Ugandan athletes heart rate on easy runs

I have been using heart rate for training since 2021 as a way to keep my easy runs easy. I target a heart rate under my MAF and nearer to zone 2 though I struggle to do this consistently.

The athletes in Kapchorwa do the majority of their training as easy runs and do 3 speed/higher intensity sessions per week (track/fartlek/tempo/long runs). I was interested to see their heart rates on their easy runs and whether it supports the consensus on zone 2 training.

There are two athletes volunteers in this video with heart rate monitoring with an arm optical sensor band

Timestamps
Intro 00:24
Athletes and equipment 02:54
Track heart rate 04:11
Easy run 05:52
Outro 06:34

Videographer Jacob Mutela

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[matthewmccooke]

I love that you have the athletes speek. Even if their English is not perfect. It great to hear their voices. I think your idea to follow 1 athletes journey on the hill race is perfect. Other channels show the runners and talk about what they are doing but rarely let them speak. The human connection in your content is compelling to watch.

[dusterinoman]

it's rare to see guys from uganda, kenya, and ethiopia make a great video about running. thanks for this!

[supwell]

Great video! Thanks for putting this together. Just subscribed - looking forward to seeing more training and interviews 🙌🏽

[regivb]

Thank you for this video, all the effort you put into it and all the information you provide to the world!

[kulol]

Interesting! That pace and elevation on an easy run are quite impressive. On my easy runs I quite quick get into zone 3 if its that hilly. Keep it up! :D

[sebastiantelvig]

Great video!
When I do an easy run, I try to keep my heart rate under 129 bpm.

[TqOnTheRun]

Fantastic video Alvin. Great insight into heart rate training and how athletes of this calibre use it. Great to see you doing so well. Tipton misses you.

[cheenangng]

I am from Asia and would really like to see a similar video from Japan, where the diet, build, genetics are probably more closer to us.

[fabiodisotto]

Grazie Alvin seguo tutti i tuoi video..un abbraccio dall’ Italia

[afandeojoklectures]

Wow! That was great Alvin. Soon I will be sharing with you details about my study and data I have collected since 7 July 2022 when I started this journey and now I have enrolled for master program to Scientifically present my findings.

[ridhaadaniels]

I would like to visit this beautiful country

[marcinmieszczak]

Thanks Alvin for the material, IT was interesting to see what mean easy effort for Ugandan Athletes

[audio.paisajes]

Nice to see your content. Gracias y Abrazo from Argentina

[thomasmays]

Great video! Keep up the great work! Watched all of your videos.

[uMsubathi]

Great video, loved your insights. Keep it up 💪🏽

[JohnBirtchetSharpe]

Always a good watch, Thanks Alvin; re your questions being an older person (55) my hear rate range is only 37-167 at present, My MAF and my zone2 (5 zones) is only about a 2bpm difference, so when I am in zone two I am also within the MAF range (MAF+5 due to my age) .

[EddieOdora]

Great video. I've been looking to get an arm heart rate monitor but unsure on the accuracy compared to the chest strap. Have you by any chance compared the two side by side?

[georgesoto]

Which band is that? Thanks for the video!

[AlexandruCr]

Chest straps are not that comfortable, but for a single test of maximum heart rate you can use them (because they are way more precise, even compared to dedicated optical sensors - like coros). About the video itself, for me it was a surprise that dedicated half marathoner had higher heart rate than 5K runner on easy run...

[Martinplss]

great video. i have a problem 70% of my max HR is 142bpm, but 180 -17 is 163bpm so i dont really know where my zone 2 run has to be…