Heart rate over 200 bpm?

(Marc Lee) said:

I'm new to running and decided to participate in a 10km
(6.2 mile) run in September. Running on the track(400m), I
can run 6 laps at 2 minutes but then my heart rates goes to
about 190-200 bpm and I get extremely out of breath. I am
27 years old, 5 foot 3 and weigh 130 pounds. I am in fairly
good shape as I have been constantly playing sports my
whole life. My questions is, should I keep trying to
continue running at that pace with 200 bpm? How can I
possible make my for a 10 km run (roughly 50 minutes) if I
die out so fast?

200 bpm is a bit high to expect to sustain it for 50 minutes
at your age. If you were 17 it would be easier.

The trick is to build up your distance gradually. Do the run-walk-
run method if you need to. But best of all read the
Beginners FAQ. Look for it on groups.google.com in
rec.running.

If you're worn out after 12 mins. of running, then you're
running too fast. You need to concentrate on endurance first
and worry about speed later. Slow down and get yourself to
the point where you can run for 30-40 minutes without
sending your heart rate through the roof.

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Quoted message said:

I'm new to running and decided to participate in a 10km
(6.2 mile) run in September. Running on the track(400m), I
can run 6 laps at 2 minutes but then my heart rates goes
to about 190-200 bpm and I get extremely out of breath. I
am 27 years old, 5 foot 3 and weigh 130 pounds. I am in
fairly good shape as I have been constantly playing sports
my whole life. My questions is, should I keep trying to
continue running at that pace with 200 bpm? How can I
possible make my for a 10 km run (roughly 50 minutes) if I
die out so fast?

Marc Lee said:

I'm new to running and decided to participate in a 10km
(6.2 mile) run in September. Running on the track(400m), I
can run 6 laps at 2 minutes but then my heart rates goes
to about 190-200 bpm and I get extremely out of breath.

What others have already said. Also, while building base,
run so you can talk to yourself or a partner in complete
sentences. If the conversation gets very choppy, you're
going a little too hard for initial conditioning. There is a
time during your training to run faster, but you're probably
not there yet.

FWIW, when you have trouble breathing and your hr goes up,
you're entering a zone sometimes called "lactate threshold"
(LT) as your body progressively uses anaerobic metabolic
pathways more. Note: this is a zone, not a number; body is
usually using both anaerobic and aerobic pathways, but the
proportion varies with increased effort level (speed in your
case). You can google the various terms to learn more, if
interested.

Also, if you read the section on "how fast to run" in the
beginners' faq, *please* ignore the max hr formula.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

xenman said:

On 29 Jun 2004 17:47:05 -0700, [email hidden] (Marc

Lee) said:

I'm new to running and decided to participate in a 10km
(6.2 mile) run in September. Running on the track(400m), I
can run 6 laps at 2 minutes but then my heart rates goes
to about 190-200 bpm and I get extremely out of breath. I
am 27 years old, 5 foot 3 and weigh 130 pounds. I am in
fairly good shape as I have been constantly playing sports
my whole life. My questions is, should I keep trying to
continue running at that pace with 200 bpm? How can I
possible make my for a 10 km run (roughly 50 minutes) if I
die out so fast?

200 bpm is a bit high to expect to sustain it for 50
minutes at your age. If you were 17 it would be easier.

The trick is to build up your distance gradually. Do the
run-walk-run method if you need to. But best of all read
the Beginners FAQ. Look for it on groups.google.com in
rec.running.

If I'm reading the OP's post right, he's running at
5:00/km pace
(8:00/mile) which is pretty ambitious for just starting I
think. Slowing down a bit would be good...

Neil

Neil Gendzwill said:

xenman said:

On 29 Jun 2004 17:47:05 -0700, [email hidden] (Marc

Lee) said:

I'm new to running and decided to participate in a 10km
(6.2 mile) run in September. Running on the track(400m),
I can run 6 laps at 2 minutes but then my heart rates
goes to about 190-200 bpm and I get extremely out of
breath. I am 27 years old, 5 foot 3 and weigh 130 pounds.
I am in fairly good shape as I have been constantly
playing sports my whole life. My questions is, should I
keep trying to continue running at that pace with 200
bpm? How can I possible make my for a 10 km run (roughly
50 minutes) if I die out so fast?

200 bpm is a bit high to expect to sustain it for 50
minutes at your age. If you were 17 it would be easier.

The trick is to build up your distance gradually. Do the
run-walk-run method if you need to. But best of all read
the Beginners FAQ. Look for it on groups.google.com in
rec.running.

If I'm reading the OP's post right, he's running at
5:00/km pace
(8:00/mile) which is pretty ambitious for just starting I
think. Slowing down a bit would be good...

Neil

That all depends upon his natural ability. When I started
running as a teenager, I ran a lot faster than 8:00/mile,
and he's only 27. Anyway, I did say his heart rate was a bit
high to sustain it for long, which implies he should
probably slow down a bit.