Running

For roughly £100 - 120 I can either get a second hand Garmin Instinct 2 or a second hand Apple Watch SE gen 2. The only thing I need is heart rate monitoring that helps me stay inside zone 2.
Thoughts?

Personally would always go with dedicated sport watch just for battery life and generally more data.

If you only want heart rate monitoring, do you already have a heart rate strap? Without that neither watch will be particularly accurate

Interesting.. Mine look awful after a couple of weeks.

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I’d say that’s not normal.

I really like mine.

I really like them, as a training shoe, they have enough of the squash of the vapour/alpha, and he plastic plate gives enough firmness so they don’t feel like running in complete pillows like other the non plated pebax shoes I’ve tried… but I’m not the best to comment on longevity as I’m pleased if any shoe lasts me 400 road kms, I don’t know what I do to shoes but that’s life.

They more than last that, and it was the upped that went on the last pair, current pair are at a couple of 100km in and looking fresh still…

Nice one, thanks for the info. I actually just pulled the trigger on some Takumi Sen 8s that I got for 100€ brand new on Vinted. They look a bit different to anything else I've tried so should be fun for the novelty alone. And seems we think they'll last a bit longer (which won't necessarily stop me buying trainers to outlast my running years).

It’s a fun shoe. Hope you get along well with it.

Anyone here use foot pods? Been looking at Stryd but ££££…

Interested in getting more accurate pace data than gps which can be a bit erratic.

Totally lost my running mojo post-marathon.... how long until I feel fit again?

Ran brighton marathon 5 weeks ago. No injuries, took a couple of weeks off then been doing easy zone 2 runs.

Had been running sub-21 parkruns throughout training. Really struggling to run sub-23 now, and my heart rate says its not for want of trying...

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(Not a medical professional.)

Any change in your resting HR? Do you (or your watch) monitor that in any way? If I had any significant change in my HR at rest I'd get things checked out (probably by going to A&E).

I suspect that your HRM started misreading just after the 1km mark. If that graph is actually accurate then I'd definitely recommend getting checked out. Your nearest NHS walk in centre should be able to help.

If in any doubt ring 111 and ask their advice on what to do.

Is that not a hill in the elevation profile where it kicks up?

It does seem very high, it could also be your watch measuring cadence rather than your heart rate which is known as cadence lock and is a known problem.

It's almost certainly a data error. Nobody is running 3.5km with a HR of 205 and discovering it when they upload to Strava

I forgot to say congrats on Boston lincs, I'd heard it was type 2 fun conditions. Will you be doing the HM tomorrow?

My friend is now giving a lift to club mate so park n ride at Elland Rd is safer bet.

Leg loosener just now makes me my friend glad it starts at 9am tomorrow, it is brutally hot.

Data hiccup aside...

How long you been running & how many marathon blocks/ seasons you done?

I was fucked for a good few months after London '03 as I'd no running history.

Agree looks like a data hiccup or cadence lock. Sometimes if a watch isn’t tight enough, sunlight can cause weird readings. Could try wearing it tighter on a run or using a chest strap instead to see what’s really happening.

But yeah, if you’re feeling off then always better to see a doctor to make sure there’s nothing else going on.
Do you have resting HR data?

I signed up for the HM on Tuesday and picked my number up this morning..

Did a fast(ish) 5km last night and felt cramping in my calves this morning so I don’t feel like I’m in good shape for a fast one.. my plan is to run on feel and enjoy not being soaked through and blown to bits.

Best of luck with the Marathon.. I reckon the atmosphere will be great again, don’t forget that I warned you about Pool Bank.

Number one tip is always use a chest heart rate monitor and pair it too watch.

Wrist is great for life but don’t trust them at all when putting effort in.

I used to wear a chest strap, but it got a bit salty over time, and used to rub holes in my skin where my ribs stick out.

I reckon I'd be alright now, I've got some padding all over my body

Hahaha never had this issue myself.

For reasons.

Ace, yes my notes say "Pool Bank, 16miles slight incline, kick hard on approach full gas to the finish no easing up."

I really should get some sleep. Northern Lights might come out tho...

I'm on Stryd. Using it without the subscription plan. I really enjoy it.

Tendonopathy recovery continues

So I finished week 6 of C25K
Nearly didn’t get out this morning because the last run induced some pretty acute tendon pain. I guessed that it was because I was putting in a couple of intervals, so I thought I’d take it slow and steady. It was 5 mins walk 25mins run 5 mins walk.

I ran the 25 slow 4:30min km and I seem to have walked out of it with no pain.

Going to rest this week before I do something ill-advised

Im still a bit fucked from Manc and I run pretty consistently. I think boshed paracetamol and running through the pain may not have been wise but had to be done.

Yeah, that'll need longer recovery.

I'm pretty fucked from Leeds today, 3h14m off z sensibly judged effort based run in thf heat, finished strong which was the main goal to get that feeling.