Hi;

I didn't see another thread with this topic when searching, but if it's often discussed you can just point me to the right place, if you don't mind.

I have been riding for many years, but just started "training" last week, that is, I just started doing anything other than riding hard 3 times a week for about 30 miles. Now I've added some hill repeats to see what impact that has. (It's hard, for the record!)

Anyway, I am using a HR monitor for the first time and noticed that the hill I was doing would force my HR to 163-164 every time. I would then turn around, coast to the bottom and repeat. The coast part takes about 40 seconds. During that time my HR would drop to 120-121. That seemed really fast to me. Does this seem normal to you guys who do this sort of thing regularly?

Thanks,
Matt

Often times, those in better shape can return to a more normal heart quicker than those out of shape.

this shows that you can recover very quickly - which is a good thing for us cyclists.

It says you're already in pretty good shape. Keep riding and you'll be super fit.

That's world class man.