Today will be my last day on the track til next week so I wanted to do some good conditioning. I may be able to do a hill workout on pavement on Sunday. I wasn't sure I would be able to complete this workout in my present shape, but I did. And surprisingly, the foot and body felt fine during the 'unholy trinity' 3x3w/3. Tacked on a hard 150m afterward.
Hoka trainers onstretches, drills, bands, 100m100m - 14.47Hoka rocket X2s on3 x 300m w/ 3min rest - 50.65, 50.44, 51.38 (avg 50.82)150m - 19.91 (6.52, 13.37)
It was very hard and about the same speed as I had run some of these in Nov-Dec in the preseason. Right after Penn, 2+ weeks ago, I did this 3x3w/3, 0.35 faster. So, I'm in nominal off season shape.
Weight better, 142.3 lbs... still not competition level.
Heart rate is weird, reached a max 177-179 near end of every rep. At the end of each rep, min recovery HR was 125 after 1st rep, 139 after 2nd rep. Most oddly, max HR during 3rd rep was just 167, fell to 142 in 35 sec while on my knees, but jumped to 179 25 sec afterward as I got up and started walking back.
I asked my friend Gary about this. He's a cardiac surgeon (does heart transplants), and is an endurance athlete, age 67, a swimmer. He said this phenomenon is due to the fact when you suddenly stop running, blood pools in the lower extremities and causes the HR to increase for a brief time while walking or standing, working harder against gravity. I believe this is true because after an interval, completely exhausted and high heart rate, my HR recovers much quicker in a sitting or squatted position. I noticed this even several minutes after my set while casually walking... my HR was about 142ish, when I grab the fence and squat with my arm above my head, HR goes to 126 in less than 20 sec. And... the reverse happens when I stand up to walk. HR is funny. Gary also said that if HR does not recover a minimum of 12 bpm 60 sec after a hard interval near max HR, you are at risk of a heart event or sudden death. I'm ok there. Weird though that it goes up so high after initially going down. Haven't ruled out the fact that the equipment is inaccurate.
Good on the last statement. Cross check with a chest strap type. Borrow one from someone if you don’t want to buy one.
ReplyDeleteThis jumping up to 179 60 seconds after finishing isn’t right. Either device or irregular heart beats. Some irregular heart beats are fine, others can be a major issue. My GP prescribed a monitor that I wore for two weeks so mine could be evaluated. It was during ski season last year so got 5 very hard skate skis in while wearing it. It’s just a small patch on your chest. My overnight heart rate is 33 and my average heart rate for that two week period was 52. Probably my sinus node is damaged from years of hard training. The low HR’s of athletes is now being understood as not just a healthy response to training but a pathological condition of suppressed sinus node. Bradycardia is considered pronounced if HR is less than 35. I wore a 24 hr monitor in 2000, low overnight was 33 which hasn’t changed but average was 65 so my average has dropped 13 BPM in 24 years. I had more aerobic capacity then so the drop isn’t fitness related. Probably not healthy. Not uncommon for mine to be 41 sitting around.
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ReplyDeleteRoya, I believe has bradycardia. She is not aerobically fit and has a resting HR in the low 40s. She sometimes has chest pain and has a murmur. My HR avg changes about 10 bpm between peak fitness and nominal fitness. Right now, my overnight HR is mid to upper 50s, was upper 40s when in peak shape. Now, mostly upper 60s when alert and sitting around.
DeleteThe only time I remember sitting around heart rate consistently over 60 was during chemotherapy or after radical cystectomy. After RC it was about 120 for a week. Immediate recovery from that was 20x harder than chemo. Blood chemistry was whacked for 2 months.
DeleteRoya should have a complete cardiovascular work up. Stress test and echocardiogram. If she is symptomatic from low heart rate (dizziness, fatigue) consider a pacemaker. If diastolic is less than 60, that combined with bradycardia are risk factors for diastolic heart failure. My mom bragged about her low heart rate and blood pressure as far back as I can remember. She died of heart failure and her last 8 years or so was bed ridden. But she was also a smoker and diabetic.
ReplyDeleteI agree. She does sometimes have fatigue but she can generally perform well on the stairmaster, and walks forever. Her uncle, a physician age 77, has a pacemaker.
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