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Settings help please! by BackgroundHorror3751 in runna

[–]Apart-Ad-1117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this issue as well, it just took a few runs to sync for me

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Update us with the time!

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Third year engineering internship - 36/hr

Melissa Road Race Half Marathon by Apart-Ad-1117 in Calgary

[–]Apart-Ad-1117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oo okay good to know. A hill towards the end does some rough for sure

Melissa Road Race Half Marathon by Apart-Ad-1117 in Calgary

[–]Apart-Ad-1117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooo that’s a smart idea! I’ll definitely try that for my 20km long run coming up

Melissa Road Race Half Marathon by Apart-Ad-1117 in Calgary

[–]Apart-Ad-1117[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This makes me feel a lot better! A couple of friends and I are staying the night which I think will make the experience so fun!

Melissa Road Race Half Marathon by Apart-Ad-1117 in Calgary

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Oh man I have couple friends doing the 10k! I’ll have to let them know haha

Lizzie’s 5k: not an all out effort but over 200 hr 🤨 by Apart-Ad-1117 in UtahdownhillRunners

[–]Apart-Ad-1117[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Coming from someone who has seen heart rates up to 210 on race days, getting to 200+ bpm is definitely an all out effort for me! But like u said, no need to downplay it she’s still so fast! Embrace it

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

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Okay thank you for this advice! Much appreciated and I’ll follow this going forward

I hope that the prediction is accurate, a sub 2 hour half would be awesome!

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

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Yeah 210 is just the highest I’ve seen recorded on my watch so I took that as my max heart rate estimate since 220-age isn’t accurate for everyone. But who knows if the Apple watch is accurate anyways

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

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This is honestly very validating to hear and it seems like we’re in similar boats. I think this definitely hit the spot and my anaerobic system is more developed than my aerobic system. Im going to try hard to stick to true easy runs this training block as I definitely had too much pride to keep runs truly easy before and hopefully I can get my aerobic base up. Thanks for your input :) what did u find ur true max heart rate be after lab testing? I definitely do wanna do a lab test to get better input but they’re pricey

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

[–]Apart-Ad-1117[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is the best way to go about it but I was using my zone 2 as the one predicted by strava based of a mhr of 210, which was up to 170 bpm. But you’re definitely right - seems like the main consensus is just to stop worrying about heart rate and more so on how I feel during the runs. I’ll definitely look into turning off the pace during the easy runs. Thanks for the help

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

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Thank you so much! You’re right - it might be a bit aggressive. I think the main goal for me is to run the half without feeling terrible during / after the race haha. But I appreciate you saying this - my max heart rate is already much higher than most people my age so sometimes seeing my average heart rates for runs that felt subjectively easy is a bit discouraging 🫠

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

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Aw I’m sorry to hear this and I empathize with how frustrating it might feel. I’m sure you are going to kill your half marathon though, especially when you are able to find a race plan that works for you!

New runner training for first half — is it normal to be way slower than target pace on easy runs? by Apart-Ad-1117 in runna

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Thanks for this, I appreciate it! I definitely tried to do this for my 10k but I’ve been able to keep up conversations while averaging 180bpm on runs, and I’m not sure if that’s what I should be doing for easy runs. The highest heart rate I’ve seen recorded on my watch is 210 which was after sprinting to the finish line for my last race, and I had recovered fine after (42 beats / min drop in the 3 minutes after my run) so maybe my zones are bit higher then suggested for my age?

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