Hr levels at Altitude vs. Sea level

How long have you been in CO Springs? Have you trained for tri at sea level as well?

Typically yoru Max HR will be lower, but to run/ride at the same pace you had done at sea level will elicit a higher HR and a higher RPE. It's frequently better to train by RPE at altituded, but if you are living in CO Springs for longer than 2 months and have fully acclimated, just do some field tests ot get your training zones dialed in.

I have been in Colorado Springs since 2003, but only training for 1 year. I have just recently begun watching my HR over the last 6 weeks or so.

Then there is no need for you to worry about your HR compared to sea level.

Is there something more specific you wanted to know about HR training that we can help you decipher?

The reason I asked was because when I see other peoples Hr, they are significantly lower than mine. They tend to workout at lower elevations than than I do here in CO, so I was just wondering if my high HR could be attributed to working out at a higher altitude. I see people running at a HR of avg 120-130....I cant walk without my HR jumping to over 100, let alone run or jog and stay that low...mine tends to avg in the 160's most of the time when running, and I am not pushing myself, just an easy steady pace. Does that seem high to anyone? or is it just me?

Thanks for all the replies

SARGE

Hey, that is an interesting question. I hope you get some replies, because I am at 5400 ft and my heart rate while running is never less than 164.