This morning was the first of what I hope will be a very long string of easy morning runs. The idea behind the initial stages of heart rate training is that you should be doing most, if not all, your training at your target heart rate. With an entire month of big races/events coming up in October, I am not willing to give up my current training in order to do that. As a compromise I am going to try to run at least 30 minutes every morning at or below 155 HR. This leaves my afternoons and evenings open for my other normal workouts.

Maybe after Ironman Austin I will be able to devote all of my workouts to heart rate training for a few months. I am looking forward to the point where my low heart rate pace starts dropping.