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Monday, September 26, 2005
Some easy training
Inspired by reading about Anne Margrethe Hausken's easy training, I decided to go for a very easy jog on the trails tonight. I wore my heart rate monitor and made an effort to run extra-easy.
For 30 minutes my average h.r. was 124. If I take out the climb, I averaged about 119. I don't think I can go much easier without walking. I suppose if the temperature had been a bit cooler, I could have shaved a good 5 beats per minute (maybe more?). I bet that some practice at running really easy would also shave a few beats.
I also looked at Pasi Ikonen and Kim Fagerudd's training logs, to see if I could find some really easy runs where they recorded their h.r. data. I easily found some easy runs, but nothing with average h.r. as low as Hausken reported. I found an easy 34 minute run where Ikonen averaged 124. I found an easy hour run where Fagerudd averaged 123.
posted by Michael |
8:30 PM