Subject: Max HR for running I know there's variation and all, but I'd really like to hear from anyone else whose max HR is near mine just so I know I'm not a total freak. I'm 34, 5'8, 154--more of a lab than a greyhound Resting HR first thing in the morning is usually within a couple beats of 70. I did a 5k time trial and hit a personal best of 27:52. My average HR for the 5k was 190 and peak was 200. Today, I did two miles @ "goal 5k pace" which was 8:23 (I aspire to a 26 min. 5k!). One of them was mostly uphill and I pushed to the point where I don't think "desperate gasping" would be wildly off-base. I considered my 8:40 a success, given the terrain. I checked my peak HR: 216. Yes, my doctor knows what I'm doing (training for IMFL 2012) and is supportive. Is anyone else at the upper end of the HR chart or am I truly alone here? I thought about titling this thread "Am I going to die?" but having to qualify to the point where the answer is in doubt made it not worthwhile... |