Was a 7 mile progression run. Started out easy and it feeling nauseous and like I couldn’t go on much longer.
Avg. HR was 172 and it reached 194.
My max HR is supposed to be 204 according to 220-age (but if anything it may be lower). Usually I do 20 min threshold runs and threshold work at 180-182 avg.
So with a 172 avg and feeling very tired at the end with last three miles at 185 bpm, was this run too hard?
yes you may go into cardiac arrest
I ran too hard wrote:
Was a 7 mile progression run. Started out easy and it feeling nauseous and like I couldn’t go on much longer.
Avg. HR was 172 and it reached 194.
My max HR is supposed to be 204 according to 220-age (but if anything it may be lower). Usually I do 20 min threshold runs and threshold work at 180-182 avg.
So with a 172 avg and feeling very tired at the end with last three miles at 185 bpm, was this run too hard?
Get checked for cardiac cancer to be safe.
you don't need a heartrate monitor to tell you if you have gone to hard. And actually HR info can be misleading, wrong, misinterpreted.
Your on board computer (also know as your brain) is giving you this info in real time...and it was obviously telling you on this day your body was working too hard - that is why it felt hard.
I ran too hard wrote:
Was a 7 mile progression run. Started out easy and it feeling nauseous and like I couldn’t go on much longer.
Avg. HR was 172 and it reached 194.
My max HR is supposed to be 204 according to 220-age (but if anything it may be lower). Usually I do 20 min threshold runs and threshold work at 180-182 avg.
So with a 172 avg and feeling very tired at the end with last three miles at 185 bpm, was this run too hard?
Reminds me of my last trip to the motel 6 party ;)
Yeah but I don’t know how hard progression runs should feel.
I was using HR to show how hard it was with actual values.
I guess I’m asking how hard should a progression run be?
I ran too hard wrote:
Yeah but I don’t know how hard progression runs should feel.
I was using HR to show how hard it was with actual values.
I guess I’m asking how hard should a progression run be?
In my experience, you should feel super strong and confident at the end of a progression run, even if you hammered the last mile or two. You shouldn’t feel like you went to the well.
a really good one is almost always unplanned too, your body just wants to go. If you’re struggling, shut it down. It’s intuitive.
To me, they are reminders of why running is fun (aside from racing, which is the best) and when you feel bouncy and light on your feet, a progression run is my favorite form of running.
checking your heart rate is not in the spirit of this type of workout.
I ran too hard wrote:
Yeah but I don’t know how hard progression runs should feel.
I was using HR to show how hard it was with actual values.
I guess I’m asking how hard should a progression run be?
How close are you to your goal race? If you're 16 and training for spring track, it's about 5 months away. Way too far off to be feeling nauseous at the end of a workout. If you felt that way once during a buildup leading to a goal half marathon, then that might not be a terrible idea. But if you're doing base training for track, feeling nauseous is a sure sign of running the workout too hard.