tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post380823700679381892..comments2024-02-06T10:16:40.971+00:00Comments on Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner: No Heart (Rate)Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-51230928965631690072013-12-19T08:15:43.277+00:002013-12-19T08:15:43.277+00:00New straps are available on eBay.
Yes, 'open a...New straps are available on eBay.<br />Yes, 'open athletics' cross country etc races are very competitive. Still, if you raced my local Parkrun you'd be finishing top-8 out of 170+ every week so you're doing OK.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-36297794661444600052013-12-16T14:16:03.160+00:002013-12-16T14:16:03.160+00:00I'm with Niamh on going out during a storm, a ...I'm with Niamh on going out during a storm, a single training run 6 months out from a race will do little to help, but could ruin your chances completely if you came a cropper.<br /><br />I don't recall the exact details but here in Scotland, in the last year to two, two walkers/runners died when a tree fell on them. Wrong place at the wrong time, chance in a million, but lethally so. <br /><br />As for the cross country placing, man that's humbling! Amazing how different types of races can so heavily skew the race results. You have a fabulous aerobic fitness and resilience that allows you shine in longer races, but something is missing when it comes to cross country. To me that's a clear opportunity for improvement that you haven't yet tapped. <br /><br />I do wonder if a bit more cross country racing and high intensity training might help push your body to adapt further and push your aerobic capacity higher. I know you don't yet enjoy cross country races, but it might well be a beneficial to train for a race a few more.Robert Osfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960356368117573952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-6663280133106110572013-12-16T00:37:43.745+00:002013-12-16T00:37:43.745+00:00Thomas--Sometimes a good cleaning out of any corro...Thomas--Sometimes a good cleaning out of any corrosion in the battery chamber of the monitor with whatever emery/fine sandpaper/steel wool/ etc you can manage will bring a transmitter in the HRM back to life. Then make sure the O-ring is providing a good, waterproof seal. But you probably already know this. Good going in awful weather.ThomasofBrightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365364809335813620noreply@blogger.com