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I think the concept of using a HR monitor for establishing and maintaining pace is solid. After all, your HR is not usually going to mislead you. The key issue, then, is what HR should you target with your opening 1/2 - 3/4? I tried the Oregon team prediction site for marathon HR - too fast for me. While I always wear a HRM in my training, I wore a HRM for the first time in a marathon at this past Chicago and learned that if I'm trained optimally, my target HR for the first 1/2 - 3/4 or the marathon should be 168 or less (about 5 BPM slower than my LT HR). Problem is, I was running in the 170-172 range for too much of the first 14 miles - the consequences are on my prior post.
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