4 miles in 30:11, 7:32/mi, HR 159. Everything feels good but HR still high for the effort. Hopefully it will come back down over the next couple of weeks. Expanded core workout after the run.
GREAT picture! If I had one like that (with a 3 instead of the 2 of course), I'd be making a big, framed thing out of it and sticking it over the mantle piece. Will I ever get there? Sigh.
It's interesting that your HR has stayed high. I guess that's a pretty good measure of overall recovery. I never thought about it before because I don't measure my HR. I dislike the bands because I chafe so easily, and I also found that my max HR is way higher than any charts say it should be. My siblings are the same way. So I guess I'd have to periodically pay for an actual stress test to know the true max. Last time I checked, when I was about 46, I could chat comfortably with my HR at 180.
I think that's about 0.78 seconds pre-collapse :).
Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with my elevated HR. It happened last time post-marathon too. I'm hoping the accompanying fitness drop isn't quite so drastic as last time! But my coach believe in light duty for a few weeks post-race and I'm trying hard to be a good student :).
I've never had an issue with my HR monitor strap so I can't comment on the chafing, but I wouldn't worry about your max being quite high or testing regularly...the ranges are pretty wide and only apply to "normal" folk which we runners definitely are not! I'm supposed to be 183 by the formula and I'm 193 as of August when I hit my max in a race, so it's obviously off for me too. I just use the HR to look for signs that's something's up....like when it's high like that for a relatively easy run. I'm also a numbers and gadget guy, so anything I can get that provides me feedback, even if I never use it. Go figure.
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