Subject: RE: Keeping heart rate while keeping the pace When I do runs in a certain HR zone, my goal is to have it be in the low end first 1/3, middle next 1/3, and top end the last 1/3. It also helps teach me to pace better which I can carry into my tris...goal is to get progressively faster in each segmentt and use more effort in the Bike then Sswim and more in Run than bike. Your HR maybe going up because you are starting out to fast. You may see cardiac drift but I doubt on a 3 mile run, more on longer runs say over 75 minutes. After running with a HRM for 2+ years, I have observed so many different things...sometimes my HR goes higher the longer I run, sometimes it drops and I can't get to go higher. I see my HRM as a tool and try to observe it and learn from it. But sometimes it is off and I go by RPE...which gives a second tool to use to see if I'm running at the right pace. How does your breathing change from the start of your run when your HR is lower to the end of your run when your HR is highter? Is your breathing the same? different? |