Hi,

I've had my heart rate monitor for over a year now (only 3 months of which I've been able to run though), but I'm still not sure how to use it best when training. I found it very frustrating trying to stay in between the optimal range and I'm not really sure about the benefits of doing so.

I know how to work the HRM itself, I suppose I'm just not sure how to apply the information to my training.

Can anyone recommend a good book?

"Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot" by John L., Jr. Parker is a great book if you can find a copy (took me ages to find one!) I won't even try to explain in a short post information that people like him have filled books on!

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Thanks for the tip, I got my copy through the post on saturday. I really like his writing style and it makes sense to me.
Tried to go out for a run today with the HRM, but had to stop after only ~3 minutes with sore, tight calves. A couple of days not running and doing some stretches will hopefully help that.

Again, thanks