Very useful for running.
Use long slow for a while, use cardiac output sessions in the gym and then some intervals and tempos.
Will be minus 2 here so doubt it
heading out now soon for a 20 miler, its great to be alive
You really are an inspiration.
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Fair play pal. Winter Miles will bring summer smiles
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I’ll be out in the middle of nowhere, sometimes I worry about getting a heart attack, but at least if I did, I would die doing what I loved. The South Downs reminds of me mullagmore sometimes, The wildness and rugged beauty stirs something deep inside me
I’m breaking out the camel backpack for the first time, I got it on amazon on blackfriday. I have London and Manchester in April, you have to put in the work
Game changer pal. Use it a lot on bike but my running was more agricultural. “Just get it fucking done”.
It’s nuts. Just doing 5k of laps at moment. Would have been easily got through that at 4.30/km beforehand (not exactly blistering). The other day I was at 7/km. I had to practically walk part of it to keep the HR down - you have to drop any sense of shame that comes with crawling around in a public space. Went out last night and did it in 6.45 and dropped the HR down from av 126 to 123. If I keep going with these small gains over winter, I’ll be able to do 5 min kms at low Z2 in the spring. It’s like starting from scratch but it’ll be worth it hopefully.
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Gamechanger for training pal but you won’t need it for a marathon. There’s water every few km.
I’m not sure I follow the logic of this.
Basically you build up your strength at a lower HR - let’s say you’re going flat out and you’re doing a km in 4.30. Build it up so that you’re not going flat out but can still get to maybe 5 min kms or lower. Your tempo runs will then see your pace getting much faster when you open the legs up. You can’t do a full marathon at full pelt, but when you do start working up towards your max heart rate, you’ll now be able to go quicker. @caoimhaoin will do a better job explaining I’m sure
Thats the perfect attitude. If you keep trudging on all you do is go into the lactate zone. And thats the biggest issue for most people.
Along with movement and biomechanical isuues which lead to injury and pains, going lactate too early turns people off.
The only night in the week i have a few (12 nice bottles, savage bottles) on a Saturday, woke up still pissed but heading on a cycle and a swin and then a nice breakfast. Yurt…
What watch or app are you using - does it have a lactate threshold tracker
The camelback is a game changer in off road long distance training hydration requirements
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Use a garmin multisport
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Agree with ya. I use a cheaper brand one for adventure races but looking at switching to a hydration vest for next year
would you have a beer or two after a long run? I done 20 today and it was a bad at the office, I went out with no breakfast and died at 18 miles, I always like to have a few erdingers after a long one
I would. - few pints of Guinness will get you all the nutrients you need. Don’t go out without a breakfast though, and a few energy gels if you’re going for more than 15 miles
I had the gels alright, schoolboy error in fairness from me, the no breakfast. I’m having a few erdingers now and packet of crisps, its a little tradition of mine
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