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Hadd's Approach To Distance Running

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Brunski Jun 2017 2:55pm, 10 Jun 2017 321 posts	Quote Pin Brunski That's a fair shout SPR, not sure if me putting in a daft high max HR affected it too, as it seemed accurate to a point but when I got up to 150+ bpm (I now know my max to be around 165), it went ape and jumped up really suddenly. I might tinker with the max I put in, wear both and compare readings one day. Maybe it was trying to be clever, knowing my HR wasn't marching the paces I was running at going by my max? Anyway more than happy with my Garmin 😀
SPR Jun 2017 3:25pm, 10 Jun 2017 24,260 posts	Quote Pin SPR Brunski, the max you enter won't have any effect on how the HRM reads your HR, they are not related.
face Jun 2017 4:27pm, 10 Jun 2017 2 posts	Quote Pin face Thanks for the responses guys! Did some research/reading (particularly on the dcrainmaker site) and came across the Polar M400 with chest strap heart monitor. amazon.co.uk It seems to have generally favourable reviews. I only really want it to tell me by HR and m/m pace. I'm not a massive stats geek :D
Huntsman Jun 2017 5:20pm, 10 Jun 2017 5,462 posts	Quote Pin Huntsman Not a Garmin 😳
Brunski Jun 2017 5:58pm, 10 Jun 2017 322 posts	Quote Pin Brunski Wouldn't expect it to make a difference but worth a try before it gets any deeper down in the draw of my dining room that is now my running apparel graveyard 😀 Don't particularly like racing with a strap on.....that is racing whilst wearing a HRM strap btw 😂
SPR Jun 2017 6:14pm, 10 Jun 2017 24,261 posts	Quote Pin SPR "Wouldn't expect it to make a difference but worth a try" It really isn't.
stuart little Jun 2017 6:44am, 11 Jun 2017 1,311 posts	Quote Pin stuart little Face: the polar will be a good heart rate monitor (they've been making them for years), no idea on the gps bit of it though (I suspect it'll be good, but have no data to back it up) Brunski: the Scosche hr straps are good for racing (and any other non interval work)
Brunski Jun 2017 1:39pm, 11 Jun 2017 326 posts	Quote Pin Brunski Those scosche bands look decent thanks Stuart, bit pricey for what they are mind...Maybe one for the birthday list 👍
Hills of Death (HOD) Jun 2017 10:45am, 12 Jun 2017 33,467 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) I have a 920xt for training but use 225 for races
Teknik Jul 2017 12:01am, 4 Jul 2017 1,374 posts	Quote Pin Teknik Bump