5:32/km for 10.5km and I think I failed the heart rate challenge @fenwaypark. My max should be 181 so that 70%-85% middle zone would be roughly 126-154. I started off within it but settled in the 160s with an average of 161. I must change my Garmin watch setting so heart rate is on the face of it along with time, distance, time/km etc. I was going by feel. But itās weird, it took a lot of focus and concentration and I felt very tired even though I was going slower than usual. I stopped about 0.75km before my target end point (Bank of Ireland ATM in Killester village).
@backinatracksuit I agreed with your point during your hiatus a couple of weeks back. I could feel like Iām barely moving and get 5:35/km and really try hard and not even break 5:00/km. The time difference is quite small for the large gap in effort.
@TreatyStones one of the benefits of living in shitty Dublin suburbia is that it allows the drop off on foot and you can commence your run from there. None of this driving everywhere and even having to drive somewhere to start your run, if you donāt want to be running on local/main roads. You should really think about moving to Dublin.
Iām also not loving the Nike React I got. I find they really exaggerate the camber of the road. On the dead flat they are nice but if running on a road with a run off they really seem to hurt the outside of the outer (left) foot. Perhaps I do need a stability shoe of sorts.
I think Iāll go for your saucony guide recommendation.
My max should be about 180 also but my basic Garmin watch has shown 200 on a few occasions previously so I have adjusted the heart rate zones accordingly.
Not sure if that is actually the right thing to do but makes sense to me.
For fucks sake. I wonder whether changing the battery will help my battery operated device which is failingā¦ itās a wonder you made it out the door at all.
Did you buy them?
They look a lot like these iso guide2 which I know means little but these are a brilliant shoe (stability) that Iāve often recommended here and in real life
Saucony are the only shoes I buy now, maybe they just suit me best but I think they know how to make a running shoe, Iād be a bit worried about the (low) price but I assume theyāre on offer?
