Sports Heart Rate Monitors – My average running pulse over 30 minutes is 173. Can I really be in the anaerobic zone for so long?
My average running pulse over 30 minutes is 173. Can I really be in the anaerobic zone for so long?
I am 30 years old and have recently started running. I am training for a half-marathon (with a goal of 2:00 hours). My focus is on getting better endurance. “Everyone” says that to get better endurance, your pulse should be in the aerobic zone, which would seem to be below 150-160 for me (guesstimating a max pulse of 190-195).
In my last 30 minute run, I averaged 173, which is clearly above my aerobic zone. But at the same time the wikipedia page on anaerobic exercise writes “Any activity after 2-minutes or so, whether it be exceedingly easy or immensely intense, will have a large aerobic metabolic component”. So.. am I doing something wrong? Do the pulse zones really matter if I can keep it up for 30 – 60 minutes?
I am not in it to lose weight, so such considerations are moot.
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