More HRM Fun

Here are a few more HRM graphs from the past week. The first one is from the Freedom 5K I ran on July 4th. I tried to keep my HR up throughout and then really hit it in the last bit. I did OK on it, but I'm still slow.


This next one is from my impromptu 14 mile run the day after the 5K (Saturday). Unfortunately I didn't really take into account the fact that this is more than a half marathon and I just plain didn't prepare (decided to do it about three hours beforehand after not eating much that day) and didn't take enough water/gel. I exploded after about 10.5 miles and ended up walking a few times which equaled about 1.5 miles. Oh, well. It was a great learning experience, for sure. I was able to keep my HR very steady for the first half to 2/3's.


Finally, this last one is from an interval bike ride I did today. I read about it in Men's Health and how doing two minutes at a hard pace and then one at an easy for awhile will yield better results than just going out and "riding". It was difficult and I felt I did an OK job at keeping to the pattern. My legs are waaaay weak (I didn't have enough leg power to get my HR where I wanted it - low 170's) and I need to start biking more -- especially before the duathlon in a couple weeks. Either way, the peaks and valleys really show my heart working. Sweet.