Hello,
I was just wondering what your guys’ average heart rate was during a standalone 5k or 10k. Thank you.
My Average during my last 1/2 mary was 185
5 and 10k I"m sure I’m over 190. Probably 192-195
Jodi
1st I’ve been told that your number is just that. Your number and comparing it to others means absolutely nothing.
That being said…185. I’m 42, 166lbs 6ft 0in
My max HR is 193 - 195 which throws the 220 - age way out the window.
Well the reason I ask is because in THIS thread the guy mentions doing a 30 min TT to calculate his LT and he had an average HR of ~160 over the last 20 minutes which seemed kinda low to me. Maybe I am missing something there but the 180-190 is more along the lines of what I thought it would be.
Everyone is different. And cycling is different than running. Cycling on the trainer is different than on the road.
Comparing HR between people is worthless. Interesting, but worthless.
Jodi
Yeah it’s worthless but a 20 min TT (bike or run) is a good way to estimate your LT. Mine’s like 167-169 on the run (my 5k avg HR’s) and bike is like 157.
I wonder about the LT thing. I did a workout that was 20 min z2, 20 min z4, 10 min z2 (based on Jack Daniels formula). My z4 average HR was 192, but I would imagine my LT is a fair bit below that. I had always heard that a good LT test was 60 minute TT.
Jodi
I’m definitely not one of the physiology gurus around here, but from everything I’ve learned lately, a 5k for most people should be run well above LT. If not, you are not running it right. 10k should be also be above LT, but obviously not as much. My LT is somewhere in the mid 160’s, but I’m pretty sure my HR during a 5k has got to be 180-85ish (heart… exploding… must… stop…). I’ve never worn a HR monitor in a 5k though - I’m there to race, not to figure out my 5k HR, and I know that strap would end up around my waist anyway : ).
Yeah, that was my thought. If you’re running a 5k at your LT, you need to HTFU and run faster!
Jodi
Oh, sorry. Those 5k HR’s were the 5k’s at a duathlon last weekend. I figured that that 100 minute effort was probably not much above my LT, but I dunno. =P
You know, I’ve always been bothered by this as well…
My max HR is 178. z4 on a run I hit around 160. For most endurance runs I’m at only 135… and I don’t feel like I’m cruising either.
I’m a 27 year old male, 5’11, 155lbs. Shouldn’t my heart be beating much faster??
Oops, I hope I didn’t sound like I was trying to hijack your thread.
And in response to your question: my 5k HR would be around 170, 10k- 160-165
hijacking welcome!
How did you come up with your hax HR? I am 25, 5’10 and 150lbs and my HR is about 198 when I cross a 5k finish line. Are you seeing improvements running at this pace?
Everyone is completely and totally different. Your numbers could be just fine. I had a high school runner on my CX team that could run a 5k well into the 210-220 range. If I ran at 170 I’d last about 1/2 mile. My 5k pace would be something in the upper 150 to lower 160 range.
Does either one make you faster?..NO. I ran faster then the kid did with the 220HR while I was at 165. It all depends on YOU.
Absolutely. And depending on the size of your hearts and ejection fraction, you might have been pumping more blood per minute than him.
Comparing HR with someone else means nothing. Following your own HR over time at a given pace is much more interesting. My HR for 11 minute miles last year was about 160. This year my HR for 9:30 miles is 160.
Jodi
I’m not sure whether the max HR test I did was from Joe Friel’s book or from an online source but I remember it being reputable. That said, I essentially did a 10 minute warmup on a treadmill, then kept upping the grade by 1% every minute. I ran until I couldn’t run anymore and then some. The max HR figure I came up with was my HR the moment before I gracefully flopped to the ground after hitting the emergency stop button on the treadmill.
Is there a better way to find Max HR?
I guess it does make me feel a bit better to know that my heart can sustain a certain level of exertion at a lower BPM, but before I go out and celebrate my awesome draw from the genetic lottery, isn’t there something to be said about not being able to reach a high max BPM?
So even though my heart can sustain a 7:30 pace for a 5k at 160bpm, if the ceiling is only 178bpm then it’s not like I’m at that much of advantage right?
Any insights?
I’ll tell you the answer if you change your mind and tell me what country you live in
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DEAL!
I LIVE in the United States.