Holding 200 bpm heart rate for 40 minutes!

I think it's called ventricular fibrillation..

Dennis Reynolds wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

Your "maximum" heart rate is nowhere near really being the maximum. The human heart rate can actually go close to 300 or even more in emergencies.

Any proof to back that up?

I once ran 17:38 with a bpm of 679 for the 5k

Collin wrote:

It's not possible to have a heart rate over 200 bpm. If you are not breahing hard.

Watch David Blaine's attempt to break the breath hold world record. His heart rate gets to about 200 while he was not only not breathing hard, but not breathing at all. This was only a minute or two in, so he wasn't running out of air yet.

Once I ran 12km climbing 800 meters. My speed was constant, probably around 6:20/km, finishing in around 1h:15.

I had the pulse 210 when I reached 12km. I'm pretty sure that it stayed that up for at least 20-30 minutes.

Then I went back :)

12km at 3:15-4:00 per km.

Next day I did the same thing and I understood what overtraining is.

forget the pounding wrote:

At almost 50 years old, when I see 167 on the heartrate monitor, I am about 1 minute from passing out and falling off the machine. I do much harder workouts on the eliptical than I can do running.

I'm 62. A hummingbird. When I was younger, 220 was in range.

Now my max is around 185.

I regularly exceed 170 for a lonnng time when on the bike in the group. No wherer near passing out.

I agree with the poster who says we never really approach our maximums. Obviously you're not dead. So no its not impossible.

Dennis Reynolds wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

Your "maximum" heart rate is nowhere near really being the maximum. The human heart rate can actually go close to 300 or even more in emergencies.

Any proof to back that up?

Stop it. Read a book man.

I held 191 avg. for for my HM in January 2015 (1:25).

That being said I was 13 so my Heart Rate is very high while running normally.

I'm 50 and I regularly train at 170-175 on both the mill and the stationary bike.

Rowing, I get to 195 during my 1000m segments.

I'm not a fast runner, but I'm a very good rower, but it sure takes it out of me.

I just ran a Half Maraton at an ave HR of 178. I ran one last fall with an ave HR of 182 and a Max HR of 208. I'm 51. I've always doubted that these were accurate. Is it possible for someone my age to have a 210 MHR?

I am 58 Years old and my heart rate often goes over 200 bpm. On Strava and Map My Run, my average runs are categorized with High intensity always the highest percentage of my run, even when running LSD (35km) It will normally split up something like this:

High intensity: BPM 150-200 (+- 45% of my run)

Race pace: BPM 130-150 (+- 35% of my run)

The remaining 20% will be split between, active recovery, endurance and tempo.

My heart rate spikes and drops but I don't feel much different. I can keep my heart rate at between 190 and 200 for around 20 min without feeling totally knackered (only sometimes) However, when I run on the treadmill my heart rate is smooth and steady also slower at a faster pace with a average of 145 bpm, I will be breathing hard on the treadmill because the pace is higher yet my heart rate is slower? My heart rate monitor is working properly as over the years of running I have had the same results from 4 different heart rate monitors. Should I consult a sports doctor? I did mention it to my GP but he shrugged it off. I thought they may send me for an ECG? Any advice?