PREFONTAINE

Splits: 9:41 (132), 9:19 (137), 9:07 (140), 9:02 (143), 8:59 (143), 8:55 (143), 8:48 (143), 8:56 (143), 8:52 (143), 8:50 (144), 8:52 (145), 8:46 (146).

I had planned to run the last 8 at MP. I scrapped that plan as there was a storm yesterday and 6-12 inches of snow. Ran in slush. Opted to bring the average pace for the 12 miles to 9:00 pace per mile. Last 7 miles done in 8:46 to 8:56 pace range. MP is 8:37. Mile 4-9 shows exactly 143 bpm. That is doubtful. The HR was probably higher. Never is there that much consistency and usually the HR goes up as miles are piled on.

So did I do MP miles today. I would guess that I got 9 MP miles in there versus 8. Mid range HR intensity for MP miles is 144. The last nine miles HR intensity range is 143-146. And my guess is that those six 143s should be higher. The HR monitor kicks in at mile ten and the HR gets progressively higher through mile 12.

Ah let me take that back...I should have run eight 8:37 miles. I did not. So I did not run 8 MP miles or 9 MP miles.

Maybe next long run I will go for 8 MP miles between the front and back end of the run.

Comments

From Burt on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 17:24:24 from 72.223.84.236

Stonehenge route. LOL!

From PRE on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 17:57:09 from 99.50.214.225

Burt,

Well I told you I liked your title "Stonehenge" better than "eyeglasses/boot root".

From auntieem on Sun, Jan 09, 2011 at 13:53:14 from 98.247.176.184

But it sounds like your "effort" was MP, even though not your miles? My run seemed slow this morning too due to slush and heavy snow; I think maybe the same pace takes more effort in these conditions. Do you always use HR when training? I have just begun to train this way; not sure if I like it (especially the lower heart rate stuff).

From PRE on Sun, Jan 09, 2011 at 22:16:53 from 99.50.214.225

Hi Auntie Em.

I used the Heart Rate monitor early on in training for about one month. Then stopped.

When I began training for the Chicago Marathon, I read Pfitz's book Advanced Marathoning and began using the Heart Rate monitor again. Got away from it after Chicago.

Two weeks ago I began my 18 week training program for the 5/1/11 Cox Sports Marathon and started using the Heart Rate Monitor again. The main reason was because I knew I might be a little off from pace standpoint as I had taken a sixteen day break from running.

But I think I will stick with the HR monitor. It is a way for me to ensure that I am running at the correct intensities as pace does not always reflect effort (as you mentioned).

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