Zone 1/2 Ride
After my VO2 Max test, my PT has “prescribed” that I should try to do 10-15% of my training in Zone 1, and 65-70% of my training in Zone 2. So this was my first real attempt to accomplish this task.
This was almost a whole week ago now, so the details are a little fuzzy, but the headline is that I actually had a hard time staying in Zone 1… as in, my heart rate was too low.
So, I know this might sound a little strange, but it turns out that I think that I may have a hard time accomplishing this goal if I don’t find some better places to ride (or possibly get a CompuTrainer or some other precision bike trainer that allows me to really control my power output).
Basically, I found that riding on the flats, even as speeds of 19-22mph, my heart rate would be bouncing around 130, which is the bottom of my aerobic zone. When it was all said and done, I’d guess that most of this ride was right at the bottom of Zone 1, the one spike to 152 (which is just barely in Zone 3 for me) was up a hill into the wind… and as soon as I noticed I was above zone 2 I coasted and recovered immediately.
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 05/05/2008
- Total Time: 1:58:51.00
- Average Heart rate: 134
- Max Heart rate: 152
- Distance: 36 miles
- Average Speed: 18.17 mph
- Max Speed: 22 mph
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