Hoping for a little advice - in the past couple of races I have done my heart rate has been extremely high getting on the bike from the swim. It has made the bike pretty uncomfortable until I manage to get the HR down, at which point everything starts to feel more normal. I raced an olympic last weekend and tried to make a conscious effort to swim the last 500m or so as easy and relaxed as possible...but as soon as I hop on my bike and look at my Garmin, BOOM, hr is at 185 (lactate threshold is 160).
Is this normal? Am I going way too hard on the swim? Anyone else experiencing this and if so, I'd appreciate any advice on how to manage it. HR files are attached.
Is this normal? Am I going way too hard on the swim? Anyone else experiencing this and if so, I'd appreciate any advice on how to manage it. HR files are attached.