Heart Rate on raceday question...
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
HRM junkies hate it when I say this...but leave the HRM at home on race day and go by how you feel.
Alot of folks do this and it works...Sometimes an HRM in a race that short can be a hinderance...you slow down when it starts to beep when really...you could still go hard.
I have raced with and without. and now I never wear one racing. it's just one more thing between me and the experience.
Best of luck...with or without.
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Sling posted 2 years ago.
My opinion:
Unless you're already very familiar with all of your heart rate zones, vo2 max, anarobic threshold, maximum, etc. and how to train and race using them, the heart rate monitor is going to be more of a distraction than a help.
If you were already very familiar with these, you wouldn't be asking us.
Leave it at home and just race hard.
Good luck.
Speed hurts; how fast do you want to go?
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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
For such a short race, you should be going hard, did I say hard? for the whole race. At your 8:30 pace, both runs combined should be about 25 minutes with the ride at 33 minutes (20mph avg). Add a few minutes for transition and you are down and out in 1 hour.
A Du tip: don't go too hard on the first run. What I mean is probably go 15-30sec. slower per mile on the first run. You will be better off for the second run. A Du is a whole new ballgame compared to a Tri. Have fun and give it hell.
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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
Anton wrote:
HRM junkies hate it when I say this...but leave the HRM at home on race day and go by how you feel.
Alot of folks do this and it works...Sometimes an HRM in a race that short can be a hinderance...you slow down when it starts to beep when really...you could still go hard.
I have raced with and without. and now I never wear one racing. it's just one more thing between me and the experience.
Best of luck...with or without.
I've never used a HRM, but I can see what you mean. I've considered getting one because everyone says IM training w/ a HRM is the only way to go. I see the best reason for it being in training when I need to go easy is tells me what is easy and when i need go hard, it tells me what is hard. I think by race day, it should be pretty clear what I can and cannot hold (pace wise) for the required distance. Just my 2 cents. Sorry for the hijack.
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speedster67 posted 2 years ago.
Sling wrote:
My opinion:Unless you're already very familiar with all of your heart rate zones, vo2 max, anarobic threshold, maximum, etc. and how to train and race using them, the heart rate monitor is going to be more of a distraction than a help.
If you were already very familiar with these, you wouldn't be asking us.
Leave it at home and just race hard.
Good luck.
LOLOL...you're right. Last weekend I ran a 5K Charity race with it on and I wasn't sure if it was adrenalaine or what but my HR was way high....I crossed the finish line and my HR was at 187 which is 5 beats higher than my max....should I of been dead :cool: ?
If I don't where it then I won't learn these things, and it really doesn't distract me when I'm running unless I tie it to my ankle :D , but around my wrist....no problemo! I know all my zones, but just don't know about where to push it to in a race?
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speedster67 posted 2 years ago.
glbrum wrote:
A Du tip: don't go too hard on the first run. What I mean is probably go 15-30sec. slower per mile on the first run. You will be better off for the second run. A Du is a whole new ballgame compared to a Tri. Have fun and give it hell.
Thanks for the advice...that was my game plan, unless I see some other fat tire pass me :mad: !
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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
speedster67 wrote:
I crossed the finish line and my HR was at 187 which is 5 beats higher than my max....should I of been dead :cool: ?
Technically, yes. That's just means that your zones are off and you need to re-test them. If you simply used the "220-age" thing, that's why you're zones would be off. It's best to do an acual physical test.
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speedster67 posted 2 years ago.
OK, I'm officially addicted. Today was my first multirace (just a Duathlon, not a tri), but it was great and i beat my goal by almost 5 minutes!
I did end up just leaving the HRM at home. I finished 5th in the Clydesdale, but at 240 lbs, I need to drop 20 before my first Tri on July 9th....the run is too tough at that weight!
My wife decided to enter also...today was only her 3rd time ever on a road bike and she finished 5th overall for women and won her Athena division by 40 minutes which was the biggest margin win in a division ever!!! Pretty good for 3 times on a bike (but she is an aerobics instructor, former national fitness competitor and personal trainer, but still) and she averaged 20.6 mph on the bike after only 3 rides! I took her on her 2nd ride ever a few days ago and asked her why she was so slow taking off after we stopped at lights....she said that she never shifted gears and just kept it in the highest gear and got a workout, so today was her first time using the gear lesson I gave her LOLOL :D ! She's now hooked too!
Goto Multirace.com, then look at Mothers Day Duathlon if you want to see the results! Thanks for the HRM advice :) !!!
I'm doing my first duathlon this weekend...it's a no-brainer for most of you.... 1.65 mile run - 11 mile bike - 1.65 mile run. I'm 6'3" and 240 lbs., but feel like I run descent for my size (8:30 mile pace for a 5k....I guess that's descent, but who knows this is new to me?). My question is...I don't want to bonk, so what range should I try to keep my Heart Rate at during the run...58 is my resting, and 182 is my max....is 170 (90%) too high or is it alright for such a short race?