NCT07109089

Heart Rate Vs. Race Pace-Based Prescription Training in Recreational Distance Runners

Heart Rate Vs. Race Pace-Based Prescription Training: Which Training Method Leads To Intended Execution In Recreational Distance Runners?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare adherence to training prescription-defined as the percentage of time spent within the prescribed intensity zone-using either a race pace-based method or a heart rate-based method in male and female recreational distance runners. The main research questions are: * Which training prescription method leads to greater adherence in recreational runners? * Which method results in more accurate execution of low- and high-intensity interval training sessions? Participants will undergo anthropometric and physiological assessments to determine training zones based on ventilatory thresholds. In addition, a 5-km time trial will be performed on a standard track to establish individual race pace zones.

Conditions

• Exercise Response
• Physical Fitness
• Athletic Performance
• Running Endurance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Race Pace-based training	Participants complete one week of endurance training based on race pace zones individually determined from a 5-km time trial performance. The program includes both low-intensity continuous runs and high-intensity interval training sessions.
OTHER	Heart Rate-Based Training	Participants complete one week of endurance training based on heart rate zones individually determined from ventilatory threshold assessments. The program includes both low-intensity continuous runs and high-intensity interval training sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-30
• Completion: 2025-01-30
• First posted: 2025-08-07
• Last updated: 2025-08-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain