Subject: RE: Race Day Adrenalin and Heart Rate... There's definitely something to the raised HR resulkting from excitemement. I don't feel overly stressed before races but my HR waas 90+before my last race before any activity. I was surprised. Having said that, I don't think it affects my HR that much once I'm underway. Maybe during the first few minutes of the swim (when I can't see my monitor anyway ) but for the rest of the race it seems to behave pretty much like my normal workouts.As for pacing the OY, I have found that I don't have to hold too much back. I certainly don't go at a sprint pace but I push pretty hard throught the entire race. My last OLY my HR averaged 170 and I felt good the whole race (obviously with nutritioin and hydratio ). My HRs are on the high side in general but I can assure you I was pumping hard so this is fairly relective of my effort. Compare this to my last HIM when my bike HR averaged in the mid 150s and the run was high 150s (and I was holding back most of the time because it was my first HIM ). |