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Would like to understand why so many put on a lot of emphasize on their HR? Or buying the right HR gadget? Or marketing their max. HR?
For example, what does the max. HR say and how do you exploit that information? To me this is insignificant information, it is 190. So what? It does not say anything about my running.
Some measure their rest HR in the morning in order to determine if they are ill. However, in most cases you know that already without a HRM! My resting HR is approx. 45. So what?
In terms of pacing, this can't be too difficult. Let's assume you can run in four different paces. Jogging (very easy), steady run (you can still talk), tempo run (need to concentrate) and race pace (working it max). Do you really need a HRM for that?
Sometimes it is useful how many calories you have burnt off, but instead you can check yourself on a scale after your run.
There are a lot of more important factors than the HR. For example, your lung capacity, the VO2Max or your weight, which drive your running from.
This all leads to the question, why bother about HR?
For example, what does the max. HR say and how do you exploit that information? To me this is insignificant information, it is 190. So what? It does not say anything about my running.
Some measure their rest HR in the morning in order to determine if they are ill. However, in most cases you know that already without a HRM! My resting HR is approx. 45. So what?
In terms of pacing, this can't be too difficult. Let's assume you can run in four different paces. Jogging (very easy), steady run (you can still talk), tempo run (need to concentrate) and race pace (working it max). Do you really need a HRM for that?
Sometimes it is useful how many calories you have burnt off, but instead you can check yourself on a scale after your run.
There are a lot of more important factors than the HR. For example, your lung capacity, the VO2Max or your weight, which drive your running from.
This all leads to the question, why bother about HR?
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I monitor my RHR - to watch for signs of overtraining (not ill)
I aim to race a 10k at a beat or 2 below mt LT to get the most out of the run
I use it to keep my HR down during an easy (or recovery)run (must people go to hard durining these
I do my cycling intervals at set HRs
its like saying Why are yo so obsessed by pace - if you ran at a maximun effort for a distance you know you could not have gon faster - but if you run at 7minn miles how do you know at that one race you were not capable of more
Some people like Pace/miles others like effort/duration
If, at our club, we go out for a group run and do say 7 miles at 7min miles - this meens nothing : for some this may be an allout 90%MHR effort - for the club elites it may have been a slow run achived at 75% - Those who worked at the highr HR will have used up mor kcals than the 75% bunch at the same pace over the same distance - this info is important when planning/optimising an athletes diet
For example, running 1/2 marathon @ 6 min/mile, which converts to xxx bps. This approach sounds to me a bit static.
If I would simply run according to my HR, I would possibly loose half a minute for the last mile or would simply run far slower.
Bringing HR and race strategy together seems to me a conundrum.
Also with the distance, glycogen depletion and dehydration sets in, which could have a negative effect on the HR. Eventually, you would already slow down if there is just 2 miles to go.
I only race by HR in special occations (like the above example OR if i want to analyse my race afterwards) but have ran all my 10k pbs when runing by HR
As a nutritionist i would hope to get that aspect of my race right
A lot of sport is theory. That doesn't make it irrelevant.
A lot of long races are won in your mind (if that makes sence)
But then in support of URR, I am now accustomed to the effort (rather than the pace) associated with recovery/long runs and so choose not to use the HRM most of the time.
I suspect that were I to train myself harder I would need to resort to the HRM again to ensure I wasn't overdoing it, that being the best way to get close to my body's limits without exceeding them. This seems to be what Will uses it for?
I love stats too! I've just got myself a timex sdm - am loving it.
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Yes it's a gadget and I can pretty much tell what sort of pace I'm running without it, but when doing slow runs it helps to keep me 'in check'.
I know a few runners and they are very into HR, stats, carbodrinks etc. They possibly have perfect HR but haven't improved at all as a runner (bad posture, stride, chaotic breath, shaky arm movement etc.). Too me those kind of runners appear a bit lost in all the data and forgot what running is all about.