dhague
New Member
- Location
- Virginia Water, Surrey
So much for "220 minus age"... riding home today, I decided to go up Priest Hill, from Old Windsor to Englefield Green. Get some hill training in, practice spinning, that sort of thing.
On the plus side, I made it all the way up without getting off the bike (a pannier-laden, 7-speed hub-geared Giant hybrid). However, near the top my heart rate hit 203 bpm . Not the kind of personal best I'm keen to beat at age 41, but at least I now know my max HR, and can set training zones accordingly... FWIW, I usually target 150-160 on my normal commuting route.
Do you commute with a heart rate monitor? How high have you gone (and lived to tell the tale)?
- Darren
On the plus side, I made it all the way up without getting off the bike (a pannier-laden, 7-speed hub-geared Giant hybrid). However, near the top my heart rate hit 203 bpm . Not the kind of personal best I'm keen to beat at age 41, but at least I now know my max HR, and can set training zones accordingly... FWIW, I usually target 150-160 on my normal commuting route.
Do you commute with a heart rate monitor? How high have you gone (and lived to tell the tale)?
- Darren