L2b training - tips and discussion thread

[d000hg]

You can get an acceptable exercise bike for £100 or less, even ones that fold up and store in a cupboard. I was thinking of getting one when I was pre-planning a gig in London...

[Alias]

Dorney Lake is a good ride about...if you want to build up endurance...

[mudskipper]

That's en route this Sunday for me and vetran

[oracleslave]

One would hope the BHF would supply their own.

I've been worried about my ticker for the last 6 months after getting refused a life insurance policy. Have now had a battery of tests including cat scans, ECG's etc. Conclusion is I have Sinus bradycardia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and a resting heart rate of between 22 and 39 BPM.

You'd think I'd be able to run a little faster for longer but alas...

[mudskipper]

I've been worried about my ticker for the last 6 months after getting refused a life insurance policy. Have now had a battery of tests including cat scans, ECG's etc. Conclusion is I have Sinus bradycardia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and a resting heart rate of between 22 and 39 BPM.

You'd think I'd be able to run a little faster for longer but alas...

Blimey, that's slow. Mine's about 55 which I think is related to my thyroid - it's gone up from about 50 since I started the meds. But it gets to 195+ when I'm running (and averages around 185 on a run) - doc doesn't seem concerned so I'm not going to worry too much either. But I do seem unable to improve my 5K time to < 30 mins no matter how much I train (I managed 29:47 once, but haven't got near it since). Difficult to run faster when it's already at the max.

[suityou01]

Blimey, that's slow. Mine's about 55 which I think is related to my thyroid - it's gone up from about 50 since I started the meds. But it gets to 195+ when I'm running (and averages around 185 on a run) - doc doesn't seem concerned so I'm not going to worry too much either. But I do seem unable to improve my 5K time to < 30 mins no matter how much I train (I managed 29:47 once, but haven't got near it since). Difficult to run faster when it's already at the max.

Sounds high. I thought MHR was 220-age?

So should be 160 ish I would have though?

[oracleslave]

Blimey, that's slow. Mine's about 55 which I think is related to my thyroid - it's gone up from about 50 since I started the meds. But it gets to 195+ when I'm running (and averages around 185 on a run) - doc doesn't seem concerned so I'm not going to worry too much either. But I do seem unable to improve my 5K time to < 30 mins no matter how much I train (I managed 29:47 once, but haven't got near it since). Difficult to run faster when it's already at the max.

Have you tried fartleks and repetition sessions? I found I was doing way too many "junk miles" just plodding along at a comfortable pace which is fine for building a base but no good for running fast. Adding in fartleks and repetition sessions made a huge difference. Amazing how practicing running fast can enable you to run longer in endurance races. If you really want to improve, I found this book excellent.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Running-.../dp/0736095500

[mudskipper]

Have you tried fartleks and repetition sessions? I found I was doing way too many "junk miles" just plodding along at a comfortable pace which is fine for building a base but no good for running fast. Adding in fartleks and repetition sessions made a huge difference. Amazing how practicing running fast can enable you to run longer in endurance races. If you really want to improve, I found this book excellent.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Running-.../dp/0736095500

Ta - I should do this - I will make it the goal for the summer.

[mudskipper]

Sounds high. I thought MHR was 220-age?

So should be 160 ish I would have though?

Parkrun from 3 weeks ago. It's consistently like that when I run - I've seen it go to 198. Quite a bit slower when I cycle though - even up the hills.

[suityou01]

Bless you, ye daft bugger.














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