What is the best way to know what an easy pace on a run is ? Heart rate? Conversational? Easy pace calculator? I’ve stopped wearing my heart rate monitor, and I feel like I need to start wearing it again. I feel like I’m making my what’s supposed to be “ easy runs” too fast and don’t want to peak to early for xc season. Thoughts?
What is the best way to know what an easy pace on a run is ? Heart rate? Conversational? Easy pace calculator? I’ve stopped wearing my heart rate monitor, and I feel like I need to start wearing it again. I feel like I’m making my what’s supposed to be “ easy runs” too fast and don’t want to peak to early for xc season. Thoughts?
As a HS athlete, just whatever feels easy and conversational. Heart rate could easily be high, but as long as your body feels nice and relaxed you're good. Don't worry about going too slow either, many great athletes like Graham Blanks, Angel Sanchez have had lots of success while doing their easy running at quite slow paces
What is the best way to know what an easy pace on a run is ? Heart rate? Conversational? Easy pace calculator? I’ve stopped wearing my heart rate monitor, and I feel like I need to start wearing it again. I feel like I’m making my what’s supposed to be “ easy runs” too fast and don’t want to peak to early for xc season. Thoughts?
As a HS athlete, just whatever feels easy and conversational. Heart rate could easily be high, but as long as your body feels nice and relaxed you're good. Don't worry about going too slow either, many great athletes like Graham Blanks, Angel Sanchez have had lots of success while doing their easy running at quite slow paces
bad advice. easy days is an opportunity to improve fitness
Easy is a feel, not a number. The best way to know if your pace is easy is to be sure it feels easy. But if you want some sort of guideline being able to converse is a good one.
If you think your easy runs are too fast, they probably are. Read Wejo's Why I Sucked in College piece. Watch videos of elite runners' easy runs, and notice how easy the pace is for them--not their pace per mile but their low level of exertion. Try to replicate that feeling.
If that doesn't work, the standard recommendation of conversational pace isn't bad. I would add to pay attention to your respiration--you really should not be breathing hard on an easy run.
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