17-01-2010, 10:21 AM
Hi there pabstars
maybe going sub 42 minutes would be more realistic and if you grab sub 41 minutes then all the better
the VDOT principle would have been ideal for understanding pace and training without the use of heart rate monitors and certainly during my years of coaching in SA not many athletes could afford to use them back then
things have changed .. for the online coaching the use of heart rate monitors certainly makes it easier for me to prescribe the easy runs or paced runs
what I also like is that the HR monitor provides specific feedback to make online coaching easier and more accurate
the main thing that an experienced runner does learn is pace judgement, something a 'newbie' definitely struggles with
Onwards and forwards and enjoy
TheEd
ps... by the way, where is your favourite track?
maybe going sub 42 minutes would be more realistic and if you grab sub 41 minutes then all the better
the VDOT principle would have been ideal for understanding pace and training without the use of heart rate monitors and certainly during my years of coaching in SA not many athletes could afford to use them back then
things have changed .. for the online coaching the use of heart rate monitors certainly makes it easier for me to prescribe the easy runs or paced runs
what I also like is that the HR monitor provides specific feedback to make online coaching easier and more accurate
the main thing that an experienced runner does learn is pace judgement, something a 'newbie' definitely struggles with
Onwards and forwards and enjoy
TheEd
ps... by the way, where is your favourite track?