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LAST POST: Oct 17, 2010 8:57 PM by mkerk

Does the pacer want you to run in the middle of your zone?

mkerk
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Hello fellow runners,

 

I've been using the pacer for a about a month now and I am quite satisfied. Lately however i've been getting some confusing instructions from the pacer when using pace-based coaching and would like to know if anyone has had the same or similar problem.

 

For instance my blue zone is 07:04 - 05:56 min/km. I usually run on a treadmill, which means i manage to keep a fairly steady pace. While running a 30 min. blue zone recovery workout at a pace of around 6:20 min/km (i.e. clearly in the middle of my blue zone) I keep getting an instruction to "slow down to blue zone" only to be followed by an instruction "to maintain blue zone" a couple of seconds later. This happens every 2-3 minutes and it is becoming kind of annoying...

 

Mind you that the 6:20 min/km pace I mentioned is reported by the pacer itself and not the treadmill, and after the race my online stats show that I maintained that pace more or less for the duration of my work out (which is correct). During my work out however, when I hit the center button immediately after hearing the "slow down" instruction it tells me i'm in green zone!

 

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At some point I was thinking that maybe my pacer was misconfigured to use heart-rate coaching for some reason, and so I've tried to switch to heart zones --> synch --> switch back to pace based again --> synch again just to make sure it *gets* it right, but no difference.

 

The only other logical explanation I can think of is that maybe the pacer really "wants" me to slow down so that I keep below the middle of my zone but I'm not so sure if that would make sense,,,,

 

In any case, I would be really interested to know of your experiences on using paced-based coaching. Any comments welcome!

 

Cheers,

Mk

Tags: confusing_instructions, pacer, zone
Oct 11, 2010 8:54 PM
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  • Posted on Oct 11, 2010 8:54 PM

  • Re: Does the pacer want you to run in the middle of your zone?

    kimberlydawn
    270 posts

    I use pace-based training, however outside not on treadmill.  I dont have any problems with my micoach warning me to slow down unless I am completely out of the zone that I should be in. So that should not be your problem.

      Do you use the heart-rate monitor as well as the stride sensor

    Oct 12, 2010 2:22 AM

    • Re: Does the pacer want you to run in the middle of your zone?

      mkerk
      9 posts

      Thank you for your answer!

       

      Yes, I do use the heart rate monitor as well but I have micoach set to use pace-based coaching.

      It's good to know that in your case you only get an instruction to slow down only when you're completely out of the zone. I think that's the way it should be working for me as well...

       

      Because I don't feel like taking another assesment workout again, I tried manually adjusting the zones (only by a second) and re-synched just to make sure the pacer's configuration is updated. I will retry it today to see if there's a difference.

      Oct 12, 2010 6:52 AM

      • Re: Does the pacer want you to run in the middle of your zone?

        mkerk
        9 posts

        Just an update in case anyone else ever faces the same problem and looks up this thread:

         

        I managed to get the micoach pacer to work correctly again after doing all of the following:

         

        1. I reset the pacer's calibrations (this option is available from the Settings menu).
        2. I am now more careful about how I wear the stride sensor on my shoe (check the user manual).
        3. I reset the pacer to it's factory settings using the instructions mentioned here and re-synched (Be sure to synch first otherwise you'll lose the completed workout data that are still on the pacer! Your plan and history are of course safe because they are all on the site already).

         

        Just to be safe, I would suggest to try only the first 2 steps first because these might be enough (I admit I was too impatient to do that ).

         

        Happy running!

        Oct 17, 2010 8:57 PM
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