Heart rate

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Oct 2022
1:58pm, 15 Oct 2022
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Dvorak
As I never needed a nice lie-down on the tarmac after finishing, you're probably right :-) - although there was a marked upwards trajectory of bpm, so the 188 is probably ballpark. I have been considering an arm monitor, though on checking they are a bit more expensive than I'd thought (and one of the cheaper options has stopped sales and will soon withdraw support).
J2R
Oct 2022
2:45pm, 15 Oct 2022
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J2R
I've had Covid for the last week or so. I had the booster jab on Sunday 2 weeks ago, felt crap for a day or so (as happened last time), momentarily better then worse again, and when I tested on the Thursday, it transpired I had Covid, presumably acquired pretty much at the time I got the jab! Anyway, I've got off very lightly and have been able to continue with very light exercise, keeping my HR low (short easy bike ride and walk, then brisker walks and even runs at very low HR). I've assumed that my body will tell me if it doesn't like what I'm doing, and it hasn't - at no point have I felt the effort level has been higher than it should be for the pace, although I suspect my HR has probably been maybe 5 beats or so higher than normal at times. (I'm a firm believer in the health-giving properties of Zone 0/Zone 1 exercise). Anyway, I tested negative this morning, 9 days after the first positive test (although I tested negative 3 days ago as well, only to be followed by a very faint positive the next day). So it seems my regime of keeping some exercise going, albeit at a very easy level, is not impeding my recovery and may be benefiting it.

My CooSpo HR monitor has been giving me some dodgy readings of late, so last week I treated myself to a Polar H9 chest strap monitor, which is supposed to be the 'gold standard' (along with the H10). I am rather more confident in the readings now, so it was well worth the very reasonable £50 or so it cost me.

Anyway, I'm off shortly for another run, this time keeping my HR below 110.
Oct 2022
3:44pm, 15 Oct 2022
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Chrisull
J2R - be careful. It was only after testing negative after a mild case that it started impacting my running, and it never impacted my resting HR. What it did impact was muscle strength(?) going up hill, any time I went up hill it felt like my legs/arms were cramping up the way they might do at the end of a 100m sprint. Breathing was unaffected. Motivation took a big hit. Took about 5 months before I felt like it wasn't impacting.
J2R
Oct 2022
5:14pm, 15 Oct 2022
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J2R
Thanks for the warning, Chris. I've heard lots of general weirdness about how Covid has affected people, and it seems to be pot luck. Don't know whether I'll get any after effects, I hope not. All I can say is that at the moment I'm keeping things VERY light and am not feeling any ill-effects. But who knows? It's certainly put an end to my running season in terms of target times, but I'm hoping I'll be able to build up again for spring.
J2R
Oct 2022
5:04pm, 18 Oct 2022
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J2R
Back to normal running now (tested negative last Friday) and not feeling any ill-effects, except for the fact that my heart rate seems to be about 5bpm higher than I would expect for the given effort level at the faster end of the pace range. (Of course it may also be the different HRM I'm now using, although I'm doubtful about that).
Oct 2022
3:03pm, 23 Oct 2022
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phal
Hello folks,
Apologies for not reading back through the previous gazillion pages to see if the answer is there but… just wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of anywhere to find decent HR training for women advice / has any from experience please? Or is it a case of having a good play on Google? Have upgraded my garmin and now have the option to look at doing something around HR training on my staring-yet-again-post-crappiness-and-injury.
Oct 2022
4:12pm, 23 Oct 2022
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Steve NordRunner
Just to reassure you, phal: you don't need to go hunting a snark because the methods of HR training apply equally well to the two sexes.
Oct 2022
4:21pm, 23 Oct 2022
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phal
Okie doke. I’d heard (maybe rightly, maybe wrongly) that a lot of the HR research / training stuff possibly had a patriarchal bias so was just wanting to know it there was anything in particular that could help/where to look.
Oct 2022
4:27pm, 23 Oct 2022
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Rosehip
Just to reassure you, phal: you don't need to go hunting a snark because the methods of HR training apply equally well to the two sexes.


Going to argue a bit, it doesn’t seem to be quite that straightforward, there is some evidence that we’re different and maybe the % bands need tweeking a bit
Anecdotal evidence on here tends to show that too
Oct 2022
4:44pm, 23 Oct 2022
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phal
Thank you,Rosehip, that’s what I’d heard. I know that the formula for working out MHR is not quite right for women, and that the bands can alter - I did wonder in it was taken into a count with the garmin settings when you chose your sex as you went through set up?

I’d like to start off as well as I can. I’m not in a position post-injury to go out and find my MHR through intervals 🤪

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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....

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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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