James Labocki’s Blog

I decided that I would train for a half marathon this weekend. I think the biggest barrier to running longer distances is that I run too fast and don’t understand my heart rate. In order to gain a better understanding of my heart rate, get details on my workouts, and of course to increase my gadget count I picked up a Polar RS400sd Heart Rate Monitor Watch. My thought when running with it for the first time is that it is very accurate and I like the way it feels on my wrist. The only complaint I have is that the user interface isn’t very friendly, but I must admit I haven’t spent a lot of time with the unit. Hopefully I can figure how to customize it faster with a little more practice. Also, Polar gives you access to it’s Training Plan Bank to download pre-built training programs. I decided to setup my own 3 day a week training program to get me to the 13 mile mark.