Yesterday, I got pulled a tooth, so I was somewhat unsure whether I should run today. There were no problems so far, so I decided to try the quick route (6.5 km) from last week’s Tuesday once more. Back then, it took me 58 minutes with an average heart rate of 157 bpm.
Today, I finished in 51 minutes, average heart rate 162 bpm climbing to a maximum of 191 bpm. The steep part (from the sharp bend at the southmost part of the route up to the 90 degrees bend after you’re out of the forest again) was still challenging, but besides a certain burning in my leg muscles, I didn’t feel bad at all. It think my condition is slowly returning to its normal level!
I’m somewhat worried that my maximum heart rate is so low. Some years ago, I was able to sustain a heart rate of 210 bpm for a few minutes and reached at least 198 bpm when sprinting uphill. Maybe this is simply age, maybe I’m not pushing myself hard enough. I hope the latter one is correct!
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