Lisa

I am now 2 weeks into the HR Training from the book you recommended and I must say I feel really good, had a hard session today and felt superb as I felt i could push it further than i would normally.  I still get frustrated with the slow recovery runs but hopefully they will get faster as the book says.  So thanks for the book recommendation

Lisa

I received the book you recommended the other day and I must say it has made things much clearer.  I look forward to reading the book and training properly.  Thansk for the recommendation

I found a way to work out my heart rate.  I run full pelt for 3 minutes, rest for 2 then full pelt again for 3 minutes, within this 8 minute run you can generally get your max HR and mine is 190 when i did it this way.  I do struggle to get my HR up to 90% initially as it means running very fast but the longer I go the slower my pace becomes and the more manageable it is.  Thanks for all your posts

Thanks Lisa

I will try the book.  I do follow my plan although I must admit the full up effort work I find a struggle and maybe I should push myself a bit more.  Thanks for the book recommend

Robert

Anyone out there use HR Training.  I started it 4 months ago and although I enjoy it, all my times have got slower and I struggle to run at my old pace.  It seems I have gone backwards and it has slowed me up.  SHould i keep going or should I go back to to my old routine.  I have a Garmin 405 and my training plans are on there from Runners World.  I have also worked out my Max and Min HR properly so I know that is correct.  ANy advise gratefully received