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Heart Rate Training: Intervals
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:50:31
Interval training is proof that your heart rate monitor has some limitations. However, used in the right way, it can still keep you on the right track
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
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Heart Beat: Using A PC-Compatible HRM
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:47:31
An HRM with a computer interface and a software package can be an expensive option, but it can provide you with an incredible training log and shed valuable light on your heart rate data
suggest interval distances, times and recoveries. And if you cross-train, you can keep records and follow separate plans for different activities. You can also periodically use the software to perform automatic Conconi tests to reassess your thresholds
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Q+A: How can I stop getting breathless when I run?
By Alison McConnell on 09/09/2000 09:45:06
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q I seem to experience problems in breathing when I run. I often feel breathless after hard efforts. I’d welcome any advice on how to improve my breathing or about correct breathing techniques.A Above your lactate threshold (running uphill
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Best of the forum: Training
By Runner's World on 18/06/2003 10:24:21
Highlights and frequently asked questions from our Training forum
and paces?HillworkBeginners - Hill TrainingHow should I structure hill reps?Heart rateCalculating threshold heart rateHow should I calculate my maximum heart rate?Long runs and cardiac/heart-rate driftMy heart-rate zones seem wrong...My race heart rate
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One Dog And His Man
By Andy Blackford on 09/09/2003 10:50:33
Realising that your canine running partner is more famous than you can be something of a blow
inconvenience of popular adulation as the author of Finish Line.However, to be recognised as the owner of a bloody dog who isn’t even there is just plain humiliating.Annoyed and deflated, I limped over the threshold. Oscar was lying on his back in the hall
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RW's 60-Second Guides: Speedwork
By Runner's World on 24/10/2005 10:53:00
If 500 words is 400 too many, you need our 60-second guides. Shallow but helpful, with five articles to print and read...
faster. One runner with a whistle can help everyone turn together.Threshold sessions - sessions of just one or two longer reps - help you sustain faster paces for longer. Try a 10 minute jog, then 10 minutes at a steady, brisk pace, then 10 minutes jog
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RW Complete Guide to Heart Rate Training
By Rob Spedding on 23/08/2006 15:50:22
Learn to train with your heart rate, and it won't just be your pulse that races faster
are 30 years old and fit into the second category: 180 - 30 = 150, and 150 - 5 = 145. This is your maximum aerobic heart rate. Maffetone believes you should train at or below this level for at least three months before adding speedwork, threshold runs
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On The Double (Preview)
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 15:17:37
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well (non-subscriber preview)
are designed to build speed, endurance, and strength but they do more than improve your VO2 max and your lactate threshold. "The trick is maintaining good running action and form under the stress of increased fatigue," says George Gandy, director of athletics
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Dan (3:45)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 03:00:54
Follow the progress of Dan, our 3:45 hopeful, as he receives expert advice from mentor Nick Anderson
've learnt to be more flexible. On a good note, I'm seeing Threshold Tuesdays in a new light. It's re-assuring to know I'm not alone during a hard session - I now envisage runners all over the UK diving into their schedules, feeling the pain, using
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Fast tweaks: Four ways to shake up your schedule
By Dave Kuehls & Ruth Emmett on 21/08/2009 08:28:10
Elites get stronger by mixing up proven training principles. Why shouldn't you?
and then decelerate for 20m. Lengthen repeats Elite tweak Coach Greg McMillan (mcmillanrunning.com) recommends repeats that total approximate goal race distance at goal race pace. This works your VO2 max and lactate threshold. If you're running a 10K, try three lots
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