Subject: RE: High Aeronic HRThose are very similar to my HR zones when in decent run shape. I think my threshold has ranged from 171 to 173 on various tests, probably depending on how hot it was. Heart rate is very individual. Women, younger people, and smaller people tend to have somewhat higher "max" and threshold rates, regardless of fitness. Not always true but in general it is. That's why some programs will use a "220- your age = max" rule of thumb. You are not that tall/heavy, and probably younger than many on this forum--thus a somewhat higher heart rate than what others report.
160's "feels like a workout" because that is your tempo pace. However, most of your running (long runs, "normal" steady runs to build endurance ) should be in Z2, not Z3. Many runners make this mistake. Tempo is often described as "feel-good fast". People often do it when they should be running in Z2, because they feel like they're "not getting a workout" if they go at Z2 pace. Then they're too tired to hit Z4 when doing harder running. Z2 feels like a workout, but not a hard workout. It can be hard to find that happy place between easy recovery jogging and tempo, but that's where most of your running should be. Z3 is really for tempo runs and pace-work for, say, half-marathons or HIM, and should play a limited role in most people's training.
Edited by Hot Runner 2017-12-02 5:32 PM
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