I've just started running recently and have been building up very slowly because I have achilles tendon issues (currently in remission). I'm a 44 year old male, main sport is cycling so wanted to add another sport to help boost my fitness in general because I can't cycle as much as I want to.
I'm currently doing 4.5km distances and hoping that my next run will be just over 5km!
I am monitoring my heart rate and I am finding this quite high - averaging 155 or so. Is this too high? Will I adapt and my heart rate start to drop eventually (as it has done with cycling) or is this too fast for my current state and should I reduce the pace - which is difficult as I am already running quite slowly - currently around 6.20-6.30/km?
Thoughts /advice welcome please.
I'm currently doing 4.5km distances and hoping that my next run will be just over 5km!
I am monitoring my heart rate and I am finding this quite high - averaging 155 or so. Is this too high? Will I adapt and my heart rate start to drop eventually (as it has done with cycling) or is this too fast for my current state and should I reduce the pace - which is difficult as I am already running quite slowly - currently around 6.20-6.30/km?
Thoughts /advice welcome please.
