How my Polar Verity Sense has helped me get FASTER by running SLOWER

[@markg99]

I've never thought of wearing my watch over my sleeve if I'm using a heart rate monitor. A handy trick to know! 👍

[@NRG_Runs]

@@markg99 Terrible camera work, but at least you get the idea! Glad it was of some use 😄

[@johnlbirch]

Great to see some clips of Letchworth parkrun! Another Jackmans parkrunner!

[@NRG_Runs]

@@johnlbirch Thanks John 😊 And yes you get to see a lot of the Greenway in my training videos 😅 Hopefully see you out and about at parkrun or Jackmans area 😬

[@gregrunsultras]

Can't beat heart rate training for the benefits - I've massively improved my times over the years when following it - good video summarising all the benefits! 👍 (And thanks for capturing me and Iona at parkrun!)

[@NRG_Runs]

@@gregrunsultras Yep, it’s been an absolute game changer for me! Cheers Greg, and good to see you 😊

[@TirnanHealy]

Love my Verity Sense, HR readings are now much more stable and consistent. I also don’t like to use pace… Mainly because there is hills everywhere around where I live. Anyway, great channel, Subscribed!

[@NRG_Runs]

@@TirnanHealy Good to hear - glad I’m not the only one that thinks so 😅 Yeah I didn’t truly understand the impact of hills on effort (and therefore HR) until I started monitoring it. Whereabouts are you based? Ah thank you, very kind and much appreciated! ❤️

[@jamessleat8651]

Quite a timely video for me as I'm trying to do more, slower easier runs this year,building up to my first 20 mile race in March. Also good to see a bit of Letchworth as I grew up there!

[@NRG_Runs]

Ah good stuff James - I’ve been ‘threatening’ to do it for months so finally hit record! Ah that’s exciting about the 20 miler - what one are you doing? Will that be the longest race you’ve done? Good luck with the training - easy running has been such a game changer for me 😊 PS You get to see a lot of Letchworth on my videos… well by a lot I mostly mean the Greenway 😬

[@jamessleat8651]

@NRG_Runs it's the Twin Lakes in Milton Keynes, yes it will be the longest race I've done, moving up from half marathons so a fair jump for me

[@NRG_Runs]

@ Ah nice! I think I did a 20-miler in MK many, many years ago during training for one of my first marathons - but actually training for 20 miles itself first sounds like a much better idea! Some of my most enjoyable races have been 20 miles - it’s obviously a big distance, but I find so much less can go wrong than when doing a full marathon. I think generally people’s bodies can handle it a bit better. Good luck for the race - I’m potentially going to be doing 20 miles that day as well (Hillingdon 20) 😊

[@robinwells8817]

I started zone 2 running but quickly switched from watched to chest strap. Definitely beneficial doing Zone 2 running. Currently back after chest infection and all my runs as I build up are based on HR. Good luck and another good video. Cheers

[@NRG_Runs]

@@robinwells8817 Thanks Robin 😊 How do you find the chest strap? Hope you’re recovering OK - chest infections can be nasty 😕

[@robinwells8817]

Chest Strap is much more accurate than the watch but agree with your comments about comfort when running. 👍