15-04-2013, 12:33 PM
Thanks for that advice, I`ll be sure to do that if I use the treadmill anymore in the program.
Saturday I went on with my long run, as follows (finally got my new Garmin up and ready to go):
Km Pace HR(av.)
1 5.16 158
2 5.33 160
3 5.15 148
4 5.23 148
5 5.32 157
6 5.09 155
7 5.26 158
8 5.06 162
9 5.06 156
10 5.13 155
11 5.13 159
12 5.15 154
13 5.25 155
14 4.39 156
15 4.41 158
16 4.44 164
17 4.42 164
18 5.05 160
In front of the run I was unsure about what pace and HR to go for, as I`m quite new to the HR measuring universe, but think I managed to stay on a reasonable level? I repeatedly did the "talk test" (hopefully when nobody could hear me), trying to adhere to that principle of threshold.
However, I am a bit puzzled about what method / scheme to use when continuing my HR measuring. I`ve bought a book by Sally Edvards, Carl Foster and Roy M. Wallack, and see that they recommend organizing the training around the concept of "threshold" HR (in stead of max HR). Their "easy" version of defining ones threshold is the talk test that I mentioned above. For me it is a bit confusing what excactly the talk test means by "being able to talk easily". I feel uncertain about my own understanding of this test... (as I asked you in relation to the training plan as well: How easy is easy? What does it mean to talk "easily"... and so on).
That said, I think I was able to locate my threshold somewhere between 160-170. Above 175 I would definately not feel it very pleasant to continue talking, but I was able to talk sometimes also around 170. So after the run I was uncertain if I should have layed on a higher average HR (like 165).
Any comment/ advice on this topic would be of great use for me as I stumble into the world of HR measuring.
Today I have the "10 K easy - relaxed" scheduled. Do you think I should run this in approximately the same pace/HR as the long run?
:mmm:
Thanks in advance!
Saturday I went on with my long run, as follows (finally got my new Garmin up and ready to go):
Km Pace HR(av.)
1 5.16 158
2 5.33 160
3 5.15 148
4 5.23 148
5 5.32 157
6 5.09 155
7 5.26 158
8 5.06 162
9 5.06 156
10 5.13 155
11 5.13 159
12 5.15 154
13 5.25 155
14 4.39 156
15 4.41 158
16 4.44 164
17 4.42 164
18 5.05 160
In front of the run I was unsure about what pace and HR to go for, as I`m quite new to the HR measuring universe, but think I managed to stay on a reasonable level? I repeatedly did the "talk test" (hopefully when nobody could hear me), trying to adhere to that principle of threshold.
However, I am a bit puzzled about what method / scheme to use when continuing my HR measuring. I`ve bought a book by Sally Edvards, Carl Foster and Roy M. Wallack, and see that they recommend organizing the training around the concept of "threshold" HR (in stead of max HR). Their "easy" version of defining ones threshold is the talk test that I mentioned above. For me it is a bit confusing what excactly the talk test means by "being able to talk easily". I feel uncertain about my own understanding of this test... (as I asked you in relation to the training plan as well: How easy is easy? What does it mean to talk "easily"... and so on).
That said, I think I was able to locate my threshold somewhere between 160-170. Above 175 I would definately not feel it very pleasant to continue talking, but I was able to talk sometimes also around 170. So after the run I was uncertain if I should have layed on a higher average HR (like 165).
Any comment/ advice on this topic would be of great use for me as I stumble into the world of HR measuring.
Today I have the "10 K easy - relaxed" scheduled. Do you think I should run this in approximately the same pace/HR as the long run?
:mmm:
Thanks in advance!