I'm new to the whole heart rate stuff. I went out for my first run with it this morning (a 10 mile run) and it said i ran 60% of it in zone4. And my race predictors have me at a 5k predicted pace of 17:15. How accurate is this stuff and should I really use the information given to me? I'm a noob at this heart rate stuff so any help is appreciated and the accuracy of the info from it.
It's a nice little indicator but not exactly accurate. It can tell you if your in better shape but you shouldn't rely on its race time predictions. You could be way faster or slower
Justan800runner wrote:
It's a nice little indicator but not exactly accurate. It can tell you if your in better shape but you shouldn't rely on its race time predictions. You could be way faster or slower
Thanks for the response. I didnt feel like i was dying like it would be indicated. Unless I'm just always used to running harder than i should be? So it could be a double sided coin. No way would i use the race precictors for accuracy in an actual race, was just curious to exactly how accurate it could be.
The Garmin race predictor is terrible
It tells me I'm in a 5k shape (18:16) over 2 and a half minutes than my PR (15:26)
I've literally done tempo runs and steady states faster than the 5k it predicted and it still has that same prediction (18:16), it doesn't make any sense
Is something wrong in my settings?
Mine does the opposite. PB of 15:13 and it tells me I am in 14:10 shape.
Have you accurately entered your max HR?
Run closer to your capability and it gets more accurate
Also the lactate threshold pace calculation will blow your mind if you haven't tried it
My pr is 20:55, garmin says I can do 19:11 w/vo2 max of 56 but I think my max HR is overstated, making me seem faster than I am. I need to redo my max HR test and put something realistic in there, current might be 5-7 beats too high
I'm new to it too. You can manually set the heart rate zones that it sets from your age. At 57, my max HR is supposed to be 163 but I easily get up to 180 doing intervals. I had to reset the zones. The 5K predictor is way slower than what I can run.
I think weight might play into too? If the weight of the individual isn't up to date it might be off too, but i have no clue. I did only use it twice so perhaps it will become more in tune over time?
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