MHR should be tried and if the athlete can just make 4 miles distance at that rate and no further, the target pattern has been set. This shows what can be achieved with regular lactate threshold running done correctly. Where a pulse monitor scores over the stop-watch is when running into a stiff wind. While the timer per mile advocate will struggle to keep to the schedule the pulse monitor athlete will keep to the required pulse-rate even though the speed of running may decline but the effort remains constant. This is a valuable preventative of over-training.
All training is done by pulse readings.
A new member, having purchased the monitor receives instructions on its use, which requires an annual club membership fee.