I had another attempt at an easy run keeping my heart rate down today. My new headphones arrived yesterday so took my friend Cat's advice and listened to a podcast rather than music to see whether that would help. I've not long started listening to podcasts and I'm half way though Shreds which is about… Continue reading Heart rate running – the art of distraction

Today I gave heart rate running another go. Here's what I discovered: Heart rate running is hugely frustrating if you're not used to it.The more I got frustrated the more I found it hard to keep my heart rate low.I'm not sure that my watch is particularly accurate. Heart rate running is hugely frustrating if… Continue reading Four easy miles- heart rate running

Today I ran another 8 miles as the second half of my back to back runs this weekend. The aim today, other than stay upright in the snow, was to keep my heart rate down below the red zone. It turns out that keeping my heart rate low was harder than I thought it would… Continue reading Running to my heart rate in the snow