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Dec 17, 2006

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Heal

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Stay healthy

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I have 1 wife (Bess), 1 dog (Bandy), 1 son (Dillon) and work at Judge High School as a teacher and XC coach.

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Thu, Apr 12, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	6.00	0.00	9.00

Ran a tempo run this morning. Had to get up early and get it done...the wife has no mercy and I couldn't fathom attempting that run with a baby in a stroller and a dog.

Started out towards millcreek as a warm up. Headed south on wasatch and started tempo at the light on 45th. Kept it goind to the office park past 6200 S and turned around. Ended tempo at 4500 S light.

The beginning felt awkward and took a while to get in to the pace. The dog took just about 10 minutes then she was off to the races. I think she was ready for more coyotes. It felt better and better as I ran. Ended with 33:45. No splits. I actually wore my heart rate monitor and was puzzled. My max heart rate should be in the 190's but I couldn't get out of the 160's. I expected my tempo heart rate to be in the low to mid 170's. I expect that this means my legs are fatigued and not performing at their potential thus my heart is capable of more than my legs right now. Which makes sense. I have been building up my milage and intensity for 3 weeks now. It is time for an easy week.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 14:16:57

The fatigue can be a possible explanation. However, there are other factors. Your max HR could have gone down. Between 2000 and 2004 my max HR dropped from 190 to 175, while the resting heart rate stayed the same. Based on your recent breakthrough in performance, it is very possible that you also had a significant drop in max HR.

From Paul Petersen on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 15:24:13

I can never get my HR very high early in the morning, especially when it's chilly out.

From Bob on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 17:18:29

good thoughts all. I should really test my max HR again. It has been a while...

From Dave Holt on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 17:27:40

What is a more positive sign - a higher max heart rate or lower? And how do you get a accurate reading on this instead of the usual age formula?

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 17:57:20

It usually goes down as you become more fit, but in some cases it might go up. Forget 220-age, it says I am 45 years old. To get an accurate reading, find a flat stretch about a mile long with about 2-4% grade hill at the end. Give the mile an honest 5 K effort, and then hammer the hill for a minute or two. What you get at the end is your max.

From ashman on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 20:34:19

Dave, it really does not matter. Some of the best world class runners have max rates at 170 or so. Some around 200. Your max will not change that quickly. I talked to a cardiac specialist one time about it. It is rather hard to explain the dynamics of the human heart but I know that with a number of things happening it is very possible to become stale ie overtrained not be able to bring ones heart rate up to where it should be and usually with me this happens around my 5k effort level. So I know that I am probablly tired in some way and can not run good reps. Paul also has a point on the cold being a factor also. Sometimes you can be overtrained with a suppression of the nervous system on the training and resting heart rates. This is usually brought on by slower, mid to high mileage ranges and intensities. So in a nutshell, I think that heart rate is subjective and can only be useful when it is intelligently analyzed along side other factors. Sorry for the lengthy discourse its just that I am fascinated by exercise physiology.

From Brent on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 22:35:04

Dave, I know the feelings, legs go before the energy or fatigue sets in. This heart rate thing has always been confusing. I have biker friends who count heart rate more than anything. It seems to me that running is a different animal, given leg fatigue, diet, sleep, etc. I always try and measure my heart rate only on the same workout for comparisons to get a guage on my fitness level.

From the wife on Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 11:24:12

If you are going to dis on your wife, make sure she does not read the blog comments!!!

xoxoxo,

The "Slave Driver"

From Mike on Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 11:28:42

You can dis on your wife but just don't bad mouth the dog.

xoxoxoxoxoxo,

Your girlfriend (as the Slave Driver calls me)

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