Using Heart Rate & Rating of Perceived Exertion - Episode 125

Rating of Perceived Exertion (0-10 scale) Cheat Sheet: 0 - sitting on the couch 1 – Snail walk 2-3 – Brisk Walking 4 – recovery jog (able to nose breath) 5-6 - conversational pace (able to talk normally or sing a song) 7-8 – Tempo/Lactate Threshold - Marathon to ½ Marathon Pacing (Answering a question or Speaking in short sentences – shorter more labored breathing) 9 – 5k/10k Race Pace - One-word statements – breathing super hard – We’ll use this as our Max VO2 - Hard/Short Intervals/Strides & Hill Repeats 10 – All Out (I can’t speak to you right now – sound like an angry mule while breathing) – We will not use this very often if at all!     Heart Rate Compared to RPE (0-10 scale): 1-2 = Zone 1 3-4 = Low zone 2 5-6 = Upper zone 2 - mid zone 3 7-8 = Upper zone 3 - zone 4 9-10 = Zone 5   Books I mentioned: Mental Training for Ultrarunning by Addie Bracy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning by Jason Koop   MR Runningpains (Aaron's) information: If you'd like to learn more about Patreon or to donate, please visit https://www.patreon.com/MRRunningpains My Socials, Channels, & Newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/MRRUNNINGPAINSEVENTS/ https://www.instagram.com/mrrunningpains/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6J512qA34z_N0KJSU4jfw https://www.strava.com/athletes/18431982  To sign up for my Newsletter -https://www.mrrunningpains.com Email - [email protected] Thanks to all of you for listening! Please share the Podcast and please leave a review, rate, & subscribe if you haven't done so already! THANK YOU! Aaron Saft MR Runningpains Discounts: $10 Off Ultra Running Magazine Subscription - https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/subscribe/ambassador?code=AM7A9D7 15% off KOGALLA - http://kogalla.com/?aff=runningpains - use code MR Runningpains 15% off XOSKIN - http://www.xoskin.us - use code MR Runningpains Xero Shoes -  https://xeroshoes.com/go/MRRunningpains