Today I decided to change things up and run faster, but shorter. So, I dialed in 5.5mph and 1% incline and ran for 2 miles. Towards the end my heart rate was getting up around 185+, so I knocked down the incline and reduced the speed to 5.3mph. Falling off the treadmill wouldn't have been a good idea. Afterward, I stretched and lifted weights.
I almost talked myself out of getting up early today. However, since I made hubby get up in the middle of the night to take care of our daughter, who was having problems sleeping, I figured I had to hold up my end of the deal and go work out. I'm glad because I feel great now!
During my run today, I listened to more of the 154bpm Podrunner podcast while I watched the local news. The music definitely carried me through this tough run! There was one song in there that had some words in it. I don't remember what was being said, but it motivated me to continue at a difficult spot!
2 comments:
Melly,
Seeing 185 as a HR makes me think about croaking. I'm pretty much bushed when I hit the 140's.
Good to see that your still at it though.
Cheers
Batman
I've always had a relative high HR when working out. I was hoping that working out regularly would lower that, but it has only worked slightly. (I saw the low 190s during the first week of C25K!! Now I'm much faster and run for much longer, of course.) If you go by the calculations for HR zones, I probably should be croaking! But I'm not. I've been focusing more on how I feel.
Take care!
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