Heart Rate question

Typically, for that short of a period of time (with a reasonable level of fitness) an extremely high HR will not cause much problems.

However, when you say is that a good thing... well, that depends.

If your trying to build a base, you would be better served by not driving your HR so high.
If your trying to improve speed (and some would say muscular endurance), a interval of higher HR may be of some value.

A lot depends upon what your training objectives are... plus, what is your current aerobic base.

FWIW Joe Moya

Well that is the confusion that I have (I'm so CONFUSED !!)  I haven't see that peak for a long long time, maybe last year at finishing sprint of a 5 K race.    I would like to think all my training this spring/summer has enabled me to do this and not collapse (hardly any speed work).

So now that I think about it, If I was able to do the average of 175 and some peaks at 180+ .  I should have pushed the pace a little more.  In other words, I feared the pain/exertion and didn't get the full potential.    I must have been holding back.    Steve Prefontaine would have kicked my arse.

Edited by BellinghamSpence 2005-07-10 4:25 PM