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Avg hr in a marathon

  • 18-10-2009 2:10pm
    #1
    Salty Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 250 ✭✭


    Just wondering what the average HR is for people in a marathon. I know it'll vary from individual to individual but is it a good indicator of how hard you are pushing ?

    For my last 3 marathons it's been 157, 152 & 163 which seems low enough and makes me think I've not really pushed hard enough and that when the going got tough I just raised the white flag and meandered to the finish.


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  • #2
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    Just posting the average hr is pretty useless if you don't post your max. hr with it.

    My typical marathon hr is between 165 and 168, from a max hr of 190 (about 86 - 88 % of max).


  • #3
    Salty Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 250 ✭✭Salty Dog


    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    Just posting the average hr is pretty useless if you don't post your max. hr with it.

    My typical marathon hr is between 165 and 168, from a max hr of 190 (about 86 - 88 % of max).

    Opps sorry thought I did - Max is 195


  • #4
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    Ok, if your max is 195, then yes, 152, 157 and 163 seems a little low to me. Having said that, the cardiovascular system is not the only limiting system in a marathon. If you start cramping or run out of fuel and have to walk for any significant time, then your average HR is going to be a lot lower, no matter how much you pushed during the earlier part of the race.


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