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Originally Posted by BWillie
Oh nice! I'm running in the KC Marathon (just the 5k) as well. I ran my first 5k last week in the Martin City area. It was really fun. I think I have the running bug now. I just love to compete. That is an incredible resting heart beat. I don't even really know what mine is because it's so easy for it to fluctuate anytime you move. If I wear my watch when I sleep it will say it's in the 40's for sure but most of the time when I'm just sitting around I am 49-59.
This zone 2 training stuff appears to be very helpful and I bet I'm still running in zone 3 too much. I need to go to some place that will do my lactate threshold stuff and calculate my heart zones for me so I don't overtrain. That was my biggest issue when I started. Just need to run a ton of miles easy mainly so you don't get injured.
How many miles a week do you run? I'm going to work up to 20 and then get to 40 during the winter and really see how well I can do. The thing I like about running is I can absolutely suck at it but if I just put in the miles I will just beat people that don't run as often that are more talented lol
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This past year, I have averaged about 33 miles a week, down from the 40+ I averaged each of the previous three years. I think my resting heart rate is so low because I had been so heavy before, so now my heart thinks it has an easy job.😂