i've ridden a little over 2000 miles and i started group riding recently.
this is my profile for a every ride and its pretty steady and HR hasnt dropped much.
Originally Posted by
Number400
That is a reasonable range for your HR and if you keep it up, it will go down as you get more aerobically fit and you and your heart become more efficient. I am 40+ and routinely maintain an average HR higher than that on long runs and bike races. I usually start to suffer at 185bpm but can go for long times at 175bpm and hard sprints, running or biking, get me to 200+bpm which is pretty much my maximum. All this varies greatly from person to person but once you get to know your heart, it can be a very effective tool to gauge how you are feeling and what you have left in the tank. Sounds like you are gaining that understanding and backing off a little to recover.
when im out doing my 4.5 mile time trial stretch (goal of keeping 20 mph pace), my heart rate range is any where from 170-178 (im pretty comfortable since im used to riding at this rate). and it usually goes over that when i try to keep 22 mph. so then i drop down to 19 mph to get my HR down to 168 in order to go back to pacing 20 mph.
however, sometimes on really long rides, i cant seem to recover (is it fatigue?).
at that point, im having trouble keeping my heart rate under 130 riding back @ 10 mph
Originally Posted by
DunderXIII
Well its hard to know without knowing your Max HR. Let's say yours is 194 for the sake of discussion (220-26); then you average 170 / 194 which is 88% max HR. That's a good, hard workout. How do you feel after it? Tired? You should; if 194 is your max anyway.
thanks for bringing up the max heart rate situation. i've probably seen 197 on a ride a few months back, but that's a very rare number.
what i've learned and discovered about myself is that, when im doing the group ride and my HR reaches 193 the third time, even after allowing myself to bring it down to 180, i blow up and pretty much my ride is over.