marathon training heart rate monitor
I have a heart rate question, wht should I run at?
I’ve been a runner in the past, in fact this past Jan. I ran a full and a half marathon in 1 weekend. I ran a ten miler about 3 weeks ago. Lately I’ve been real busy and have limited my running to maybe 10 miles per week.
Well now I’m starting marathon training for a run in October and I decided that I need to lose about 20 lbs in that time frame. I weigh 190 and should be at 170. So I bought a heart rate monitor and read all the instructions. I’m a male 29 years old and in pretty fit condition.
My heart rate should be between 125 and 165 for optimal fat burning and my 100% rate should be about 190. When I ran 3 miles yesterday my heart rate said I was @ around 195 average with spikes up to 205. I felt winded but not anything unusual for the run.
Am I working to hard? or is the national average not working for me.
right now I want to burn off fat not increase my speed, what should I do?
The first thing you should do would be to actually measure your max heart rate, then try to stay between 60 to 80% of that for maxiumum fat burning.
To measure your max, do a 10 to 20 minute warmup at about 80% effort and then go all out for a couple minutes, keeping an eye on your heart rate monitor. If you find that your max is significantly over the 190 that you calculated, you might want to check your heart rate monitor for accuracy.
There’s a good overview on Wikipedia, see the link. Good luck!
Tuest, July 8 – Marathon Training – 3 mi
|
|
Timex Ironman Midsize Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor with Data Xchanger Watch, Black/Grey, Mid Size $219.95 It’s no longer enough to train hard, you have to train smart if you want the edge. The Timex Ironman Race Trainer Digital Heart Rate System provides elite athletes the necessary performance measurement data to succeed. With a 10-workout memory, 50-lap chrono with average heart rate per lap, and five interval timers with individual heart rate target zones, the Race Trainer System makes serious trai… |
|
|
Fitness Watch – Speed, Steps, Distance & Time Speedometer pedometer. This specially designed watch features an advanced pedometer that not only counts your walking steps, but also calculates the distance, speed, exercise time and calories burned as you walk. Features a 7 day memory and a 10 week recap. This fitness watch has a built-in accelerometer makes it a speedometer for measuring your speed; and it counts your steps taken, distance cove… |
