The Running Thread

[washing machine]

I've been running with the Coros Pace 2 tracker all week. I really want to hate it but I kind of love it. Cadence, stride length (how does it even measure that from a wrist?) and heart rate data are what I'm really interested in. I manually added a 61 resting HR and 182 max HR for calibration, but those are educated guesses. Sound normal enough for a fit 38 year old?

[surfndestroy]

Only got out for one run this week. Hope to make twice a week a thing. Did manage to knock off 10k in just under 60 minutes. Pretty happy with that heading into the weekend.

How's the weather looking this weekend? Planning another one? The Saturday long run is one of modern man's best inventions.

Amazing weather. 45F and blue skies. Will do my dinner on the ridge tonight, honestly that is my favourite thing I do in the city. You have to work for it and it is beautiful beyond words. Plus, I think I do it pretty well with hot food and good wine. There may be enough moonlight tonight to do the decent without a headlamp.

Saturday will be low key, a short ride at best. A run Sunday would do me good though.Thanks for the idea/inspiration.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I've been running with the Coros Pace 2 tracker all week. I really want to hate it but I kind of love it. Cadence, stride length (how does it even measure that from a wrist?) and heart rate data are what I'm really interested in. I manually added a 61 resting HR and 182 max HR for calibration, but those are educated guesses. Sound normal enough for a fit 38 year old?

I bet your RHR and max are better than that. That's around the same as mine and you're much more cardio fit than me.

[Rangi Guy]

Was going to go for a run today, but the weather put me off

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Did a pretty crappy 5k. Just felt off the whole time and had to walk more than normal.

[washing machine]

I've been running with the Coros Pace 2 tracker all week. I really want to hate it but I kind of love it. Cadence, stride length (how does it even measure that from a wrist?) and heart rate data are what I'm really interested in. I manually added a 61 resting HR and 182 max HR for calibration, but those are educated guesses. Sound normal enough for a fit 38 year old?

I bet your RHR and max are better than that. That's around the same as mine and you're much more cardio fit than me.

Yeah, I think it's closer to <60 after wearing this thing for over a week. I went for an intense 5k last week and noticed I maxed out at 179 for that run. I did it in 24:42, my second best by about 20 seconds. I bet I could push my HR higher, but I was definitely booking it on that one. Hardest effort I've given over the last few weeks.

For an 8 mile run over the weekend my watch told me I had an average HR of 155, putting me in the "threshold" zone. This seems off to me because the effort felt easier. Maybe I don't understand what "threshold" means, but it sounds intense (which this long run definitely was not.)

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I've been running with the Coros Pace 2 tracker all week. I really want to hate it but I kind of love it. Cadence, stride length (how does it even measure that from a wrist?) and heart rate data are what I'm really interested in. I manually added a 61 resting HR and 182 max HR for calibration, but those are educated guesses. Sound normal enough for a fit 38 year old?

I bet your RHR and max are better than that. That's around the same as mine and you're much more cardio fit than me.

Yeah, I think it's closer to <60 after wearing this thing for over a week. I went for an intense 5k last week and noticed I maxed out at 179 for that run. I did it in 24:42, my second best by about 20 seconds. I bet I could push my HR higher, but I was definitely booking it on that one. Hardest effort I've given over the last few weeks.

For an 8 mile run over the weekend my watch told me I had an average HR of 155, putting me in the "threshold" zone. This seems off to me because the effort felt easier. Maybe I don't understand what "threshold" means, but it sounds intense (which this long run definitely was not.)

I think threshold wouldn’t fall into an intense zone. It’s been awhile since I’ve read about that though.

[washing machine]

Yeah, same here.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Tried intervals and flamed out after two at just short of a mile. Went a bit slow on the second mile hoping to regain my breath for the last mile. Around 2.30 in my stomach started to feel weird and by 2.55 I felt like if I jogged another step I’d diarrhea myself. Walked slowly to the finish and felt lightheaded as well.

I give up on intervals.

[washing machine]

Man, I'm convinced I have my HR calibrated wrong on my Coros app now. I basically walked for three miles at a 9:10/mile pace, even stopping a couple of times, yet I still got an average HR of 159 and neared 170 for the max. I mean that's just the watch reading my pulse so I guess it's right, but that feels so very off to me. I am expecting a jog to be below 150. Am I just not understanding how any of this works or what?

[washing machine]

I hate this watch and I just wish I could run free again. I am shackled to the numbers now. No keys to the locks on these chains.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Yeah you're probably just an idiot.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Jk, love you.

At that pace mine is around like 170 on average, but I know based on what I've read that's a good bit higher than most. I researched online a year or so back when I was concerned about it, and read more than a few people say theirs got high but they felt fine during their run. I know some said they were going at a pretty good clip, so you just may be one like that.

[washing machine]

So I'm fit?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I guess. If you've been running 10+ plus miles at an 8:30 or whatever pace in my world you're fit as a goshdarn fiddle.

[washing machine]

Thanks man. What kind of fitness tracker do you use?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Thanks man. What kind of fitness tracker do you use?

Apple Watch.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

5k in 28:45. I'd feel better about this if the third mile didn't feel like a slog. According to my watch my second mile was slower than I would have guessed and my third mile faster, so i'm wondering if it was a little off.

[Bammer]

Two runs with the dog today

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Two runs with the dog today

Do you ever run with the dog on your back?