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Location:

CO,

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Began running Aug 07

3 mile - 28:50 (Dec 07)

10K - 1:00:41 (July 08)

Half Marathon - 2:18:56 (Sep 08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.  Look for races to keep me focused on improvement and consistency.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Runner for Life

Personal:

I grew up in NM and met my husband at BYU. We've lived in NV, MI, AZ, and CO since graduation and we have 3 beautiful daughters 7, 2, and 1

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Asics (green) Lifetime Miles: 450.34
Mon, Nov 12, 2007
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.650.002.65

Woohoo, I ran on a Monday again! I took the heart rate monitor today, just for kicks. I'm quite certain now that my route is downhill on the way home because my heart rate kept getting lower and lower as I headed home. But I was actually surprised the my actual heart rate was not much lower than it was over a month ago. I still get up in the 170 range, and even 180's when I'm really dying (steep uphill). But on my way home, when I'm warmed up and going slightly downhill, my heart rate was in the 150's and 160's. So I'm not sure if my cardio has really improved yet or not. I know my will power has improved - to push through the desire to walk. But I think I'll check my heart rate again in a month or so.

My pace is still pretty consistent - average 11:52 (faster for downhill stretches, and slower for uphill, obviously).

Comments
From Lybi on Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 23:44:37

I'm sure your cardio is improving! You are keeping the same bpm, but you are spending much more time running, and much less walking. That's improvement!

From Heber on Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 15:15:10

I've noticed the heart rate dropping after a few minutes also. I think the aerobic system takes a few minutes to really get working.

It's not your heart rate while exercising that tells you if you are getting more fit though. That's because as you get faster you are doing more work per unit time so even if you are more fit the heart rate might be the same. Check your heart rate first thing in the morning, before you get out of bed. That is your resting heart rate and it will drop pretty significantly as you get more fit.

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