On long rides recently (i.e., 6 hours+), i've noticed my heart rate always drops after about 4-5 hours. Is that a sign of FUBAR?
I've been eating a lot on the rides, and drinking a fair bit. No matter how much i've been feulling, I always always always lose power pretty bad in the last hour (so, not long after the drop in HR), even when going out at a not too stupid pace.
For me it's always a sign of fatigue. I was thinking about it this morning as I try to fire the system up for morning laps. HR is low and the legs aren't firing. The two are always linked for me.
On long rides recently (i.e., 6 hours+), i've noticed my heart rate always drops after about 4-5 hours. Is that a sign of FUBAR?
I've been eating a lot on the rides, and drinking a fair bit. No matter how much i've been feulling, I always always always lose power pretty bad in the last hour (so, not long after the drop in HR), even when going out at a not too stupid pace.
Ideas, thoughts, comments?