Marquess of Utopia
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Hi all, help please... I've noticed in the last few weeks that my max heart rate on normal training runs has increased from the 180s at the beginning of the year to over 200 beats/min now on some runs. My average heart rate has, however, been pretty consistent, even dropping a bit. For example, yesterday I did 16km over a hilly course at 5min/km, my average heart rate was 147, my max 204. However, during a tempo run at the end of June this year when I did 10km at 4.10min/km my max HR was 179. I'm using the Garmin 305, am 27 years old and a pretty fit, competitive runner. So, my questions: 1. What does it mean that my max has increased to this level? 2. Is there a maximum max heart rate? 3. Why does an easier/slower run produce a higher max HR than a hard tempo run? Thanks...
I've got a fever...
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