the same as BB!
B.B.
B.B.
Jan 2007
2:29pm, 17 Jan 2007
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B.B.
Nearly everything around me is flat. I WANT HILLS :-(

*Still bopping to Take That*
santababy
santababy
Jan 2007
2:34pm, 17 Jan 2007
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santababy
my heart is beating
Jan 2007
2:37pm, 17 Jan 2007
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You want hills BB, get yersel up to the lake District and do Hawkeshead with us :-)
B.B.
B.B.
Jan 2007
2:43pm, 17 Jan 2007
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B.B.
Ian - coming the weekend after my Boston London marathon double, I think it's not one for me!!

But mainly because I will be embarrassed about showing my face in public after FLM ;-)
Jan 2007
2:49pm, 17 Jan 2007
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I dunno BB, any exscuse, JUST cos you will have done a couple of marathons eh? :-)

I'm sure you will do brilliantly mate at both FLM and Boston :-)
B.B.
B.B.
Jan 2007
2:52pm, 17 Jan 2007
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B.B.
I don't give a sh*t how fast I do FLM in - I just wanna have fun :-)

I'm thinking 4.30 would be a nice pace
Lumsdoni
Lumsdoni
Jan 2007
2:54pm, 17 Jan 2007
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Lumsdoni
BB, I know you are clearly a LOT fitter than me but it's good to hear re: Tempo runs, I mentioned earlier about my intervals this morning, I was killing myself on the 400m reps and walking/jogging 200m recoveries and I never got above 170.

My resting HR I took yesterday morning was 49/50, and 205 - half age is 189. so 70% WHR is 147, and 85% is 168. I was maxing at 170 and averaging 158 this morning. There is no way I could have put in any more effort to get HR above 170 without my legs giving way.
B.B.
B.B.
Jan 2007
3:06pm, 17 Jan 2007
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B.B.
That's a good sign, Lums.

But this HR training is pointless without knowing your actual Max. Go out and figure it out (did mine on treadmill hill intervals), then you will know exactly what your levels are. My theoretical max was 192, but actual is 203. So if I had not done the test I would not be training anything like hard enough
B.B.
B.B.
Jan 2007
3:07pm, 17 Jan 2007
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B.B.
By the way, intervals, expecially short ones like 400s, should be done at 90%+, according to Parker ;-)

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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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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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