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Can we talk about......the EU refe...only joking, heart rates.
I have never really used a HR monitor but I have one so I wore it today. I did a 5.9 KM at 4:53 min/km. Not particularly fast and if I ran a 5 km I'd expect to do 20-21 mins at the moment and I ran a HM @ 4:35 in March. I didn't feel I was working very hard, although a touch of hey fever didn't help, but...
my average heart rate was 179 and my max was 226. my HR was over 220 for about 2 mins as I was getting going but I didn't really feel it. I'm 34.
Can I deduct anything from these things? do I work out my HR zones from that HR max? Will I die of heart explosion?