Monday while there, as I was up at 4:30am anyway, I did six miles on the treadmill, which was hard work. Interestingly, there was a heart rate monitor, and a scale to compare to. Running at a 7:30 pace had me at 160 on the heart ratel this was a bit worrying, because that was the heart rate of I think someone about 20, and I am 42!
Every time I go for my annual medical, the nurse always looks a bit concerned while doing the ECG. The first time, she asked if I was experiencing chest pain at the time.
It turns out I have a high ST reading. The doctor has determined that it is just because I am fit.
I recently went for a run with a heart rate monitor attached to my garmin, and I was regularly getting readings towards 190, with 210 being the highest uphill. I don't really know what to make of all this, so I am considering a trip to the sports clinic in santry, where I believe they do treadmill tests etc.
Anyway, flying across the Atlantic at night, getting back to Dublin at 3pm and home at 5, I was in no fit state for a run, and I just went to bed. Wednesday, as I was off, I did a really nice 11 miles. It was nice because the weather was good, I was rested, and there was no time pressure to get home for anything specific.
Thursday was the usual late run, 2 warmup, 3x1 at 6:15 and 1 to cool down.
Friday after a long day which started a 5am, and with the weather pretty miserable outside, I deferred, promising to do some high mileage over the weekend. This didn't really materialise.
Saturday was a hilly 7 miles, and Sunday, with crap weather yet again, I hit the gym, and pushed out 10 miles at 7:00 average. This was pretty tough, I seem to have sweat far more than if I was outside.
So 40 miles in total, a bad result overall, but at least one or two good quality runs.
This week has started better. 8 very hilly miles yesterday, with a good session tonight. 2 warmup, 2x2 at 6:25, and two miles to cool down. Even a small break in the weather would be a welcome relief at this point.
Wow, 190 and 210 readings are high! It sounds like a good idea to go to a sport clinic and perhaps running with a HR monitor regularly. Based on your age, the aerobic zone is 70 - 80% of the maximum 178, based on the "220 formula". There are individual variations, so getting your maximum rate at the clinic would be helpful. According to "Maffeton's 180 formula", your training zone is under 143 (180 - age + 5 for running without interruption for over two years) Being a pilot must be super stressful, that can mess with the heart rate too, so the assessment is a good idea. Good job keeping up your training with all that travelling and awful weather!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Advice Anna. I have kind of just ignored it for a long time, but I guess maybe that time is over.
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