HI all...
I was talking to an elite running fella who ran a 19:02 for 4 miles in a recent road race the other day and I asked him about his training techniques. He's also running sub 2:30 marathons. He basically explained that he switched coaches and ditched HR training and started training using a technique called "perceived exertion effort" or something like that. Without getting too much into things, his thoughts were that HR training was way over rated.
I am wondering if HR training is just too scientific and if it really provides the best results. I'm just being a sceptic here. Does anyone know anything about PER training?
I was talking to an elite running fella who ran a 19:02 for 4 miles in a recent road race the other day and I asked him about his training techniques. He's also running sub 2:30 marathons. He basically explained that he switched coaches and ditched HR training and started training using a technique called "perceived exertion effort" or something like that. Without getting too much into things, his thoughts were that HR training was way over rated.
I am wondering if HR training is just too scientific and if it really provides the best results. I'm just being a sceptic here. Does anyone know anything about PER training?