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Old 08-06-15 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Yeah, and that's why 220 - age is bunk.

I'm 37 and hit 191 recently, chasing my best time up a hill.
190 on the Wednesday Night World Championships a few weeks after my 48th birthday. I used to see 200 every now and then, but not for the last few years. I guess there's something to a reduced HRmax and age, but 220-age as a one-size-fits-all rule is bogus.
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