I performed a one hour TT test on my trainer today in order to get some round-about #'s for my zones according to Coggan (I know it isn't perfect, but for data uploading purposes on my Garmin, I like to see where I am spending my training time at different points in the workout graph). I did 15minutes warm up, and 10minutes cooldown with my 60minute interval in between without rest. My avg HR was 168bpm for the whole workout but it was 179bpm for the 60-minute effort.
My question is regarding whether my effort was strong enough. I am unexperienced with long time trials so I am checking to make sure. I found that my HR started creeping upwards around my avg HR. At the 30minute mark I felt fatigued but I could maintain the effort. It was not until around 40minutes that I was becoming more and more fatigued. With 15 minutes left, my HR was averaging around my max HR for the workout (189bpm). My max HR is 199. I felt that it wasn't until the last 25minutes that it became hard. Is this normal for longer efforts? I don't know that if I had started out stronger I would have been able to finish better. Also, is it normal that I would barely hit zone 5? I hit the very bottom of my zone5 (I know HR is highly variable).
I am mainly learning how to pace myself on longer efforts.
~Nick
My question is regarding whether my effort was strong enough. I am unexperienced with long time trials so I am checking to make sure. I found that my HR started creeping upwards around my avg HR. At the 30minute mark I felt fatigued but I could maintain the effort. It was not until around 40minutes that I was becoming more and more fatigued. With 15 minutes left, my HR was averaging around my max HR for the workout (189bpm). My max HR is 199. I felt that it wasn't until the last 25minutes that it became hard. Is this normal for longer efforts? I don't know that if I had started out stronger I would have been able to finish better. Also, is it normal that I would barely hit zone 5? I hit the very bottom of my zone5 (I know HR is highly variable).
I am mainly learning how to pace myself on longer efforts.
~Nick