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Can anyone offer some advice on judging half-marathon pacing by monitoring heart rate?
I'm running in the Fleet Half (20/03/05) as prep for FLM and for once have been pacing myself sensibly by using a heart-rate monitor. I'd like this to continue but would also like to score some PBs, mainly to build confidence.
What I'd like to know is what is the ideal/ accepted heart rate, either in terms of working heart rate or maximum heart rate, that is 'most efficient' for racing a half? eg is it 80% of WHR, 90% WHR, less, more...aaarrrgh!
ta
the bat (gutted about not making the Channel 4 top 100 cartoons list!)
I'm running in the Fleet Half (20/03/05) as prep for FLM and for once have been pacing myself sensibly by using a heart-rate monitor. I'd like this to continue but would also like to score some PBs, mainly to build confidence.
What I'd like to know is what is the ideal/ accepted heart rate, either in terms of working heart rate or maximum heart rate, that is 'most efficient' for racing a half? eg is it 80% of WHR, 90% WHR, less, more...aaarrrgh!
ta
the bat (gutted about not making the Channel 4 top 100 cartoons list!)
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With a HR max of 200 I ran a recent HM averaging 185-186.
However, I'm training for FLM and doing a 1/2 this Sunday and plan to be 80-85% the whole way round. 90% would be much too high for me for any significant time, but I can run consistently at 80-85% for quite a few miles.
Let it rise gradually into the right zone over the first mile to mile and a half.
That would bring home a PB if I can keep that up. My recent long run history is a lot better than when I set my current PB so I'm banking on being able to hang on through the pain.
BR; good advice on not setting off at that pace - something I have been guilty of in the past
the bat
Your pattern is spot on, first 5 were ok, and the last three were hell, not helped by the fact they were on undulating cliffs, and off road.
What hr should i try and hold for a marathon?
Sadly, that equates to just under 10 min miles in my case....