So I wake up this past Friday morning feeling that I absolutely have a cold coming on. Unfortunately I have the Portland, OR Marathon on Sunday. Most long runs I do of around 20 miles I can keep my heart rate at about 145-155 and still run 8:30 miles (i'm not that fast but working on it). I wake up Sunday and feel like hell, get to the race late, and actually end up starting after the marathon walkers because I was still checking in clothes and the stuff you check in at the honey bucket.
The first steps of the race I am between 170-175, and it's not adrenaline. I absolutely feel like crap but the tough guy in me keeps going knowing full well I am going to explode at any minute. Sure enough, I ended up walking a good bit of the last 8 miles and finish in 4:01 (after a 1:50 half). After the race I almost passed out and couldn't stand up for about an hour because of nausea. My average heart rate for 4:01 was 169. Is this unhealthy? Was I about to drop dead at the age of 30 without even knowing it?
The first steps of the race I am between 170-175, and it's not adrenaline. I absolutely feel like crap but the tough guy in me keeps going knowing full well I am going to explode at any minute. Sure enough, I ended up walking a good bit of the last 8 miles and finish in 4:01 (after a 1:50 half). After the race I almost passed out and couldn't stand up for about an hour because of nausea. My average heart rate for 4:01 was 169. Is this unhealthy? Was I about to drop dead at the age of 30 without even knowing it?