Posts Tagged ‘pace’
Is it possible to train too hard when doing my tempo run?
September 11th, 2011
Hi. I’m a 34yr old male who has always been active and fit, classic ectomorph. I recently purchased a heart rate monitor for training purposes and my beats per minute after a tempo run makes me wonder if I could be over doing it, or if I’m just very fit and on the right track. I’m on a 16 week 1/2 marathon program from runners world that includes running three times a week; easy, speed, long. When I do my tempo runs I really push myself to achieve the stated goals. My effort level would be about an 8 out of 10, Yes/No questions I could answer, no conversation. After the run I feel euphoric and great, and within a minute or so my heart rate is back to a normal level. Then next day I feel fine. My resting pulse is around 44 beats per minute (bpm). My goal is to eventually qualify for the Boston marathon.
Thanks for any input.
Here are my mile splits from the last run.
Mile Minutes Avg bpm Max bpm
1 00:07:10 174 183
2 00:07:13 185 190
3 00:07:16 191 192
4 00:07:11 195 198
Summary 00:28:50 186 198
comfortably finished my 1st marathon in a 9:15 pace a few years ago. Could easily cover 13.1m in a 8:30 pace today. Goal is to get faster without causing damage.
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Can you hear your own heart beat in the pelvic area with a fetal monitor?
July 15th, 2010
So some friends and I were playing around with the fetal monitor, one of my friends already knows she is pregnant so we listened to the babies heart beat. Then shortly after we listen to my other friends stomach just playing around and she has not had a period an over 2 months and when we put the monitor in the pelvic area we heard a fast pace heart beat so we went to the store and bought a pregnancy test and it said she was not pregnant! So, why did we hear a heart beat in the pelvic area????????
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1 Exercise Period of 2 Hours or 2 Exercise Periods of 1 Hour?
May 3rd, 2010
Which is best for losing weight? Is it better to exercise on the treadmill (I have the heart monitor and walk within my fat burn range) for 2 hours at a time, or to walk an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon? I don’t feel like I’m working out until the 2nd half of the first hour and can keep the pace for two hours but I want to make sure I’m burning calories the most efficient way. Thanks for your help!
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My heart rate monitor strap always falls off when I run fast on a treadmill. What can I do?
April 27th, 2010
I tried tightening it and it helps a little but the strap still falls to the level that it doesn’t get a reading. The strap works fine for bike riding and walking. I really want to use it for high pace running so I can keep track of my speed vs heart rate. Any ideas? Thanks!