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If you don't feel like you're 'overreaching', then you probably aren't.
Personally the only useful benefit I have found with a HRM is when I need to try and ensure my LSD/recovery runs are under a certain HR Zone. But if you're on fairly flat terrain, then your pace should give you the same sort of feedback. -
I'm gonna take a punt and guess that it can be explained solely by the fact that the Garmin doesn't know what your true max HR is. Is it using a default measure for max HR, or have you input something based on a formula? (e.g. 220 minus age?) I'm assuming with your experience that you know what a comfortable pace feels like, and having experience of racing over HM and marathon you might be better off just pacing according to these, e.g. run your long runs at least 60 secs/mile slower than your marathon pace.
If you did want to get used to looking at HR as a measure of effort, what I would do is to wear it for a variety of sessions including easy runs, intervals, tempo runs, and races. You could do a formal max HR test but I've generally found I clock my highest observable HR during 5k/10k races (if I've got enough in me for an eyeballs-out sprint at the end.)
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can anyone offer any advice?
done a couple of marathons and half's in the past, currently following a Hal Higdon half marathon programme which I've done before, feels fine, not too hard, previously I substituted one of the easy runs for intervals, not even doing that this time out
Just started using a Garmin HR monitor, mainly because there was one in the box with the new watch i bought rather than any desperate need to gather data. When I upload any long run or pace run to the Garmin site it consistenlty tells me I am 'overreaching' on the training effect.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some info on HR in training, suddenly started worrying about to keel over half way round the park.
thanks