Crazy HR stats
So, this is from a Half I did one month ago. I literally just ran the full in Dec. at the same pace (only a touch slower). Although, training has been spotty since then.
I don’t think my HR could’ve been this high, because obviously it couldn’t have been in zone 5 for that long.. I felt like I was moving along, but also able to talk in full sentences to people throughout the race. More like a high zone 3, low zone 4 effort.
This is the 3rd time I have run a half in the last couple years that showed an avg of 188bpm+ like this (more than 80% in zone 5) even with the zones being set relatively high.
Besides getting in better shape (obviously) how can I balance out the zones? I know I could just set the max HR higher, but that would basically mean setting the max to 220+.