Heart rates - bike vs run
andysven
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Hi all,
Was wondering if anyone could offer some insight / advice:
I've been training with a heart rate monitor for about 3 months now, and am finding that my HR running is significantly higher than cycling.
Running fairly easy (about 8 min mile, can still chat) my HR is about 150 - 155 which for me (on the Karvonen method, using % of working heart rate added to resting heart rate) is about 70%.
To get my HR up to this on the bike i really have to be pushing it, to the point that there's no way i can talk, my legs feel like they're on fire and no way i can sustain it for long periods.
With a similar level of perceived effort as running at 150 bpm i get to about 130 bpm on the bike (and have never reached anything near 80 - 85% of max on the bike which i can do running pretty easily)
I know there's meant to be a difference but the research i've done suggests it ought to be at lot lower - about 5%?!?
I only took up triathlon a year and a half ago, and previously had done a lot of running but hadn't ridden a bike since i was about 12. Is there a difference between 'bike fitness' and 'running fitness' that i need to catch up on, or should i just be working harder on the bike?!?!
Any advice gratefully received (even if it's just to shut up and get on with the bike!!)
Was wondering if anyone could offer some insight / advice:
I've been training with a heart rate monitor for about 3 months now, and am finding that my HR running is significantly higher than cycling.
Running fairly easy (about 8 min mile, can still chat) my HR is about 150 - 155 which for me (on the Karvonen method, using % of working heart rate added to resting heart rate) is about 70%.
To get my HR up to this on the bike i really have to be pushing it, to the point that there's no way i can talk, my legs feel like they're on fire and no way i can sustain it for long periods.
With a similar level of perceived effort as running at 150 bpm i get to about 130 bpm on the bike (and have never reached anything near 80 - 85% of max on the bike which i can do running pretty easily)
I know there's meant to be a difference but the research i've done suggests it ought to be at lot lower - about 5%?!?
I only took up triathlon a year and a half ago, and previously had done a lot of running but hadn't ridden a bike since i was about 12. Is there a difference between 'bike fitness' and 'running fitness' that i need to catch up on, or should i just be working harder on the bike?!?!
Any advice gratefully received (even if it's just to shut up and get on with the bike!!)
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like you said there is ment to be a difference between run and bike HR.
my max HR for run is 190 but my max for bike is 180!
I had VO2 test done a couple weeks ago and for my long run I must stay between 127-138 bpm
but for my long ride I must stay between 120-131bpm!
so it is normal for there to be a difference because runing has more strain on your body than cycling.
hope this helps!!
so now shut up and get on with your bike[;)] only joking [:D]