@juskojj make it a “run” workout, it’s currently set to “Other” and it won’t show Pa:HR.
Rachel
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You want to look at your starting heart rate, which is probably lower than the average HR for the entire test. I usually just take the average HR for the first few minutes to get a number.
ParticipantI don’t have a lot of advice, but Breck is great, I wanted to buy a condo (if only) when we were there last summer. And running was hard (there’s a nice jogging/bike path along the river there). If it was me, I’d do low key hikes and enjoy the scenery and let the altitude do its thing and remember your AeT is much, much lower than in the flatlands. I also don’t think it’s very easy to go lower in elevation in Breck but I could be wrong.
ParticipantYou’ll want to read this article: https://uphillathlete.com/aerobic-anaerobic-threshold-self-assessment/
ParticipantThe strap/phone combo worked fine for me until ski season, then I needed a watch. Maybe if you can find an app with heart rate alarms you could put it in your pocket but I had to have mine in my hand so I could see what my HR was.
ParticipantCan you slow down for the steep part so you can do option A but stay under your threshold?
ParticipantI usually snap a pic of the treadmill console so I can input everything into TP afterwards. I just googled and there are online calculators where you input grade and horizontal distance and it’ll spit out the elevation gain.
ParticipantI increase my pace or the slope to up my HR. I’ll set a narrow HR zone on my watch, and run if needed (or slow to a crawl) to keep it in the range. But why don’t you get vert on the treadmill? 15% should result in elevation gain unless the treadmill is broken. Or are you not able to reach your vert goal?
Participantif you already own a watch, make sure to get a chest strap that is compatible. I use the Polar H10 with my Coros Apex. The H10 supports ANT+ and Bluetooth so will work with most watches. When it starts to get wonky it probably means it’s time to change the battery.
ParticipantRachel on June 16, 2020 at 10:36 am · in reply to: Vegan – GF – raw diet – hungry after workout #42836Do you eat much fat? I find if I don’t eat quite a bit of fat I don’t feel satiated. I’m thinking avocados, macadamia nuts, coconut oil, etc.
ParticipantRachel on May 11, 2020 at 1:46 pm · in reply to: UA forum input into Training Peaks feature request #41566I use XC-ski for all my skiing activity except for lift-served skiing. You can configure the activity type to include elevation loss (I think gain is included by default). I file lift-served under custom or other so that I don’t count the vertical in that activity (since I didn’t earn my turns).
ParticipantYou should do an AnT field test, that seems to be the gold standard for figuring out AnT. It’s a bit painful but not too long.
ParticipantRachel on May 6, 2020 at 9:49 am · in reply to: Adapting the marathon training plan to local trails #41212I don’t know about that training plan, but what about training for a hilly trail marathon instead? I did the Bull of the Woods 26 milers in Taos, NM last fall and as of now it hasn’t been cancelled (plus it’s a pretty small race, they may be able to practice social distancing if needed!) There’s a ton of vert (over 9k) and it’s almost all above 10k in elevation.
I used the Uphill Athlete book to make my own plan which was heavy on the vert (lots and lots and lots of uphill hiking), and I ran almost exclusively downhill (and the flats, but like you I don’t have much flat terrain where I live).
Participantsounds pretty flat! Around here it’s hard to find anywhere flat to train! (northern NM).
For the run/walk, I’ve experimented with a few different methods. I think my favorite is to set a very narrow HR zone on my watch, and when it buzzes because my HR is too low, I start jogging. When it buzzes again because my HR is too high, I walk. To do this technique you need to set the upper bound to be at least a few beats lower (because your HR will usually go up a little after you stop running). So if my AeT is 136, then I might set my watch to have a zone of 130-134, and run when it gets below 130, and walk when it hits 134.
Sometimes that is too much work and I just jog for 20 seconds or so then walk. I find 10-20 seconds is often enough to get my HR up a bit. And I don’t aim for an average, I always aim to keep it below my threshold.
ParticipantI hike uphill mostly, and it’s pretty easy to stay in the zone with the right grade. You may have to experiment to find the sweet spot. Like yesterday I hiked up a ski slope, and it can get kind of steep so I had to either slow down on occasion or zig zag to keep my HR down. But a slightly less steep grade and it’s pretty easy for me to keep my HR in the right zone.
On flats I alternate walking and running. Also last year I spent a lot of time learning to jog at a lower heart rate. At first I could only do that going downhill but eventually I could jog back and stay in my zone (this was on a gentle grade, like 4%).