I just did an easy run today outside instead of in my yard. I ran for 50 minutes at a pace of 11:23 minutes per mile with a heart beat of 154 BPM. Why is my easy run so slow relative to my actual mile race pace? I ran the mile in 6:51 minutes in the last time trial.
david45 wrote:
I just did an easy run today outside instead of in my yard. I ran for 50 minutes at a pace of 11:23 minutes per mile with a heart beat of 154 BPM. Why is my easy run so slow relative to my actual mile race pace? I ran the mile in 6:51 minutes in the last time trial.
If I run at my projected easy pace based on my time trial time, my heart rate would be in the tempo pace area.
Can someone help me?
Every time you post some variation of the same stupid question it literally makes you slower. Not physically, but mentally it has an impact. Relaxing, breathing better and genuinely enjoying the run could easily drop you heart rate 20 bpm.
Don’t believe it? Sit in a quiet place and meditate for 10 minutes. Just by focusing on relaxation, I can drop my heart rate 5-10 points. If I get anxious it can easily spike 20+ points.
Ahead of the Curve wrote:
Every time you post some variation of the same stupid question it literally makes you slower. Not physically, but mentally it has an impact. Relaxing, breathing better and genuinely enjoying the run could easily drop you heart rate 20 bpm.
Don’t believe it? Sit in a quiet place and meditate for 10 minutes. Just by focusing on relaxation, I can drop my heart rate 5-10 points. If I get anxious it can easily spike 20+ points.
That is hard to do.
david45 wrote:
That is hard to do.
Yeah, a lot of things worth doing are hard. That’s why people spend hundreds or thousands of hours a year practicing, which is honestly a lot easier to do if you genuinely enjoy the activity.
If you hate running, putting in the 3-10 years worth of practice to start getting good is going to be a miserable grind.
Ahead of the Curve wrote:
david45 wrote:
That is hard to do.
Yeah, a lot of things worth doing are hard. That’s why people spend hundreds or thousands of hours a year practicing, which is honestly a lot easier to do if you genuinely enjoy the activity.
If you hate running, putting in the 3-10 years worth of practice to start getting good is going to be a miserable grind.
Then how did I end up being obsessed with running and not being passionate about it?
david45 wrote:
Then how did I end up being obsessed with running and not being passionate about it?
I am not a trained psychiatrist/psychologist. Even if I was, I feel like there would be restrictions on diagnosing people without actually talking to them, but I’m not sure mostly because I’m not trained in those fields.
I have been running for ~15 years and I enjoy it, running helps me relax and I have a couple different groups of people I’ve met because I run so it provides tangible short term benefits in addition to the fitness, competition, motivation and structure it provides. If it made me miserable and I still forced myself to do it, that would seem unhealthy.
Ahead of the Curve wrote:
david45 wrote:
Then how did I end up being obsessed with running and not being passionate about it?
I am not a trained psychiatrist/psychologist. Even if I was, I feel like there would be restrictions on diagnosing people without actually talking to them, but I’m not sure mostly because I’m not trained in those fields.
I have been running for ~15 years and I enjoy it, running helps me relax and I have a couple different groups of people I’ve met because I run so it provides tangible short term benefits in addition to the fitness, competition, motivation and structure it provides. If it made me miserable and I still forced myself to do it, that would seem unhealthy.
But I am fairly relaxed when I go out and run
You need to push a bit more to where your easy pace is about half way between where it currently is and your mile race pace. Its just going to take some practice to find that spot.
I've said this before in a couple of your other threads; You are not fit enough to have an easy pace. Every run is going to be somewhat hard and at a higher heart rate than "easy zone." If your body is in need of an easy day, then do run/walk intervals. After a couple of months of 6 day a week running, outside, not around your yard, your aerobic fitness will improve and then you can think about having scheduled easy days.
david45 wrote:
But I am fairly relaxed when I go out and run
Ok, you’re right, I’m wrong. I guess I don’t know why such a genius bothers asking questions instead of just telling all us idiots the answer.
Another giver of +1 wrote:
I've said this before in a couple of your other threads; You are not fit enough to have an easy pace. Every run is going to be somewhat hard and at a higher heart rate than "easy zone." If your body is in need of an easy day, then do run/walk intervals. After a couple of months of 6 day a week running, outside, not around your yard, your aerobic fitness will improve and then you can think about having scheduled easy days.
This sounds right. Just keep going with your run David, regardless of heart rate or if the effort seems higher than it should be. The run/walk day would be no more than a couple times a week, maybe 3 if you need it, but ideally as infrequently as possible.
Another giver of +1 wrote:
I've said this before in a couple of your other threads; You are not fit enough to have an easy pace. Every run is going to be somewhat hard and at a higher heart rate than "easy zone." If your body is in need of an easy day, then do run/walk intervals. After a couple of months of 6 day a week running, outside, not around your yard, your aerobic fitness will improve and then you can think about having scheduled easy days.
I can't believe I wasted so much valuable time running in my backyard
david45 wrote:
I can't believe I wasted so much valuable time running in my backyard
None of my runs are wasted because they are usually the highlight of my day. How can I learn to be more like you?
Ahead of the Curve wrote:
david45 wrote:
I can't believe I wasted so much valuable time running in my backyard
None of my runs are wasted because they are usually the highlight of my day. How can I learn to be more like you?
I just want to break 6 and 5 one day.
david45 wrote:
Ahead of the Curve wrote:
None of my runs are wasted because they are usually the highlight of my day. How can I learn to be more like you?
I just want to break 6 and 5 one day.
Why this obsession over mile times?
To prove your high school coach wrong?
congrats i guess wrote:
david45 wrote:
I just want to break 6 and 5 one day.
Why this obsession over mile times?
To prove your high school coach wrong?
Yes. I still feel salty and bitter about not making my high school's XC team.
And why would he care if and when you break those times? You’re not in high school.
Hint. He won’t care. You need a psychologist
congrats i guess wrote:
And why would he care if and when you break those times? You’re not in high school.
Hint. He won’t care. You need a psychologist
Because I am traumatized for missing out something that is considered the best part of high school, which is sports