You need more than one-off snapshots of your fitness levels to assess your progress properly. Races and time trials are reasonable guides to how things are developing, but they vary too much to be really useful. Races also rely on maximal effort, which is greatly influenced by th...
running levels, and if you're not used to cycling, keep your heart rate even lower. As you get more bike miles under your belt, you'll see your maximal and training heart rate values rise because of your improved ability to supply more blood
is actually necessary to improve your performance. And unfortunately, elite and amateur competitors alike often believe that to get better, they have to train more and harder.The answer? The correct use of a heart rate monitor (or HRM for short) in your
acclimatise, you'll be able to run faster in your heart rate zones, but it would take several weeks to approach your normal levels.In reality, when training at altitude you'll be using your monitor as a means of damage limitation, rather than trying to improve
If you want to run faster on race day, there comes a point where you have to run faster in training. Long, steady runs are fine for improving your base endurance and threshold runs are great for boosting your aerobic efficiency, but to cap
or races, and you can also see how youre improving over time. Depending on the package, other charts and graphs can show you how much time youve spent in each training zone (the computer can guess the zones from your age, or you can enter them yourself
