tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040433617289684252.post1408831244772122036..comments2023-11-24T04:04:56.849-05:00Comments on Triaspirational: Monday swimJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040433617289684252.post-15231626053335908142008-06-17T07:51:00.000-04:002008-06-17T07:51:00.000-04:00It IS maddening. And I don't think you can compare...It IS maddening. And I don't think you can compare one person's heartrate levels to another's. Or compare HR during race efforts to practices. There are so many other factors!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900751374284014324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040433617289684252.post-58650679097382240242008-06-16T18:28:00.000-04:002008-06-16T18:28:00.000-04:00Well, I have only done 1 triathlon, Danielle, but ...Well, I have only done 1 triathlon, Danielle, but it seems like that's exactly the situation I'm in too--though I was going at very easy pace on swim and bike, I saw higher HRs than I had ever seen in practice?!? ARGHHHHH, the mysteries--Wendy, thank you as always for clarifying various matters....Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040433617289684252.post-32834770049824680882008-06-16T11:47:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:47:00.000-04:00I always struggle with the whole swimming heartrat...I always struggle with the whole swimming heartrate thing. Mine is always really low as well, even when gasping for air (like Wendy said). The funny thing to me is that when I race, my heart rate during the swim is up in my Zone 4 run range, so I obviously know I can get it up there! But it seems like an elusive goal when practicing... (the same goes for the bike for me - racing it is as high as my run rate but on my own I am lucky if I am in Zone 2 and I am not necessarily going slower!)Danielle in Iowa in Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274576534281164011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040433617289684252.post-59072185014669282442008-06-16T11:04:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:04:00.000-04:00I feel sure you will be able to get your heartrate...I feel sure you will be able to get your heartrate higher as you progress. <BR/><BR/>For the time being if I were you I would just go with perceived effort. And really, it's not a big deal as you are really training for distance swimming as part of a triathlon.<BR/><BR/>A counterintuitive thing is that breathlessness does not necessarily indicate higher heartrate. <BR/><BR/>I had a conversation with a teammate who was coaching our last swim before Nationals. He felt I needed to do a long cooldown, because he thought I had been sprinting the assigned sprint set (although I told him I wouldn't). His cues were I was red in the face and breathless. The reality is, I burn hot, and can be red in the face after warm-up (which I guarantee I don't work too hard in). And I was doing the 25's fly as one breath lengths. So really, my heartrate was much lower than he would have guessed.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300094483282054900noreply@blogger.com