Friday, January 29, 2010

High Heart Rate in the Heat

It is amazing how much ones heart rate can change when running in the heat. For the past week I have been running in a hot humid climate and my heart rate has gone up about 15 beats per minute. I have also noticed that I find it a little harder to breath. I find this all very interesting.

I have been reporting back to my coach and after consulting with her I am just going to try and keep my heart rate at what it should be and not really worry about the pace which translates into I will probably have to run very very slow.

Anyway this is the update with my triathlon training. I will let you know how slow I had to run in order to keep the heart rate.

2 comments:

  1. hey, its been a while since i caught one of your posts. yeah your heart rate will be higher when it is hot out. where are you that it is so hot and humid.

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  2. This makes sense. Your heart is pumping blood through the body to keep your body cool. As your body becomes used to the climate, it will calm down a bit.

    Don't worry. Once you make it back to rainy Portland your body will be cool enough!

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