Is there a protocol for this (or even some rules)? I ran the Jubilee 10k using a heart rate monitor to stay in a set zone of effort.
Does this mean I cheated? With a PB of 51m I'm not likely to face a challenge but I just wondered what others think. Should racing be unassisted by electronics?
Simon.
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Also, on the basis of electronic as cheating, almost every professional marathon runner in the past ten years has 'cheated'. Think about the scene as the elite line up at the start, hands on digital stopwatches! An electronic pacing aid if ever I saw one.
So to conclude, you certainly didn't cheat! You should be duly proud of your achievement, hrm or no, expecially on such a congested course! I took longer than 51min on the Jubilee 10k, & I normally run 10k's quite a bit quicker than that so such a time is no mean feat!
KK
Rule 21(2)(c) The following is NOT interpreted as assistance: The use of HRM in races in excess of 10,000m
So - races of 10km and under should not be using your HRM.
These rules apply anywhere where it says 'run under UKA/BAF rules'.
Rules is rules!!
What I want to know is how you ran THAT marathon time with only one leg?