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Anyway to not get to Max HR when trying for a mile PR?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:18 pm
Ran 2 miles yesterday as a warmup. Wait for my HR to drop down to 110 or so before starting my third mile, which I was trying for time. I get a good pace, start cruising. I really felt like I was cruising too, I think I could have run another mile at the same pace. I looked down at my watch and my HR was 193. I immediately pulled back because it shocked me.
HR recovery was 69 BPM, which it usually is anywhere from 55-75, so that was normal. I felt fine afterward, went home hydrated, ate and went to bed a few hours later.
I don't like the prospect of my HR getting that high at 31. I've read HR is incredibly variable from one individual to another, but I'm more comfortable when it's around 175-185 on my max efforts.
Anyone experience this or know the antidote to keep it lower even during all out efforts?
HR recovery was 69 BPM, which it usually is anywhere from 55-75, so that was normal. I felt fine afterward, went home hydrated, ate and went to bed a few hours later.
I don't like the prospect of my HR getting that high at 31. I've read HR is incredibly variable from one individual to another, but I'm more comfortable when it's around 175-185 on my max efforts.
Anyone experience this or know the antidote to keep it lower even during all out efforts?
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:28 pm to Odysseus32
Why would you want it lower? You're not hurting anything by revving your engine during a max effort. It's doing what it's supposed to.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:34 pm to Ingeniero
Seems dangerous to get that high for more than a minute.
Edit - I've just done some reading, and I'm woefully uninformed when it comes to measuring heart rate
Edit - I've just done some reading, and I'm woefully uninformed when it comes to measuring heart rate
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 4/26/24 at 12:52 pm to Odysseus32
You're max HR is your max HR. It's not like if it hits a certain rate you're dead. I'm 50 and my max HR is 196. I hit that weekly doing hill sprints or VO2 workouts.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:20 pm to Odysseus32
If you're doing a PR and the thing you are doing is only 6 minutes or so, who cares. I average above 180 for 30 minutes on my runs on the summer. That's also why I swap a run for a bike once a week in the summer to feel more breeze
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:55 pm to Odysseus32
You should look into zone 2 training...
how did you determine your max HR? what device are you using to measure you HR during your run? if its a wrist monitor most likely its 5-10% over actual HR.
in reality unless your current mile PR is super slow you're gonna hit high hr to run a fast (er) mile PR. 193 isn't really that high for max especially at 31.
how did you determine your max HR? what device are you using to measure you HR during your run? if its a wrist monitor most likely its 5-10% over actual HR.
in reality unless your current mile PR is super slow you're gonna hit high hr to run a fast (er) mile PR. 193 isn't really that high for max especially at 31.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 4:34 pm to ks_nola
I appreciate everyone's input.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 4:37 pm to Odysseus32
Don't worry about it, most likely an equipment error. I always tell people to not trust HR monitors (I don't know what you're using, but it doesn't matter) to be accurate at any time, but most especially when their HR gets to either extremes....really fast or really slow.
Learn how to take your own pulse with you fingers on your wrist and compare that to what your HR monitor is saying. But also to second what some others have said, listen to your body too. If you were in a dangerous cardiac situation you would know it, were you lightheaded? Dizzy? Vision problems? Nausea? Any numbness, tingling, cold sensation? Trouble breathing(not rapid breathing, obviously you'd be breathing fast, but I'm referring to a feeling of being strangled or drowning)?
Even at 31, if you really did have a HR of 193, that's not too concerning if you're pushing yourself towards your max.
As and unnecessary aside: **I'm a critical care nurse, so that means when I'm at work and I have patients, they are continuously monitored with 5 lead EKG monitors at the bedside. There's other monitoring equipment too, like pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring equipment, etc, but the cardiac stuff is the most important and useful to us. When one gets into nursing, critical care or other areas, they are always taught to "Never trust the equipment" and what that means is don't trust the numbers that the equipment is showing you, if something looks off with your patient you go assess the patient first and verify that the equipment is functioning properly, and you use your own senses to assess their physical state, instead of jumping to conclusions based off of an equipment error. You can do the same for yourself as an athlete with a radial pulse check.
Learn how to take your own pulse with you fingers on your wrist and compare that to what your HR monitor is saying. But also to second what some others have said, listen to your body too. If you were in a dangerous cardiac situation you would know it, were you lightheaded? Dizzy? Vision problems? Nausea? Any numbness, tingling, cold sensation? Trouble breathing(not rapid breathing, obviously you'd be breathing fast, but I'm referring to a feeling of being strangled or drowning)?
Even at 31, if you really did have a HR of 193, that's not too concerning if you're pushing yourself towards your max.
As and unnecessary aside: **I'm a critical care nurse, so that means when I'm at work and I have patients, they are continuously monitored with 5 lead EKG monitors at the bedside. There's other monitoring equipment too, like pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring equipment, etc, but the cardiac stuff is the most important and useful to us. When one gets into nursing, critical care or other areas, they are always taught to "Never trust the equipment" and what that means is don't trust the numbers that the equipment is showing you, if something looks off with your patient you go assess the patient first and verify that the equipment is functioning properly, and you use your own senses to assess their physical state, instead of jumping to conclusions based off of an equipment error. You can do the same for yourself as an athlete with a radial pulse check.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:52 pm to Odysseus32
Apple Watch always gave me an overstated HR. I’ve found that the Jabra Sport in ear headphones were more accurate
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:28 pm to DR93Berlin
I have a Garmin Forerunner 255. It matches my Polar chest strap by +/-1. So I don't wear the chest strap anymore.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:46 am to Aubie Spr96
quote:
You're max HR is your max HR. It's not like if it hits a certain rate you're dead
That's correct. Although, I've wished I'd just die sometimes when it's up sky high during intense exercise.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:46 am to Odysseus32
You big dummy
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