Notes
First time the Sun has shown it's beautiful face in weeks, so I had to take advantage of it. Today was supposed to be a rest day but, what the hell. I've grown tired of running the same old routes so I mixed it up a little today. Experimented with heart rate zones today, I tried to keep it between 149 and 156 bpm (my "easy pace" zone) throughout the entire run, it's interesting to see the pace differences on the uphills vs the downhills while keeping the same heart rate.
So, I've come up with some custom heart rate zones for each type of training I want to do.
recovery pace 141 - 149 bpm
easy pace 149 - 156 bpm
moderate pace 156 - 164 bpm
tempo pace 164 - 180 bpm
interval pace 180 - 195 bpm
My theory is, if I stay in a particular zone, regardless of my pace, I will hit my training goal for that session. This automatically takes into account hills and health, thereby eliminating over training or under training, and hopefully reducing injury or burnout.