Choose to do the running test inside on the treadmill cause of the random weather we have here on the Front Range. I was nervous about this test. I'm not a big fan of the treadmill and I've never really felt comfortable on them. But they should provide a repeatable test and that's the goal. I ran on a treadmill at my office gym. Set it to 1 degree incline.
Note: I did not have my lime green jump suit today, but I figured that wasn't key to the test :)
Here are the numbers.
Did one mile at ~8:45 and then sped up to 6:44
mile 1; avg hr = 174 bpm; max hr = 180 bpm
mile 2; avg hr = 182 bpm; max hr = 184 bpm
mile 3; avg hr = 186 bpm; max hr = 188 bpm
avg hr for 3 miles = 181 bpm
Not as good as the last two 5ks I've run, but considering they were races with 100s of others and outside on beautiful days, I'll take it. The next test or two will tell.
Thanks again for the support.
Kia Kaha
Philip
3 comments:
FWIW - get the fan to turn towards you in there. Your HR will begin to climb because you are generating heat that you don't dissipate as easily because you have no air passing over you like you do when you are moving. The fan will help. That fan in the gym actually can get a good breeze going when set on high.
Important part of buying a Treadmills is you need to pay attention to the amount of horsepower or HP. HP determines how fast and hard the motor will work. The lower the number of the HP, the less the motor will be able to handle. For a standard treadmill look for HP around 2.5HP, this will ensure easy and smooth action from the motor.
http://www.yorkfitness.com/Treadmills-cat-501/Index.html
Yep, I thought about the fan after about 8 minutes or so. But then I didn't want to stop. If I would have stopped, I may not have got going again. Over heating may explain the jump in my HR over that last mile. I'll try the fan for sure next time.
Thx
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