I doubt I spent 3 and a half hrs in zone 3
05-31-12, 09:32 AM
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I doubt I spent 3 and a half hrs in zone 3
I'm hoping someone can help me with my HRM. I rode my first century with my wife last weekend in Clarksville, TN. It was hot, the heat index hit 100+.
Here's some data:
Age: 26
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 190
Average weekly mileage: ~120mi
Z1 - Endurance 0-114 1:06 0%
Z2 - Moderate 114-151 1:41:17 28%
Z3 - Tempo 151-169 3:37:29 61%
Z4 - Threshold 169-188 35:47 10%
Z5 - Anaerobic 188+ 0:00 0%
Recently I've started riding with a HRM and have not done a max HR test but I estimated 194 which I suspect could be low. I've also read that high temp can increase your HR by 5 or more bpm, and given that my average HR was 156, this could put the majority of my riding in Zone 2. Can I safely assume that's what happened? Does my max HR sound too low?
Here's some data:
Age: 26
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 190
Average weekly mileage: ~120mi
Z1 - Endurance 0-114 1:06 0%
Z2 - Moderate 114-151 1:41:17 28%
Z3 - Tempo 151-169 3:37:29 61%
Z4 - Threshold 169-188 35:47 10%
Z5 - Anaerobic 188+ 0:00 0%
Recently I've started riding with a HRM and have not done a max HR test but I estimated 194 which I suspect could be low. I've also read that high temp can increase your HR by 5 or more bpm, and given that my average HR was 156, this could put the majority of my riding in Zone 2. Can I safely assume that's what happened? Does my max HR sound too low?
05-31-12, 06:19 PM
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Recently I've started riding with a HRM and have not done a max HR test but I estimated 194 which I suspect could be low. I've also read that high temp can increase your HR by 5 or more bpm, and given that my average HR was 156, this could put the majority of my riding in Zone 2. Can I safely assume that's what happened?
Does my max HR sound too low?
06-01-12, 01:14 PM
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Nor does your time in zones seem unusual to me. Seems normal for someone who's trying to hold a good pace. And yes, heat does elevate HR.
06-01-12, 07:45 PM
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My Polar FT1 HRM gives all kinds of flukey readings from time to time. It's been known to read my heart rate at 239, and then, drop to 33.
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Here's a mountain century I did where I finished in the top 25 out of 1000. Your HR stats are freakishly similar:
https://app.strava.com/rides/9040501
Z1 - Endurance 0-118 0:22 0%
Z2 - Moderate 118-156 1:40:02 31%
Z3 - Tempo 156-175 3:08:08 58%
Z4 - Threshold 175-194 37:47 12%
Z5 - Anaerobic 194+ 0:00 0%
These are hard rides, but do-able. I actually should have had a significantly higher portion of time in the z3/z4 range, but cracked hard on the climbs, and climbed in upper z2/low z3.
https://app.strava.com/rides/9040501
Z1 - Endurance 0-118 0:22 0%
Z2 - Moderate 118-156 1:40:02 31%
Z3 - Tempo 156-175 3:08:08 58%
Z4 - Threshold 175-194 37:47 12%
Z5 - Anaerobic 194+ 0:00 0%
These are hard rides, but do-able. I actually should have had a significantly higher portion of time in the z3/z4 range, but cracked hard on the climbs, and climbed in upper z2/low z3.
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I don't see anything particularly unusual either.
