Running thread

[supercity88]

Is it bad to have high bpm's after most runs? I just can't seem to get my heart rate right down.

The fitter you get the lower your heartrate will be. Doing a mix of aerobic and anaerobic exercise will help. And if you're running a lot your body might be tired which means your heart will be beating faster.

 

[supercity88]

Got a nice 8K in earlier. Was bloody cold, need to invest in some warmer training gear but have kept putting it off and now feel like it's too late to bother.

Really pushed the last 4K and felt good. Way down on my hopes to do 100KM this month though, but hopefully a few long runs will get me over the line. Trying to do more hills this month to strengthen the legs.

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

Doing another 10k later... time to pick the fucking pace up again!

This is why I love this thread. No need to start on each other when we already beat ourselves up!!!

 

[inchy14]

This is why I love this thread. No need to start on each other when we already beat ourselves up!!!

That’s it though isn’t it, the only person you should be trying to beat is only yourself. There’s always someone faster, younger, fitter etc.. but tbf of the day it’s you against you!!

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

4m yesterday - 8:30 pace at 138 bpm
5m today - 8:58 pace at 135 bpm

Nice steady 10m planned for Sunday. Then the 1st HM of the year next weekend. This weekend will take me to 90m for the year compared to the sum total of fuck all at the same point last year. Didn't start until March for some reason.

 

[A J Styles]

The fitter you get the lower your heartrate will be. Doing a mix of aerobic and anaerobic exercise will help. And if you're running a lot your body might be tired which means your heart will be beating faster.

Ahh that makes sense to be fair cheers!

 

[gaz76]

Is it bad to have high bpm's after most runs? I just can't seem to get my heart rate right down.

Your not my mrs are you? Was just having the same conversation with her.
Depends on what you mean by high, think the basic calc for max heart rate 220 minus your age, Im trying to stick to an 80/20 kind of training plan at the minute, 80% of my runs at a slow pace with a low heart rate and pick it up for the 20%.
Have a google of maffetone method, think the theory is if you go slow, your body gets stronger and fitter naturally making your harder tempo runs easier. There are folks that say its a load of bollocks but it does seem to be working for me, and the slow runs are quite enjoyable

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

Your not my mrs are you? Was just having the same conversation with her.
Depends on what you mean by high, think the basic calc for max heart rate 220 minus your age, Im trying to stick to an 80/20 kind of training plan at the minute, 80% of my runs at a slow pace with a low heart rate and pick it up for the 20%.
Have a google of maffetone method, think the theory is if you go slow, your body gets stronger and fitter naturally making your harder tempo runs easier. There are folks that say its a load of bollocks but it does seem to be working for me, and the slow runs are quite enjoyable

I second this.

 

[supercity88]

Your not my mrs are you? Was just having the same conversation with her.
Depends on what you mean by high, think the basic calc for max heart rate 220 minus your age, Im trying to stick to an 80/20 kind of training plan at the minute, 80% of my runs at a slow pace with a low heart rate and pick it up for the 20%.
Have a google of maffetone method, think the theory is if you go slow, your body gets stronger and fitter naturally making your harder tempo runs easier. There are folks that say its a load of bollocks but it does seem to be working for me, and the slow runs are quite enjoyable

It's already been seconded but I can concur! Has worked for me. The biggest challenge is to believe that it works and stay slow. Sometimes I push a couple of KMs just to check I still have some pace!

 

[Lrrr]

This is a great thread and reading it helped me come to a decision to try and get back running. After a change of circumstances I decided mid November to do the couch to 5K, which I am really pleased to have completed without my knees giving up! Snow and ice have curtailed my progress this week but hopefully it will clear soon. Almost one and a half stone lighter and feeling much better in myself. Aiming to carry on around the 5K mark for the time being.