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rosehip Sep 2013 5:12pm, 7 Sep 2013 2,197 posts	0 rosehip amazon.co.uk this one Rev -
rosehip Sep 2013 5:15pm, 7 Sep 2013 2,198 posts	0 rosehip pressed submit without meaning to how about an achievable annual mileage target? I'm the same if I want to run more than 25 miles a week or 5 times a week most miles have to be slow ones or I'm sure I'll get hurt
Longwayround (LWR) Sep 2013 5:16pm, 7 Sep 2013 877 posts	0 Longwayround (LWR) I've not read the book but I'm guessing http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=87 will tell you the answers. Personally, I've found Sally Edwards' book "Be a Better Runner" to be a fine tome for the initially less athletic. MaxHR is irrelevant for most of us. LTHR is relevant and fairly simply calculated.
FR Sep 2013 6:22pm, 7 Sep 2013 16,737 posts	0 FR How do you work that put LWR?
FR Sep 2013 6:22pm, 7 Sep 2013 16,738 posts	0 FR Out. Not put
Canute Sep 2013 6:27pm, 7 Sep 2013 751 posts	0 Canute RevBarbara, I think there is one over-arching principle: it is crucial to avoid too much stress if you want to get the most out of training and avoid injury. For many people, HR is a useful guide to avoiding too much stress within one run. Nonetheless, in most instances, the really damaging stress is cumulative stress across a week or more. HR can also provide an indicator of cumulative stress but that is a complex and debateable issue, outside the scope of this thread. While a beginner also needs to be cautious about peak intensity during a single run, for someone like yourself, who has done a lot of gym work over several years and several months of running recently, running at your 5 K pace (a bit slower than 6 min/Km) is not likely to be dangerously stressful, once you have fully recovered from you injury. I do not think there is any harm in the occasional 5K race (or even the occasional 5x1Km interval session at 5K pace) if you find that motivates you. On the other hand, if you enjoy running slowly, building up the total weekly mileage at a slow pace over the next few months is likely to be more helpful towards your goal of running a marathon in the spring.
FR Sep 2013 6:48pm, 7 Sep 2013 16,739 posts	0 FR Definitely Canute. While I don't subscribe to the 'no pain no gain'. The body is remarkably adaptable so without some 'stress' and appropriate recovery, you'll never improve.
Moleshome Sep 2013 7:08pm, 7 Sep 2013 638 posts	0 Moleshome On the other hand, just to bring a different viewpoint, I found Sally Edwards to be unbelievably irritating. If I ever had to put up with her wittering on about her patented zone system in real life I would never get bored with slapping her.
FR Sep 2013 7:14pm, 7 Sep 2013 16,743 posts	0 FR And to go completely against the people who hate walking, I think for those targeting marathons, Galloway is a good read
Garfield Sep 2013 7:17pm, 7 Sep 2013 3,332 posts	0 Garfield I agree FR...helps the body to recover and increase distance without killing off the body. Also good for ultra marathons.

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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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