Originally Posted by RiPHRaPH
MHR: i do run with a HRM. I know my zones cold on the bike, but the numbers are all foreign to me while running. Is anaerobic biking the same HR as anaerobic while running?
Running seems to spike up quicker.
do you always run in your zones?
my AT is 184 on the bike.
if i am doing 9:30's, and want to do LSD's..... doesn't that seem ridiculous? i'd be like walking...
1. I am not an expert in the area of HRM testing - I have only been tested as an athlete. I know Zack has also been tested not long ago. While I know my zones I know that my numbers come much quicker while running than on the bike.
2. Anaerobic is anaerobic - I mean the engine is the same right? In a 10.5 mile TT that I do, I spike at 189 - 192 (my max) pretty quick as I am going all out and pretty much stay there for the entire race. That number is not going to go any higher - but I know thats all I have to do is survive for the 10.5 and I'm done. Running wise, I would only see those kind of numbers at the track while doing 400 meter intervals and nowhere else.
3. Training in zones is one thing - while racing in a zone all it's own thing - as it needs to be something that you can be comfortable in, yet at the same time allow you to finish the given distance. There is a very fine line to this...finishing strong and the "Crash and Burn". If you race enough you will end up crossing over that line resulting in the crash and burn...and that's ok. Even though I am pretty experienced running marathons, I still have the occational crash and burn because I will push myself to that edge. Much of it has to do with mother nature - your ability to tolerate the given race day conditions such heat, wind, and pace you are setting for the race. In the 2001 MCM marathon I maintained a 168 - 171 HR for the entire race, but the race start temps were 39 degrees and very gusty winds. Because I trained in much warmer temps and at altitude I could push this hard at this HR, because of a reduced sweat rate resulting from cooler temps. It was and still is my marathon
PR.
In a race you need the right amount of "Preparation", "Luck" and "Energy" unfortunately it's something that can never be pre-ordered.
4. So what if your run pace is 9:30's, everyone is at a differnt level - you still need to have lsd work. The lsd has a specific purpose in that it strengthens your heart and your bodies ability to run this longer distance. The lsd's teach your "bodies energy systems" to be able to use "fat" as a fuel. When you get 1 or 2 behind you, as a result your daily runs will improve and you will be able to push a higher pace. It won't happen over night - but it will happen.