Questions about first marathon

Donovan Rebbechi <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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According to
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If you used the heart rate monitor to pace yourself, it
would motivate you to go out too hard -- an even better
reason not to pay attention to heart rate monitors
during races.

IIRC (and unless I`m mistaken) the wizard simply calculates
81% of (given or estimated) heart rate reserve and gives
that as the suggested race HR.

As far as a ballpark figure for a reasonably well-trained
and -rounded runner goes, I find it quite OK, but it
could indeed be too high for someone whose lactate
threshold or, more to the point but perhaps even harder
to define, marathon threshold is lower than what the
wizard assumes to be.

Anders

Using a HRM in a race is great. You don't have to use it for
your primary pacing tool, but it will help you in longer
races keep your effort at the % of LT that you want. Also,
even in shorter races when you can get swept up running too
fast with others it can tell you to back off a little. I've
never found that I pay TOO much attention to the thing in
races. And for post-race analysis it really is great,
especially if you have a computer link, and you have a lap
function for splits etc.

- Tony