Heart Rate Monitor Running Diary – Week Four (Part 1)
My first run of the week was five miles and I shaved a full second off the time of my previous run. Strike up the band 
Due to some time pressure, I shuffled around my workouts a bit and did my tempo run on day two. My plan was to run two miles at 80% MHR (maximum heart rate). I had no idea what pace I should start with, but decided on a conservative 6.5mph. It took almost 1.4 miles before I reached my target heart rate, so I decided to stretch the run to three miles. This meant that I would still run nearly two miles at my target rate despite starting out a bit too conservatively. My speed came down fairly rapidly during the third mile and I finished the run at 5.6mph in a time of 29:05. I was pretty happy with that.
On day three I reverted to my usual recovery pace for a four mile run. I started at 6mph and finished at 4.6mph with split times of 10:10, 21:05, 32:55, and 45:33.
Progress is slow at the moment, but I know the improvement will come. When it does, you will be the first to know on the Women’s Heart Rate Monitor blog.
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