tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32027560.post7073153988344768524..comments2023-10-03T08:00:08.811-07:00Comments on Pat's Running Again: Nike PlusPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582990912598134354noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32027560.post-23245300245455477982006-11-17T20:08:00.000-08:002006-11-17T20:08:00.000-08:00Hi Pat- Happy birthday! I am jealous of your new t...Hi Pat- Happy birthday! I am jealous of your new toy - mine is the Garmin 301 and I do love it but I keep looking at the Nike Plus anyway. <br />My heart rate also is high when I run(180s or so), I simply try to ignore it since I can't seem to improve it - LOL. <br />Thanks for all your nice words - you are a very kind person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985763949093728970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32027560.post-77402308666946347312006-11-16T22:23:00.000-08:002006-11-16T22:23:00.000-08:00Pat .. congrats on your new toys. One thing I'd re...Pat .. congrats on your new toys. One thing I'd recommend is to figure out your max HR. The standard formula is only an average computed to enusre that 90% of the population has a max HR with 20 BPM of the number computed.<br /><br />I used the following work out to get to mine:<br /><br />1) Find a 600m hill with a grade of 5% or greater.<br />2) Sprint up hill for 600m and jog back down to the start<br />3) Repeat step 2 three times. When you get to the top on the third repeat you'll be totally gassed and most likely within 2 or 3 BPM of your max HR.<br /><br />Your max HR is genetically programed and you can't do anything about it. It will slow down as you get older (boo .. hiss) so you need to live with it.<br /><br />Next figure out your resting HR. This is your HR when you first wake up int the morning. BEFORE you get out of bed. It is your minimum HR. The HR required to keep your body functioning when it is not under any stress. The difference between HRmax and HRrest is your available range.<br /><br />Your general health will drive your restting HR down and improve your range. So although you can't do anything about your max HR, your range will improve as your general level of fitness improves.<br /><br />The only other advice I can give you at the moment is to NOT focus on your actual pace unless you are running a tempo run. You need to learn to run by feel. I was once a gadget freak and wore my Garmin and my HR monitor on every run. I only wear my Garmin for tempo runs or if I'm running on an unfamiliar course or in a new city. I only wear my HR monitor when I want to check out my fitness. The rest of the time (including the New Times 10K) I only wear a simple sports watch and compute overall average pace via my training log (<a href="http://www.runningahead.com/">Running Ahead</a>)<br /><br />Great run by the way and congrats again on your 5k finish.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350841837453498786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32027560.post-68818383276346239132006-11-16T17:33:00.000-08:002006-11-16T17:33:00.000-08:00Awesome birthday gifts!Awesome birthday gifts!MNFireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292110705865479925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32027560.post-15987728994244825472006-11-15T21:03:00.000-08:002006-11-15T21:03:00.000-08:00I love running gear!! Great presents! Thanks for...I love running gear!! Great presents! Thanks for the movie tip!J~Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414861007306587786noreply@blogger.com