Finally across the start line for my HUHM!

[Jay_Gee]

So the day arrived that I knew I could do my HM. Quick weather check to see if it was shorts or tights, tights it was.

I had already decided to do a low HR run, aiming for 130 bpm, so no music today - it would increase my pace (& HR)!

A chilly run, but I love the focus on my HR. It keeps things so simple!

Thanks linda9389 and roseabi for sorting out the events!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Nice one Jay_Gee! A nice day for it too. Really well done! 👏👏👏👏

[Deals1 Metric Marathon]

Nice one. And a lovely start to the bank holiday weekend. 😊

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Well done!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

That's a fantastic low heart rate HM!!! Congratulations!!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I've put you down as 2:35:46 - which is a 7:23 HM - but if you have a different figure let us know!

[Jay_Gee Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks. Forgot to put a time down, but that is fine!! 👍

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Great run - really well done!🙂

[Stephen_UK Half Marathon]

Well done, JG!

[CBDB]

Nice! 👏🎖 🏅🥇

[Run46 Half Marathon]

Wow...1st thing I noticed was your HR, I am very impressed that you managed such a long distance while still keeping your HR down. Well done 👏

I did mine today too, yes I got a PB but my HR was awful, too bad to even mention here 😆...i'll be doing some sensible recovery runs for a couple of weeks I think.

[Jay_Gee Half Marathon in reply to Run46]

I like doing these low HR focused runs. It really keeps things simple! Though my time is 30 mins below my PB, and hadn’t really looked at that.

Well done on getting a PB on your run!!

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Jay_Gee]

Wow, you're speedy when you want to be too.

Thanks, feeling happy and tired 😊

[AndrewJR75 Half Marathon]

Well done Jay_Gee, I’d have to walk it to get that heart rate 👏👏👏

[ScottJB]

Great run, have you done a lot of heart rate training? Mine tends to be in mid 160’s but feel comfortable. Seen a few friends on strava doing maffetone training, but to get down to 130’s I’d have to be brisk walking 😀.

[Jay_Gee Half Marathon in reply to ScottJB]

Thankyou ScottJB ! I had never heard of maffetone training before!I was just going off articles I had read, and the “go slow to get faster” mentality.

Having googled maffetone I came across this article which made very good reading!

philmaffetone.com/want-spee...

I have tried to do a couple of low HR runs a month, but might look at what I’m doing again...