Running issue

MouseMan01

So on the advice of this forum and reddit.

I've switched from a high tempo 27 min run uphill/downhill to a 58min mostly flat comfortable run.

I was running around 163bpm avg. Now I'm at 150bpm for nearly an hour. I'm 42M.

I've started mixing in some high tempo running lately at 163 bpm for 500m 2 or 3 times during my long run.

On the plus side I enjoy my running much more. And I'm pretty sure my stamina has improved.

On the minus side my resting bpm has gone from 44 to 49 bpm over 2 weeks. It seems my fitness has tanked.

Any advice?

Mellor

MouseMan01 wrote: »

On the minus side my resting bpm has gone from 44 to 49 bpm over 2 weeks. It seems my fitness has tanked.

Two weeks is a very short period to monitor. RHR fluctuates over time.

Also, resting BPM is loosely related to fitness level. But it’s not a measure of current fitness.

Patsy167

MouseMan01 wrote: »

So on the advice of this forum and reddit.

I've switched from a high tempo 27 min run uphill/downhill to a 58min mostly flat comfortable run.

I was running around 163bpm avg. Now I'm at 150bpm for nearly an hour. I'm 42M.

I've started mixing in some high tempo running lately at 163 bpm for 500m 2 or 3 times during my long run.

On the plus side I enjoy my running much more. And I'm pretty sure my stamina has improved.

On the minus side my resting bpm has gone from 44 to 49 bpm over 2 weeks. It seems my fitness has tanked.

Any advice?

Keep the highlighted at the front of your mind. Zoom out and look at the big picture; unless you are aiming to compete in the next Olympics, who gives a toss what bpm is showing?!

Ceepo

MouseMan01 wrote: »

So on the advice of this forum and reddit.

I've switched from a high tempo 27 min run uphill/downhill to a 58min mostly flat comfortable run.

I was running around 163bpm avg. Now I'm at 150bpm for nearly an hour. I'm 42M.

I've started mixing in some high tempo running lately at 163 bpm for 500m 2 or 3 times during my long run.

On the plus side I enjoy my running much more. And I'm pretty sure my stamina has improved.

On the minus side my resting bpm has gone from 44 to 49 bpm over 2 weeks. It seems my fitness has tanked.

Any advice?

Are all your runs now approximately 58 minutes, and do you include 2/3 *500 in all of these runs?

Doing some 500m effort is a good thing, but i wouldn't be to worried about watching your heart rate while doing them, as it won't be very accurate due to heart rate lag,
Working of HR can be very beneficial for longer efforts and recovery runs, but for shorter efforts you're better of going off time and distance

thehairygrape

Hi. Stamina improved/fitness tanked. Can’t quite get my head around that. As mentioned already two weeks isn’t enough time to judge. Also, it depends on what you are training for/towards. If you are looking at longer endurance races then most of your training should be at low, zone 2, hr. You seems to be doing absolutely fine, tbh. Plus, you’re enjoying it more, which surely is the main thing.

MouseMan01

thehairygrape wrote: »

Hi. Stamina improved/fitness tanked. Can’t quite get my head around that. As mentioned already two weeks isn’t enough time to judge. Also, it depends on what you are training for/towards. If you are looking at longer endurance races then most of your training should be at low, zone 2, hr. You seems to be doing absolutely fine, tbh. Plus, you’re enjoying it more, which surely is the main thing.

Suppose so. Thanks.

MouseMan01

thehairygrape wrote: »

Hi. Stamina improved/fitness tanked. Can’t quite get my head around that. As mentioned already two weeks isn’t enough time to judge. Also, it depends on what you are training for/towards. If you are looking at longer endurance races then most of your training should be at low, zone 2, hr. You seems to be doing absolutely fine, tbh. Plus, you’re enjoying it more, which surely is the main thing.

Suppose so. Thanks.