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Our Best Practical Heart Rate Sessions
By Dagny Scott Barrios on 05/06/2002 10:01:45
Heart rate training is great in theory - here's a beginner-friendly guide to turning it into reality
Dr George Parrott. "Heart rate monitors, however, are far more precise."So, no matter what type of runner you are – beginner, intermediate or advanced – a heart rate monitor will help you train more effectively.Tips for BeginnersNovice runners
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Heart Rate 101
By Garth Fox on 02/11/2011 10:58:34
Sports scientist Garth Fox explains the whats, whys and hows of heart rate training
It's a twee Valentine's card marketing slogan, but the saying 'Listen to your heart' is also useful advice for runners. Here are some Q&As explaining why.What does my heart rate tell me?With each beat, the heart pumps blood-borne oxygen molecules
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Q+A: I've been running a year - I can't speed up!
By Rob Spedding on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
trying. So my first step would be to add a shorter run to your weekly programme. You could replace one of your hour-long sessions with one of 20 minutes, or better still add it to your schedule as an extra run. If you have a heart-rate monitor use that
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Best of the forum: Beginners
By Runner's World on 25/09/2003 18:46:04
Highlights and frequently asked questions from our Beginners forum
- what's that??MORE RACING LINKS IN OUR FULL 'BEST OF THE TRAINING FORUM' INDEX SHOES AND KIT FOR BEGINNERSBad weather - what rain gear?Gear - what gear?Gear - winter clothing (not too hot, not too, cold…)General - running shoes or a heart rate monitor
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The View From The Top
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 14:04:54
Sometimes it's a real uphill struggle to recognise that we're not reaching our potential
but to continue to the top. And that you’d know for sure when you reached it.Not being the best hill runner in the world, I thought I’d use some strategy. I opted for a combination of heart-rate monitoring and run/walk intervals. My thinking (and I use the term
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Are You A Real Runner?
By Beth Eck, Alisa Bauman and Mark Remy on 04/05/2002 12:52:05
The tongue-in-cheek test
to your wrist to check your heart rate - then go back and do it again.9. You can’t remember your mother’s birthday, but you can rattle off your last five 10K times, including the seconds - and you know they’re faster than hers.10. When you read this list
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Triathlon Glossary
By on 10/07/2008 10:58:07
Learn how to talk tri with our beginner's guide to the most commonly used lingo in the world of triathlon
minute) A measure of heart rate.Brick Training session combining two disciplines (e.g. cycling and running) used to simulate race experience and help your body adapt to switching sports quickly. BTF (British Triathlon Federation) The national
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The 15 Beginner Essentials
By Joe Henderson on 12/11/2004 15:47:59
No waffle - just the 15 key things all new runners need to know
, so they push too hard. As a result, they get overly fatigued and discouraged, or even injured. Here are some more guidelines. A comfortable pace is one to two minutes per mile slower than your trial mile time. Or you can use a heart-rate monitor
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How To Run At Your Ideal Paces
By Amby Burfoot on 01/11/2002 15:55:38
Running fast too slowly and running slowly too fast - it's easy for runners to misjudge their training pace. But with the right guidance, everyone can train more effectively
as a VO2max run. In most situations you shouldn’t train at VO2max pace during a week in which you race.Heart rate If you’re not using a measured course, you can use your heart rate to determine when you’re running at the correct pace. First, calculate
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Reader to Reader: Moving on from run/walk
By Jane Hoskyn on 14/05/2007 14:26:49
Just how does a beginner break through from run/walk to run/run? Here's what you thought
frequently gone away and I can continue. – LauraFTune into your heartThe thing that worked for me was putting on a heart rate monitor for the first time. Straight away it told me I was putting too much effort into my long runs. There were times when I
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