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When racing OD or 70.3 what heart rate zone /bpm should you aim for?
DiscoveryPursuit
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Hi - This probably sounds like a silly question but when racing in an OD or 70.3 what heart rate or bpm should you aim for on the bike/run and even swim!
Naturally going up hills, passing etc.. will raise heart rate but I have never seen this mentioned in any of my books?
Cheers
Neil
Naturally going up hills, passing etc.. will raise heart rate but I have never seen this mentioned in any of my books?
Cheers
Neil
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Personally, you can probably take a good guess at where this lactate HR sits in relations to effort. For me it's 152 on the bike and 157 on the run.
Last year, I managed to complete an OD at an average of 156 and was fairly popped at the end. I think I could have given more on the swim and early on the bike, but then again I might have crashed on the run.
My Half IM early this month was done at an average of 142 which is well in my aerobic zone (75% max) and was comfortable till the last 5km in the run.
Have the full IM in 7 weeks time and will be aiming for an average around 137 which should be do-able. If I go much higher than this then I'm afraid I will be hitting the metaphorical wall early and head-on!