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Kitsune · 02-24-2005, 02:33 PM

LabRat,

I'd found that one of the most difficult parts of bicycling was that I never knew how hard to push myself. This led to a lot of discouragement, because I found that I'd often get very winded and worn out quickly. To find out why, I picked up a fairly inexpensive Polar Heart Monitor . I found out that I was perfectly comfortable in my target heartrate range and the discomfort came from over doing it. The result was that I ended up making much better use of my time on the bike and tracking my progress was a lot easier than trying to manually take my pulse while on the move. Now I tend to get out on the bicycle a lot more often because I enjoy monitoring my improvements over the months. Something like that might help your running, or at least keep it interesting and allow you to set some goals.

I'm glad to hear you found a training partner, though! Good luck to you!

02-24-2005, 02:33 PM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	LabRat, I'd found that one of the most difficult parts of bicycling was that I never knew how hard to push myself. This led to a lot of discouragement, because I found that I'd often get very winded and worn out quickly. To find out why, I picked up a fairly inexpensive Polar Heart Monitor . I found out that I was perfectly comfortable in my target heartrate range and the discomfort came from over doing it. The result was that I ended up making much better use of my time on the bike and tracking my progress was a lot easier than trying to manually take my pulse while on the move. Now I tend to get out on the bicycle a lot more often because I enjoy monitoring my improvements over the months. Something like that might help your running, or at least keep it interesting and allow you to set some goals. I'm glad to hear you found a training partner, though! Good luck to you! Last edited by Kitsune; 02-24-2005 at 02:42 PM.