My Trek to an Iron Man

For Xmas I got a Times Ironman Road Trainer heart rate monitor from my mom.  Out of the box is was simple to setup and started showing my heart beat right away.  I thought that the chest strap was going to fall off or start to bounce during a run.  It was snug, but after the first mile I didn’t event notice is was there.  The directions were pretty clear.  Although I am still working on setting up my “Zones” for my heart rate.  I think I get how to do it.

On the first 5 mile run watching my heart rate live, I could tell that up to 150 bpm was low work, but as soon as I got to 160 bpm this was the strongest and steady that I could go and not feel worn.  So I am gauging 155 -160 bpm as the range I want to be in.  Strong and steady but not over exerting my self.  The Timex watch and chest band are sturdy construction and it has a cool indiglo light.  For the basic runner this heart rate monitor would be too much, but someone looking to train better and get faster this is the right tool and the fair price.