01-01-2024, 11:49 AM
Hi The Ed,
Nice to hear from you and likewise all the best for 2024.
Yes I’ve found the swimming great for flushing the legs.
For the HR data:
- easy/long runs average 120-125 bpm for a pace around 5:30/km
For the 5x1k interval sessions here is some data for the 1k intervals:
- I did one on 4th Nov. Avg pace was 3:57. Avg HR was around 162-163 and max was 173-174.
- Another one on 17th Aug. Avg pace was 3:52. Avg HR was around 168-171 and max was 179-181 (basically my max HR)
- The other one on 8th July averaged 3:54 pace. Avg HR was around 166-170 and max around 176-180.
For context, during the parkrun a couple of days ago average HR was 171 and I maxed out at 183.
The Aug and July 5x1k sessions were back in the days when on an intervals session like this I'd basically try to go as fast as I could while still finishing the session (which is often the approach with swimming..) but more recently I've started aiming for more ~90% on the intervals, maybe better for a lower risk of injury and faster recovery for training the next day? Hence the Nov session was a bit slower with lower HR.
Hope that helps! Let me know if it's not what you were after.
Cheers, GM
Nice to hear from you and likewise all the best for 2024.
Yes I’ve found the swimming great for flushing the legs.
For the HR data:
- easy/long runs average 120-125 bpm for a pace around 5:30/km
For the 5x1k interval sessions here is some data for the 1k intervals:
- I did one on 4th Nov. Avg pace was 3:57. Avg HR was around 162-163 and max was 173-174.
- Another one on 17th Aug. Avg pace was 3:52. Avg HR was around 168-171 and max was 179-181 (basically my max HR)
- The other one on 8th July averaged 3:54 pace. Avg HR was around 166-170 and max around 176-180.
For context, during the parkrun a couple of days ago average HR was 171 and I maxed out at 183.
The Aug and July 5x1k sessions were back in the days when on an intervals session like this I'd basically try to go as fast as I could while still finishing the session (which is often the approach with swimming..) but more recently I've started aiming for more ~90% on the intervals, maybe better for a lower risk of injury and faster recovery for training the next day? Hence the Nov session was a bit slower with lower HR.
Hope that helps! Let me know if it's not what you were after.
Cheers, GM