Comments on: seek and ye shall receive! http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2006/10/17/seek-and-ye-shall-receive/ Welcome to the home of Mark aka The Running Blogfather - a 40 year-old dad, husband and marathon runner who's beaten injury and is on the comeback trail! Mon, 21 May 2012 20:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dawn - Pink Chick http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2006/10/17/seek-and-ye-shall-receive/comment-page-1/#comment-32923 Dawn - Pink Chick Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:56:25 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2006/10/17/seek-and-ye-shall-receive/#comment-32923 That Andrew is one smart cookie. That Andrew is one smart cookie.

]]> By: Andrew http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2006/10/17/seek-and-ye-shall-receive/comment-page-1/#comment-32808 Andrew Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:45:27 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2006/10/17/seek-and-ye-shall-receive/#comment-32808 I should have been more clear, sorry. % of max HR is actually % of max HR "reserve" calculated like this: Max HR - Resting Rate. Multiply result by % then add back to resting rate. So if you're max HR is 200 and your resting is 60, you have 140 reserve. Multiply by 80% = 112. Add back resting rate of 60 and the 80% maxHR = 172. I bet this works better for you pace-wise. I should have been more clear, sorry. % of max HR is actually % of max HR “reserve” calculated like this:

Max HR – Resting Rate. Multiply result by % then add back to resting rate.

So if you’re max HR is 200 and your resting is 60, you have 140 reserve. Multiply by 80% = 112. Add back resting rate of 60 and the 80% maxHR = 172.

I bet this works better for you pace-wise.

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