So..... running

Matblack · 24-08-2011, 20:47

Well that was a good day

New shoes, new heart rate monitor and a plan to concentrate on my breathing rather than a time brought a bit of freshness to tonight and although I had planned to run a shorter distance I felt good so went down my usual 5k route although I walked slightly further to warm up than usual so it was a shorter run.

The result of the heart rate monitor was interesting to say the least. My resting heart rate is about 60 which is supposed to be pretty good however I got a bit of a surprise that my average heart rate for the run tonight was 175 which is in the highest part of the training zones and isn't really where I should be, in fact I was peaking at 182-5 which is very high but I wasn't pushing hard and felt great. So I'm either in rubbish shape which i doubt given I ran a 27.5 minute pace for 5km tonight albiet for 4.3km or something is up with the HRM or there is something else happening. A little research shows I might be something called a 'high beater' someone who just happens to have a higher heart rate during exercise, or maybe I'm from Gallifrey, who knows. Fingers crossed it doesn't mean I'm going to drop dead

So all in all a good night, I ran the 4.3km without feeling the need to stop once where previously I've always needed to stop at around 3.5km for a walk, I felt my run was more consistent which is borne out by flatter splits, I ran faster than usual and the odd check on my breathing and trying to breath in for three strides and out for two seemed to keep me from hyperventilating

MB

24-08-2011, 20:47	#10
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Well that was a good day New shoes, new heart rate monitor and a plan to concentrate on my breathing rather than a time brought a bit of freshness to tonight and although I had planned to run a shorter distance I felt good so went down my usual 5k route although I walked slightly further to warm up than usual so it was a shorter run. The result of the heart rate monitor was interesting to say the least. My resting heart rate is about 60 which is supposed to be pretty good however I got a bit of a surprise that my average heart rate for the run tonight was 175 which is in the highest part of the training zones and isn't really where I should be, in fact I was peaking at 182-5 which is very high but I wasn't pushing hard and felt great. So I'm either in rubbish shape which i doubt given I ran a 27.5 minute pace for 5km tonight albiet for 4.3km or something is up with the HRM or there is something else happening. A little research shows I might be something called a 'high beater' someone who just happens to have a higher heart rate during exercise, or maybe I'm from Gallifrey, who knows. Fingers crossed it doesn't mean I'm going to drop dead So all in all a good night, I ran the 4.3km without feeling the need to stop once where previously I've always needed to stop at around 3.5km for a walk, I felt my run was more consistent which is borne out by flatter splits, I ran faster than usual and the odd check on my breathing and trying to breath in for three strides and out for two seemed to keep me from hyperventilating MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"