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I don't run very fast, but that still counts, I guess?
Yep, as long as both feet leaves the ground between steps.
I don't run very fast, but that still counts, I guess?
Try running slower in the beginning. According to your last Strava-tracked run you began at a 6-ish minutes per kilometer pace, your heart rates show that this is too fast. For most people a sustained heart rate of around 180 bpm is too high, especially considering you run infrequently. I have been running once a week with colleagues after work for about 4 years now and only recently I was able to keep up such a pace for more than 5 km.I can do 4 km if I alternate between running and walking, but that doesn't really count.
Try running slower in the beginning. According to your last Strava-tracked run you began at a 6-ish minutes per kilometer pace, your heart rates show that this is too fast. For most people a sustained heart rate of around 180 bpm is too high, especially considering you run infrequently. I have been running once a week with colleagues after work for about 4 years now and only recently I was able to keep up such a pace for more than 5 km.
I know it's hard to run slowly since you feel that you're going nowhere, but that's the way to do it. Getting faster is a slow process, but you will get faster inevitably once you are able to sustain a certain pace over a certain amount of time and you're running more frequently.
Good point. I average 7-ish minutes per kilometer and my heart rate (measured with my phone. I know it's not very accurate) is around 130.Try running slower in the beginning. According to your last Strava-tracked run you began at a 6-ish minutes per kilometer pace, your heart rates show that this is too fast. For most people a sustained heart rate of around 180 bpm is too high, especially considering you run infrequently. I have been running once a week with colleagues after work for about 4 years now and only recently I was able to keep up such a pace for more than 5 km.
I know it's hard to run slowly since you feel that you're going nowhere, but that's the way to do it. Getting faster is a slow process, but you will get faster inevitably once you are able to sustain a certain pace over a certain amount of time and you're running more frequently.
oh I know that feeling, I tend to get bored running slow… that’s why my runs tend to always speed up over time if I’m running solo.Thanks for the advice, I will definitely try to run slower next time.
Part of my problem is that I feel I'm already going slow.
On the bike I tend to stay around 170 throughout my rides.
Huh, with your phone? How does that work then?Good point. I average 7-ish minutes per kilometer and my heart rate (measured with my phone. I know it's not very accurate) is around 130.
Yeah, that's the issue: running isn't that much faster than walking, compared to cycling vs. running/walking, and you can stop pedalling and still keep moving. Cycling is just an incredibly efficient mode of transportation.Part of my problem is that I feel I'm already going slow.
oh I know that feeling, I tend to get bored running slow… that’s why my runs tend to always speed up over time if I’m running solo.
Regarding HR: just work out what works for you. My HR is also comparatively high while excercising, avg 170 would be a fairly medium effort while for others that might be an all out thing. Just see what feels comfortable for half an hour or more, then somehow try and limit your speed based on that (if it’s practical for you to check during the run).
Maybe hearing slow-ish music can keep you from overstraining yourself. "Normal" fitness watches can vibrate or beep when you overstrain yourself, but I see you are using an aviator watch with some included fitness functions so I don't know if you are able to set such a function with that watch.
The Pixels have a function of Google Fit that uses the camera to take a measurement.Huh, with your phone? How does that work then?
LOL NOyou're crazy fit
23 days, I'm fine with that.By end of June, I want to be in the plus, preferrably at about 25 days, despite losing 8 days to a vacation. Let's see how that works out.
Don't be Heart rate is a very individual thing. Some people's HR is fairly high while excercising, some people's is fairly low. There can be quite a large difference between persons. While @RdKetchup can sustain an 180 avg over half an hour, you (as an example for lower HR) probably would not be able to sustain such a high HR for that time - and you don't need to.... and yet a similar pace gets his heart to 180BPM. I am puzzled.
So.... in the middle of this, they changed the end of the timeframe from "end of September" to "end of August".For a bit of gamification, I've signed up for the yearly cycling challenge done by a German health insurance company. The goal is to motivate people to go to work by bicycle, but because these days many people work from home, not only commuting counts, but every ride.
So, after achieving 49 days last year, I've set my target to do some cycling (no target distance) on 50 days from May till September, meaning just about every third day on average, not accounting for weeks lost due to vacation.