pulsebased | Gabby's Challenges

#32 – 50 runs in 100 days summer edition
#90 – 100 Days Of Miles Challenge

Finally I got my pulse watch back and a new pulse belt and today it was time for pulse based interval training.

So finally I wouldn’t go on feeling, instead I would actually during the intervals be a couple of beats under my threshold pulse. And it would also be interesting to see what pace I would have during the intervals.

So first it was 2K warm up where I was running in the beginning in a comfortable pace but increased the pace at the end.

So then it was time for the first interval. I got up to around 160, but then at the end I ran into some heavy upwind where I realized I increased the pace and heart beat raised to 165, a bit above my threshold pulse. Finally I got back to 161.

Rest 2 min where I drank some water.

Second interval I got up to around 160-161 but on a hill I automatically increased the pace and got up to 163 and had to slow down a bit to get back to 160. Tried to be on max 161 in each interval.

Rest 2 min where I drank water.

Third interval. Also upwind and got a heart beat to 163 and had to slow down a bit to get to 160-161.

Rest 2 min, drank water.

Finally the last interval where I also in the beginning was getting up to 160-161 but also increased the heart beat to 163 on a hill.

Then cool down for 1K

What i realized, that even if I didn’t see the pace the brain was focused on pace even if I did pulse based interval training. If the pace decreased during upwind I wanted to run faster but pace is not important here, the heart beat should be around 160-161. Also when I ran up on a hillier bike path and the pace decreased I increased the pace and got above 160-161.

I am a bit flabbergasted by myself over the pace during the intervals. It is not the pace normally run in, way beyond my comfortable level and can keep it for 2K.

Distance: 6.87 miles (11.06K), time: 1.07.24 h, average pace: 6.05 min/k, max pace: 3.56 min/k,
VO2 max: 29 ml/kg/min, cadence: 186

#18 – 50 runs in 100 days summer edition
#79 – 100 Days Of Miles Challenge

Tonite it was time to test pulse based interval training. To have a pulse a couple of heart beats lower than my threshold pulse.

But of course I ran into issues with my pulse belt.

I had the pleasure of doing this with Malin, another Coach K Runner.

We started with 2K warmup and then it was 4xK intervals with 2 minutes rest between each interval.

I had created a workout in Movescount and thought that it was correct. The warmup, interval and first rest worked but not the second 🙂 so then Malin had to keep track of the distance after that.

Since I couldn’t see the heart beat on the display I had to go on feeling. My threshold is 163 and when we ran up the hill at Vallåsen this weekend I had a pulse around 160. So the first 2 intervals felt that I was below my threshold pulse.

Some other runners were out and dog walkers and I am wondering what they thought when they saw us and I was screaming at myself to continue and shout to Malin how long is is left from time to time 🙂

Sometimes I wonder why I do intervals because I do not like them at all. That is the most brutal running I can do but I also know what it will give 🙂 And tonite I was running REALLY LONG intervals.

The last two felt VERY LONG and I also went above my threshold pulse, thought it never would end.

The pace was definately outside of my comfort zone