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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: lucKY2b Subject: RE: 50+ Masters Training and Racing Open Forum Body:
Kiryea, I think that all one really has to do is run hard until you are running in oxygen debt for a few minutes, then stop and immediately measure your heart rate by whatever means. Obviously, the easiest is to use a heart rate monitor, but you can also use the pulse-clock method, usually counting the number of pulses in 6s or 10s and then multiplying by 10 or 6, respectively to get your bpm. If you record it a few times over the course of several workouts, the average should be within a one or so bpm of your true max heart rate. The important thing is to know that you really are maxed out. I usually find if I warm-up for a mile, then do an initial hard 800m, rest and repeat, I'll be pretty close to maxed out on the second and subsequent repeats and will get a good reading (for some reason, my body doesn't max out on the first hard effort; I think that's normal.) Another alternative is to run hard up a steep hill that takes a few minutes to climb. After a few repeats, take your pulse at the top when you're thoroughly exhasuted. A third way is to use a treadmill (easiest, but also my least favorite because of my aversion to TM's) and gradually increase the pace and/or incline until you are at a pace you can't sustain for too long (we used this method in Exercise Phys. class back in the day; we also measured VO2max that way.) These are all methods I was taught from back in the '70's. Any modern twists? Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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