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Jun 2017
9:01pm, 10 Jun 2017
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Bazoaxe
Brunski, after a few years of not using an HRM I started again in June 2015. I saw 181 a few times at the end of 5ks and set my max as 184 (previously used 189 for reasons I cant recall). These were run after a period of injury and so I wasnt all that fit.

Recently I have seen 174 at the end of 5ks but know I am fitter....however there could be a case that I should set a lower max.

I think you are about right, could add 1 - 3 bpm possibly but you are in right ballpark IMO
Jun 2017
10:58pm, 10 Jun 2017
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Brunski
Nice one, cheers Baz.

Don't think I'm far off with my 165 so won't change in unless I subsequently see higher!
Jun 2017
12:49am, 11 Jun 2017
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John Bach
I've no intention of trying to "find out" my maximum heart rate. In an "eyeballs" out effort in a very holy race over 10 years ago the farming clocked a max of 190bpm. Since then I've taken 1bpm off per year as I've not done any "eyeballs out" raving & don't intend to. If anything I've probably understated my max for my h/r settings but probably not by much - probably best understating than overstating (particularly for me after starting running again)?
Jun 2017
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John Bach
I've no intention of trying to "find out" my maximum heart rate. In an "eyeballs" out effort in a very holy race over 10 years ago the farming clocked a max of 190bpm. Since then I've taken 1bpm off per year as I've not done any "eyeballs out" raving & don't intend to. If anything I've probably understated my max for my h/r settings but probably not by much - probably best understating than overstating (particularly for me after starting running again)?
Jun 2017
4:09pm, 14 Jun 2017
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AndrewS
My HR hit 181 today at the end of a 25 minute run @10:50min/miles. lol

Work to do, I think ;)
J2R
Jun 2017
5:08pm, 14 Jun 2017
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J2R
Warm day, too. Makes a significant difference for me - I often find my HR 5bpm or more above what it normally would be for the pace I'm doing on a hot day.
Jun 2017
5:43pm, 14 Jun 2017
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AndrewS
Yes, I am sure that the heat was a definite factor.
I have a really excitable heart rate, I always have even when I was much fitter than now.
That is why I have never been able to do HR training.
Jun 2017
12:34pm, 29 Jun 2017
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larkim
I probably should have asked this yonks ago, but I didn't.

Is there any consensus on the way to derive the zones, or does your approach to the zones need to tie in with the specific training approach you're adopting.

For example, for me as a 44 year old with MaxHR at 184 and RestHR at 48, this website (http://www.fitdigits.com/personalized-heart-rate-zones.html ) gives me Zone 2 as either
110-128 (60%-70% MHR), 129-143 (60%-70% HRR), 139-149 (MHR - 45 bpm), 110-138

(60-75%), 132-140 (85-89% LTHR), 124-137 (60%-70% HRR) or 143-153 (MHR - 45 bpm).

Of course, that site might be nonsense, and I imagine the choice is between %ages of MaxHR and %ages of HRR. Which would you recommend, and why, for someone stepping up from half marathon to marathon doing about 40-45 miles per week with a current 18:58 5km best.
Jun 2017
1:58pm, 29 Jun 2017
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Training Log
What do you think your recovery heart rate is?
Jun 2017
2:35pm, 29 Jun 2017
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larkim
What do you mean by that? It's not a term I've heard before (but I am a novice to this sort of thing).

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Everything you need to know about training with a heart rate monitor. Remember the motto "I can maintain a fast pace over the race distance because I am an Endurance God". Mind the trap door....

Gobi lurks here, but for his advice you must first speak his name. Ask and you shall receive.

A quote:

"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach
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