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Hi everyone,<br>
I've been thinking a lot about why I got injured (calf tear) despite my constant warmups and cooldowns, and my very slow-to-increase distances. I was wondering if my heartrate has anything to do with it. I'm slow; I know that; usually do a mile in 10:00 - 10:30. But in doing that, my heartrate is usually up around 160, with a peak of about 170-180. By the time I get 1/2 mile under my belt, my heartrate is around 150-160. So obviously, it peaks very quickly and stays high during the whole run. Whole run meaning usually 3 miles.<br><br>
Any suggestions about whether it would benefit me to run even slower (practically waddling) to get my heart rate down? I'm anticipating being able to return to very slow, short runs within the next month. In them meantime, while my calf heals, I'm doing lots of upper body work.<br><br>
Thanks for your comments,<br>
Susan
I've been thinking a lot about why I got injured (calf tear) despite my constant warmups and cooldowns, and my very slow-to-increase distances. I was wondering if my heartrate has anything to do with it. I'm slow; I know that; usually do a mile in 10:00 - 10:30. But in doing that, my heartrate is usually up around 160, with a peak of about 170-180. By the time I get 1/2 mile under my belt, my heartrate is around 150-160. So obviously, it peaks very quickly and stays high during the whole run. Whole run meaning usually 3 miles.<br><br>
Any suggestions about whether it would benefit me to run even slower (practically waddling) to get my heart rate down? I'm anticipating being able to return to very slow, short runs within the next month. In them meantime, while my calf heals, I'm doing lots of upper body work.<br><br>
Thanks for your comments,<br>
Susan