Run Forest, run

Since the good days are back in Norway (which was not so long ago!), I decided to get in good shape again and do something for my blood circulation: I started running regularly, like 3 times a week! I will try to do that on top of going to the gym (3 times a week too).
This way I have one day a week to rest :)

To give you a bit of background information, I started all this physical activities around 2 years ago when, suffering from RSI (Repetitive Stress Injury) due to extensive computer use, I was told to exercise my upper body so I could withstand a whole day sitting at my computer better (better back support among others...).
So far so good, but I also have very cold hands very often (and no it is not because I live in Norway) which hints me that my blood circulation can't be very good.
So I thought running could help. And in order to get some motivation and some scientific approach, I followed Manu's advice and bought a Polar watch which does some heart rate monitoring. Here is the baby I bought. It is the simplest model but it is more than ok for me :)
According to the litterature I read, my maximum heart rate (HRmax) should be 188 heartbits per minute.

And here are the results of my efforts:

--- Date --- Rounds --- HRidle --- HRavg --- HRmax ----- Time
11/05/06 ........... 3 ........ NA ........ 160 ........ 172 ..... 22'25"
13/05/06 ........... 3 ........ NA ........ 152 ........ 171 ..... 23'17"
17/05/06 ........... 3 ........ NA ........ 155 ........ 176 ..... 23'19"
20/05/06 ........... 3 ........ NA ........ 162 ........ 181 ..... 23'16"
25/05/06 ........... 3 ........ 60 ........ 153 ........ 173 ..... 23'03"
27/05/06 ........... 3 ........ 62 ........ 154 ........ 171 ..... 22'55"
30/05/06 ........... 4 ........ 57 ........ 153 ........ 175 ..... 29'25"
01/06/06 ........... 4 ........ 56 ........ 155 ........ 176 ..... 29'16"
03/06/06 ........... 4 ........ 58 ........ 153 ........ 180 ..... 28'57"
06/06/06 ........... 4 ........ 58 ........ 152 ........ 168 ..... 28'24"
08/06/06 ......... Int ........ 58 ........ 144 ........ 184 ..... 17'00"
10/06/06 ......... Int ........ 57 ........ 136 ........ 186 ..... 24'35"
13/06/06 ........... 4 ........ 56 ........ 154 ........ 172 ..... 29'30"
18/06/06 ......... Int ........ 55 ........ 143 ........ 180 ..... 18'20"
20/06/06 ......... Int ........ 53 ........ 140 ........ 183 ..... 19'00"
24/06/06 ........... 4 ........ 54 ........ 154 ........ 177 ..... 29'06"
29/06/06 ......... Int ........ 53 ........ 145 ........ 186 ..... 19'56"
01/07/06 ......... Int ........ 52 ........ 139 ........ 188 ..... 18'23"
04/07/06 ........... 4 ........ 52 ........ 148 ........ 176 ..... 29'10"
07/07/06 ......... Int ........ 54 ........ 146 ........ 187 ..... 17'14"
12/07/06 ......... Int ........ 52 ........ 148 ........ 188 ..... 17'52"
16/07/06 ........... 4 ........ 50 ........ 149 ........ 176 ..... 29'28"
20/07/06 ......... Int ........ 52 ........ 144 ........ 184 ..... 17'19"
23/07/06 ......... Int ........ 54 ........ 137 ........ 184 ..... 17'31"
25/07/06 ........... 3 ........ 54 ........ 155 ........ 171 ..... 20'31"
31/07/06 ......... Int ........ 54 ........ 139 ........ 183 ..... 17'14"
03/08/06 ......... Int ........ 55 ........ 145 ........ 184 ..... 17'25"
05/08/06 ........... 4 ........ 54 ........ 150 ........ 171 ..... 28'33"
08/08/06 ......... Int ........ 54 ........ 145 ........ 182 ..... 17'41"
13/08/06 ......... Int ........ 55 ........ 141 ........ 187 ..... 17'23"
15/08/06 ........... 4 ........ 55 ........ 157 ........ 177 ..... 27'09"
22/08/06 ......... Int ........ 54 ........ 144 ........ 186 ..... 17'00"
27/08/06 ......... Int ........ 53 ........ 146 ........ 191 ..... 17'47"
31/08/06 ........... 4 ........ 54 ........ 152 ........ 177 ..... 27'41"
07/09/06 ......... Int ........ 55 ........ 143 ........ 187 ..... 17'28"
10/09/06 ......... Int ........ 55 ........ 147 ........ 192 ..... 17'12"
12/09/06 ........... 4 ........ 54 ........ 152 ........ 172 ..... 28'01"
17/09/06 ......... Int ........ 54 ........ 146 ........ 188 ..... 16'48"
24/09/06 ........... 4 ........ 55 ........ 156 ........ 174 ..... 28'51"
30/09/06 ......... Int ........ 55 ........ 148 ........ 190 ..... 18'17"
08/10/06 ......... Int ........ 56 ........ 153 ........ 192 ..... 17'11"
15/10/06 ........... 3 ........ 56 ........ 151 ........ 176 ..... 21'34"
24/10/06 ........... 3 ........ 57 ........ 156 ........ 177 ..... 21'28"
29/10/06 ........... 3 ........ 56 ........ 164 ........ 184 ..... 20'55"
07/11/06 ........... 3 ........ 56 ........ 155 ........ 176 ..... 22'11"
09/11/06 ........... 3 ........ 55 ........ 162 ........ 178 ..... 21'11"
08/01/07 ........... 2 ........ 60 ........ 164 ........ 181 ..... 16'14"
10/03/07 ........... 2 ........ 60 ........ 152 ........ 175 ..... 14'50"
15/03/07 ........... 3 ........ 60 ........ 155 ........ 174 ..... 21'45"
17/03/07 ........... 3 ........ 60 ........ 166 ........ 186 ..... 20'45"
19/03/07 ........... 3 ........ 60 ........ 156 ........ 176 ..... 21'36"
24/03/07 ........... 3 ........ 59 ........ 150 ........ 172 ..... 21'37"
27/03/07 ........... 3 ........ 59 ........ 155 ........ 174 ..... 22'02"
31/03/07 ........... 3 ........ 59 ........ 152 ........ 171 ..... 21'27"


Int stands for Interval Training (which consists of running fast for 3 to 4 min, then slow for 2 to 3 min then fast again and so on).
Otherwise for endurance training I just run at roughly the same pace for several rounds :)
Going to the park is around 500 meters, and 1 round is roughly 1 km.

And a big thanks to Helge for helping training more efficiently!!


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