So what's my maxhr? March 23, 2006
Posted by clayton in : workout , trackbackI read Libor's comment and decided to check my "predicted" maxhr with my hrm. Started at 4:30pm or so and everything went fine, 1min lying down on the bed, pushed the start button and waited for a beep which I never heard…Ended up waking up at 6:15pm and I was sooo confused, hehe. Oh yeah, and my hrmax…It said 196bpm, but I honestly think it's wrong because I'm able to push at 190bpm for a few minutes. Maybe that's why my zone5 time is REALLY long. Is there a specific time that I should do this test? In the morning? Before I sleep? And what does vo2max mean? Everything is so new, am I one of those old people who can't catch up with technology? Anyway, I missed out on the trainer ride but had a 20km ride to the swimming pool and back and also had a swim.
The first 10km: I felt a little sick because I ate some chocolate 10min before I ran, how stupid can I be? hehe…Took it easy for the first half and decided to push the pace up a bit after 5km. 49'37, maxhr 191bpm, avghr 176bpm. I thought that was a decent time for a hilly course like this.
The swim: Man, did I feel tired…But after the 200m warm up and the 100m scarling+pull, I was pretty much ready for intervals. Did another 100m of forming(streamline etc…) and a pre-interval type of thing, 700m swim(200m form, 200m hard, 100m form, 100m hard, 50m form, 50m hard). Then the main intervals, 100m*8(2:00)speed. Went at an average pace of 1min40s or so, not so fast but not too slow either…There's this one 7th grader who's a pretty fast swimmer but he seems to make the same mistakes every week. He uses up all his energy in the middle of the intervals, hehe. He starts in front of me but today, he gave me the "pole position" after the 4th 100m interval. I'm pretty sure he's gonna become a pro triathlete someday if he continues.
The second 10km: My, oh my, I felt pretty bad after it, GUILT!!! I took it too slow the first half, I wasn't able to make it a sub50min run. Ended up running 10km in 51'12, maxhr192bpm, avghr 179bpm. It was awesome how there was NO PAIN in the legs during the run and after. This Wednesday 20km run is some good base training. Total of 1:40'47, much better than last week, and it was pretty hot&humid outside+strong winds like always.
Tomorrow: Trainer ride and then a swim. I'll check up on how the legs feel and decide what kind of trainer ride I'm gonna have. At the moment, I feel like PUSHING HARD!!!
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