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Oct 2007
10:49am, 30 Oct 2007
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eL Bee!
Oooh - look - people to meet at FLM :)

That'll be easy - it's not a big race ;)
Oct 2007
10:51am, 30 Oct 2007
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hellen
you'll easliy beable to see us elbee on that bit where the course doubles back and the faster /slower runners can wave at each other
Oct 2007
10:52am, 30 Oct 2007
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eL Bee!
ROFL Helen - I wish!!!!

Although I did see the leaders on that stretch of the Highway in 2006 - it was AWESOME!
Oct 2007
11:09am, 30 Oct 2007
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Jaffers
Dio - the answer to your quest, I think, lies in Hadd's theory. I can't access the link from work, but do a search on Hadd and letsrun.com. There is a lot to digest but it's all good stuff. The key thing I remember is the following analogy: Your energy system is like a tube of toothpaste, where you hr increases as you move along the tube. If you start squeezing the tube from the middle ie training at too high an hr, you'll never get the toothpaste out at the end of the tube ie you won't get the benefit from training your heart to work at low levels.

I probably haven't explained it too well but it made sense to me at the time. There is also an explanantion of why some people find it easier to run faster than to run slower - which sounds like the holy grail you're after.

Have a look at let me know what you think.
Oct 2007
11:35am, 30 Oct 2007
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Diogenes
Jaffers, just had a quick look. Appears to be some good stuff there that I need to read more closely to fully assimilate.
Oct 2007
11:47am, 30 Oct 2007
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Jaffers
There is almost too much, but it's worth wading through. I found the technical stuff really good, but it took the odd re-read just to get my head round it. But it was well worth it. Happy reading!
Oct 2007
8:46pm, 30 Oct 2007
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Hi all,

I am on week 2 of my HRM training, and have some numbers for you to crunch to help ensure that I am not deluding myself, not being a mathematician an all that.

Last Tuesday I did my first <70% run and recorded the following averages;
67% WHR, 5.06 miles, 12:20 pace

Today I started my second week and recorded the following averages;
67% WHR, 5.64 miles, 11:48 pace

To me, it looks like I have improved my pace by 32 seconds in the first week, or will the small increase in mileage negate some of this?

To give you the bigger picture, below are the stats for all my <70% runs over the last week, which shows a steady pace improvement, some of which could be due to a slight increase in average WHR.

Tuesday; 67% WHR, 5.06 miles, 12:20 pace
Friday; 66% WHR, 6.21 miles, 12:11 pace
Sunday; 68%, 9.14 miles, 12:02 pace
Tuesday; 67% WHR, 5.64 miles, 11:48 pace

Am I going mad or should I be giving myself a big pat on the back ;-)

Regards,
Jason
Oct 2007
8:48pm, 30 Oct 2007
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eL Bee!
Oh dear
eoshero - leave a double space after < or > or everything gets stripped out of the post
(It thinks you are writing HTML code)
Oct 2007
8:52pm, 30 Oct 2007
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Thanks, I shall give it another go.
Oct 2007
8:59pm, 30 Oct 2007
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Hi all,

I am on week 2 of my HRM training, and have some numbers for you to crunch to help ensure that I am not deluding myself, not being a mathematician an all that.

Last Tuesday I did my first < 70% run and have compared this to today’s run, which (to me) shows a 32 second improvement in pace.
Could some of this be negated due to the increased mileage and/or small increase in WHR? Or should I really be giving myself a big pat on the back?

Below are the stats for my easy runs (whilst HRM training) to date.
Tuesday: 67% WHR, 5.06 miles, 12:20 pace
Friday: 66% WHR, 6.21 miles, 12:11 pace
Sunday: 68% WHR, 9.14 miles, 12:02 pace
Today: 67% WHR, 5.64 miles, 11:48 pace

Regards,
Jason

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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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