It was far too nice out not to go for a run today. The wife and I ran a nice easy 10min/mile pace for about 3 miles. Since her knee has been bothering her a bit since completing her first half-marathon, and I'm still nursing back an ITB injury, our paces and distances are not stellar, but that's what they need to be right now.
At the end, the wife had the idea to try and get my max heart rate. I've never been a big fan of the formula of Max HR = 220 - (your age). I know it works for most people, but I have just seen so many people where that formula falls flat on its ass. So, at the end of the run, maybe the last 1/8 mile, I went for it. Gradually built up speed, until I was maxed out for about 100 yards or so at the very end. I was huffing like mad, and sweating like a whore in church. The data showed my max HR as 190 beats/min. According to the formula, I'm 30 years old. I'm actually 36, so it wasn't TOO far off for me, but nice to know I'm on the younger side!
I think is a good find. http://www.bodyforlife2.com/max_heart_rate.htm Sure, its an approximation, but its a good guideline and takes into account your actual resting and max HR.
What really shocked me, was that my best instantaneous mile pace was 4:03min/mile. Eat that, Ryan Hall! Of course, while it is true, Ryan Hall runs a 4:48min/mile, he does so for 26 miles. Not just a couple of hundred feet. However, just to be able to run that pace for a tiiiiiny bit, is way better than I thought I could do, I'll be honest. If I could sustain a 4:03 pace for 26.2 miles, I'd be running a 1hr 46min marathon. I'm pretty sure that would be a world record, just to put that into perspective. Makes you further appreciate just how good someone like Ryan Hall is to be running a sub-5min/mile for an entire marathon. Pretty much an incomprehensible pace for 99.9% of everyone out there.
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