check out our training-pace calculator for a better indication of how these intensities translate in practice (calculated from a recent race time) or read our ultimate guide to heart-rate training for the most objective way of monitoring your progress
at 60 per cent. That's 140 (working heart rate) x 0.6 (60 per cent) = 84, added to your resting heart rate (60) = 144.) Sit down with the marathon schedules pace key and calculate your targets in one go, so you don't have to reach for the calculator
being over-confident?A Theres certainly a larger difference than you appear to acknowledge between 3:00, 3:10 and 3:30 marathon times, and if youre in any doubt about your capabilities, a compromise target of 3:15 might not be a bad idea. It would
your BPM You can pick up a heart-rate monitor for about £30 these days (such as the Polar FS1 for £29.50 from Argos) and keeping a close eye on your heart rate is a great way to ensure you're not pushing too hard. First you need to calculate your
react to the gels, bars and electrolytes you use when you are racing at a higher heart rate (race pace) than is usual when you're training. "Practise eating during training. Try to eat what and when you would during a race," recommends Taylor. It is also
as it takes you to run the repetition and walk the last 50 metres of the recovery before starting the next effort. If you're using a heart-rate monitor, don't start the next rep until your heart rate drops to 120 (men) or 130 (women).Check your progress
pacing strategies affect race results. They asked 11 experienced female runners to run 5K on a treadmill to determine their average for the distance. The runners were then asked to run 5K again, but tackling the first 1.63K at different speeds: once
maximum heart rate (MHR - calculate this at www.runnersworld.co.uk/heartrate) followed immediately by a 15-minute fartlek run at 65 to 85 per cent MHR. • A 20-minute fartlek cycle at 65 to 90 per cent MHR followed by a 10-minute fartlek run at 65 to 90 per
where you can even contemplate this sort of activity. Only speed up in the last mile (1-2km) for a 5K, two miles (3km) for a 10K, and three miles for a half-marathon. The 3 psAt its core, performing well in a race is founded on three basic
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