Joshua Plumtree
Approaching perfection from a distance.
Went out on a kinda training run yesterday. Took my hrm with me, something I don't normally bother with, but just felt a little curious, so thought I'd give it a go.
So - 40 minutes effort after a warm up (normally do 2x20 but felt like a change).
Here's the thing.,19.6 average for the 40 mins. Maximum heart rate 181 which is about the right number when I last tested it. But average heart rate only 95, which is just a little over half my maximum and puts my effort in zone 1!
I know that can't be right. The perceived effort felt much greater than that and, going home, I had to back off up a hill because of stomach cramp - something that only happens occasionally when I've been working hard and/or sweating copiously.
Please someone, put this daft old fella right!. Am I missing something obvious? Am I interpreting the data correctly?
So - 40 minutes effort after a warm up (normally do 2x20 but felt like a change).
Here's the thing.,19.6 average for the 40 mins. Maximum heart rate 181 which is about the right number when I last tested it. But average heart rate only 95, which is just a little over half my maximum and puts my effort in zone 1!
I know that can't be right. The perceived effort felt much greater than that and, going home, I had to back off up a hill because of stomach cramp - something that only happens occasionally when I've been working hard and/or sweating copiously.
Please someone, put this daft old fella right!. Am I missing something obvious? Am I interpreting the data correctly?
End of thread. 
