Quoted message said:I have taking up running again. I am 5 10 , 180 lbs and 29 years old.
I also bought a heart rate monitor to pace myself correctly. I run
around 20-25 miles a week.
Most websites seem to indicate that the Maximum heart rate for my age
is around 190-194.
Since you have a heart rate monitor, you could eliminate the guess work and
test it. Do you have any races planned ?
Quoted message said:They recommend that you run at 80 to 85% of your
maximum heart rate which for me would be something like 160 or so.
I typically run at 7 miles / hr. My heart rate at this speed at
170-175. I run my last mile at 8 mile/hr and my heart rate shoots up to
185 sometime 190+ even. Is this abnormal ?
No.
Quoted message said:Does this mean I am over exterting myself.
Possibly. It's quite likely.
Quoted message said:Should I slow down ?
There are two separate issues -- bumping up the pace on the last mile, and
your pace for the rest of the run. The former is the simplest to address --
if your HR is 190+, you are almost certainly pushing too hard. Stay at
constant pace.
Now regarding the rest of the workout, and whether you should drop back from
7mph:
No reason not to. A heart rate of 160 is a reasonable target to shoot for,
*given what you currently know*, and *in the absence of other information*.
For now, I'd suggest dropping back to 6mph. This will probably feel pretty slow
at first.
Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/
