Woohoo new mile PB

[GettingFitter]

Worked from home today the light was disappearing at 4pm and I thought sod it. I've worked hard all week time for a run. A quick 5k 29:29 - spooky. Best of all I got a new 1 mile PB in under 8 minutes (7:55.8) but I'll take it. Unbelievable that I started C25K in April this year

Feel brilliant - great start to the weekend

[Zev1963 Graduate]

Well done GettingFitter. Every improvement feels great doesnt it just wants you to get back out there and work on the next improvement

[Zev1963 Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

*makes you want to get out there*

[Zev1963 Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

*makes you want to get out there*

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

Definitely Zev what a blast

[DownNotUp Graduate]

Great achievement and well done. I've just looked at your maximum heart rate, is that normal? I nearly freaked thinking I was going to kill myself when I saw that number come up on the treadmill. How did you work out what was right for you? Or am I misreading the stats?

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to DownNotUp]

I'm 52 so the normal 220 minus age take 85% would be way lower. Average heart rate of 165 and maximum of 178 is not the highest it has been. During C25K my max heart rate was 189. The training effect of this run was only 3.7 and I regularly hit 5 on a long run. I genrally try to keep my heart rate down but todays was absolutley fine and I think you have to feel comfortable. I have noticed that my walking heart rate has dropped substantially and I can get my resting heart rate down to 45 which is very good I think. I did have an ECG last Xmas and everything was fine and that was before I started C25K.

Runnersworld has a way of calculating max heart rate but I haven't bothered as yet. I just watch my watch ;-). My VO2 according to Garmin is 40 which is good. On my old Polar HRM it would be elite - Ha Ha.

[DownNotUp Graduate in reply to GettingFitter]

Thanks for the explanation. Its helpful for me to know that I'm not alone in having numbers that seem to go above the 220 - age criteria. I've ordered a Garmin Forerunner15 today with a HRM so I'll have something to play with soon too. I got it with Tesco vouchers so I almost feel as if it was free.

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to DownNotUp]

Great use of vouchers. You'll love it

[Michigan Graduate]

Congratulations! It's amazing what the human body can achieve in a few months (with a lot of hard work of course!) Well done on the milestone!

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to Michigan]

Thanks I didn't set out with a PB in mind just to try do negative splits

[ju-ju- Graduate]

That's really fantastic... Great start to the weekend

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to ju-ju-]

Thanks JuicyJu feeling triffic

[Irishprincess Graduate]

Look what happens when I turn my back for a few days. A fabulous PB for Getting Fitter! Brilliant.

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

Thanks IP

[Tomas Graduate]

Congratulations!!!

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to Tomas]

Thanks tomas

[misswobble Graduate]

Wow!

Well done GF! Have a great weekend

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Ypy too mw

[GettingFitter Graduate]

Tkanks Kat

[Toonlou24 Graduate]

Excellent! Well done!! I think you need to change your name to definitely fitter!!!!

[GettingFitter Graduate in reply to Toonlou24]

Lol