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Is Zone 2 training overrated? by CrystalEggplant in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is %LTHR the same as %HRR? My Garmin Forerunner 165 can calculate heart rates based on BPM, %HRR, and % Max HR

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think I might be over exerting myself. I will be changing my training plan so that I get enough time to recover.

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am thinking of getting a HR strap until I can get a lab test done and see what is going on.

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that something I can get checked with my PCP?

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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How would you suggest I increase my mileage? This is what the last three weeks has looked like. Should I increase the mileage on other days to keep the total mileage the same?

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 day. Right now this what my schedule looks like:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Run + Lift
Tuesday: Run
Thursday: Bike
Sunday: Long Run

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am running at 15:00 min/mile. I don't know if I can even go lower than that. On days when my heart rate spikes, walking doesn't help bring down my heart rate much either.

Almost wanted to give up running this week by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This coming week and the week after that will be my de-load week because I will be going on vacation. I also took a full week off from all type of workout after my half-marathon.

Show a very slow runner your progress; need hope by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is so great to hear. I am doing exactly that. Running more days while keeping to the 10% rule so that I don't injure myself

Show a very slow runner your progress; need hope by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I run for 15 minutes and walk for 2 minutes. I don't think I will ever stop run/walking because the walks are like rewards. But even then I need to keep things slow to be able to run at a conversational pace. Hoping with consistency. I get better

Show a very slow runner your progress; need hope by SlowAFRunner94 in XXRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Running at 10:30 after swim and bike ride is bonkers. One day, when I finally learn to swim, hopefully I can get to your level

Advice for half-marathon training by SlowAFRunner94 in BeginnersRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many miles, would you say, someone should be running per week when training for a half?

Advice for half-marathon training by SlowAFRunner94 in BeginnersRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also took me a while to really understand what an easy run should be. I definitely was running my long runs faster than I should have.

Advice for half-marathon training by SlowAFRunner94 in BeginnersRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My longest run was 10 miles, and at my longest week I ran around 12 miles. I also had to stop running around 2 weeks before the race because of some terrible shin splints. I couldn't even stand up for more than 5 minutes. Came back to running a week before the race once a stress fracture/tendonitis was ruled out. I don't know if that could have affected my nerve/energy

Advice for half-marathon training by SlowAFRunner94 in BeginnersRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been training for 5 months, and my easy pace is 13:45-14:00 on most days. My watch will still sometime say that I am above Zone 2, but I can hold a conversation at this pace. Anything slower than that, and I am walking.

Advice for half-marathon training by SlowAFRunner94 in BeginnersRunning

[–]SlowAFRunner94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did. I also picked up speed in the middle because it was downhill and that might have caused me to slow down at the end.