C25K W5D2 – Couch to 5K Week 5 Day 2

Polar F4 Heart Rate Monitor

Today’s C25K run was a little more enjoyable since I was using my new Polar F4 heart rate monitor .  I spent some time Sunday afternoon at the indoor track calculating my VO2 Max level so that I could check the accuracy of the feature that shows how many calories I burn.  According to my calculations it was about two calories off – close enough for me and much more reliable than the data in the LoseIt! app.

I’ll write a complete review of the Polar F4 after I’ve used it for awhile.  So far I’m happy I purchased this particular model.

The run was tough.  Two eight minutes run with a walk in between.  Before I left for my run, I check the C25K Schedule, just to make sure I perform the correct tasks for the day and for some reason I thought it was two eight minutes runs with a 5 minute jog in between.  I left the house prepared to run 21 minutes of running, so I was relieved when I heard I could walk for five minutes.

Next up is the 20 minute run on day three.

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