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Thanks Bob. No clue as to Max HR. I started my base building prior to testing max. Based on some old run data, I would estimate it to be between 190 and 195 but I planned to test once I completed 16 weeks of aerobic base. Also, I do not have any HR data from races at 100% effort. No 5ks so far this year, but if this is a good test I can always run one after my 16 weeks. We have one here about every weekend. Nice thing about living in a larger metro area. I too am worried about injury and planned to keep this foremost in mind. I would rather run slower than not at all (learned this the hard way). I looked at Pfitzinger but deemed it too agressive for me at this time. I plan to run a marathon in Oct (Indy Oct 18) so this will be my target race so my sharpening will be in August. When you say target marathon HR, was this determined by MaxHR % or by race results? So based on standard training of Tempo runs for LT (10k pace) and repeats (1 mile x 5k pace) is there a calculated HR or experience based HR? Thanks for the tip on Jimmy's load thread. It should help me figure this out too. I'm wanting to work this slowly into my training. I'm in no hurry but I do want to improve. I have a goal of BQ in '09 for the '10 race and would like to get there the proper way. Thanks.
Excellent site link. I will check out Hadds writing. I assume you mean the posts on LetsRun board? None of my local libraries carry Hadd books. Thanks for sharing and I would be interested in hearing of you VO2 test results and how they correlate to your max HR.
From my understanding, lactate threshold is more important than max HR when determining training zones. This article tells you how to perform a field test to estimate it. http://www.d3multisport.com/articles/220.htm Edit to add: The article says that you should finish the test feeling like you gave it everything you had. I think a pace that could be held for about an hour(or a little more) would be better. Otherwise it would be almost like running a 5k.