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Hendo Jun 2009 10:38pm, 23 Jun 2009 24,707 posts	0 Hendo Give yourself 5% leeway welly
welly Jun 2009 10:40pm, 23 Jun 2009 3,933 posts	0 welly great thanks for that, it brings my rate back into an acceptable limit - was around 150 rather than the planned 142 so thats about 5% - bargain! (but my maths is rubbish so that might be wrong but I am happy )
DrDan Jun 2009 11:21am, 24 Jun 2009 131 posts	0 DrDan brotherjohn ... definitely not a problem with my HRM. I usually feel the initial onset of the tachycardia as a paplutation ... then I feel reasonably normal except that I get knackered and tun out of steam ... I have to slow down by 90-120s per mile as I just can't get enough oxygen to the muscles, as that heart rate is very inefficient. It usually lasts a few minutes if I stop ... this time I didn't and it just carried on until the finish line!
Dave A Jun 2009 12:33pm, 26 Jun 2009 12,422 posts	0 Dave A Hello, I'm new to using an HRM, or I will be when it gets delivered in a couple of days. I don't want to get too hung up on heart rate training, but a coupel of q's. 1) How do I find my maximum heart rate? 2) What % of that heart rate should I be training at for a) general/easy run b) recovery run) c)tempo/threshold run)
Ultracat Jun 2009 12:43pm, 26 Jun 2009 6,263 posts	0 Ultracat Dave I think the sick factor has been mentioned if you want to find your max. heart rate, basically run as fast as you can up a hill till you are wanting to throw up, this is after you have warmed up by running up and down the hill a few times.
welly Jun 2009 1:04pm, 26 Jun 2009 3,975 posts	0 welly or if you are a pussy like me you used the calculator things!
Jun 2009 1:26pm, 26 Jun 2009 20,629 posts	0 The calculator things are almost useless for most people. Dave, have a read here... http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=87 It tells you how to get started using the Parker method. The percentages are working heart rate rather than max. It is the Karvonen method of calcs which doesn't assume your resting is zero... completerunning.com Actually the last article will probably be more to the point and thus more useful to you...
welly Jun 2009 1:37pm, 26 Jun 2009 3,978 posts	0 welly Ian, that info (second link) was really useful. I think I may give it a go, have been wary before because I am not very fit and carrying too much weight at the moment but there is a hill on a fairly main road near me so if I use that and have a heart attack hopefully someone will notice. Seriously doubt I am fit enough to get a true maximum but will be interested to see how close the formula is for me
Fenland Runner Jun 2009 1:39pm, 26 Jun 2009 4,096 posts	0 Fenland Runner I should have worn a HRM on Wednesday during the 5k; due to the heat I must have got very close to my max.
Ultracat Jun 2009 1:57pm, 26 Jun 2009 6,266 posts	0 Ultracat thanks for the links Ian. At club speed session last night I tried to push and run as fast as i could on the last rep. but only got HR up to 152, I will try some hill reps probably on Monday and see if I can go higher, I am probably around 165 to 170 max.

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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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