From alpha testing to the QUERCUS 200

Run
45 minutes
3 miles (2.97, but I've been rounding to the nearest tenth foir a while now)
150 bpm avg hr

This was a fairly easy pace.

My average resting heart rate in 55 bpm which made me quite happy.

So for a range of a target working heart rate of 50-80% using the Karvonen method, a resting HR of 55, and a max HR of 182 I get 119-157 bpm for my range. Tonight would be 75%.

50-60% would be an easy or long run day 119-131 bpm avg and

60-80% would be the aerobic zone 131-157 BPM.

144 bpm would be dead center of the aerobic zone.

157-169 bpm would be the anerobic zone.

169-176 bpm for near max sprints.

I have to say that these new ranges seem about right based on the perceived effort scale. The usual rate of 50-80% of maximum heart rate doesn't account for fitness level or a naturally low heart rate.
 
So it sounds like you've still been kicking butt when your running in my absence! Great work! I wish your hip would stop bugging you though. It sucks when you really get into a groove and have to stop because of pain. Glad to see you lost 1/2" though. That has to be motivating! :)

I'm still rather envious of you guys who go running. I'd love to try it as I think it's probably a great way to just zone out and go, go, go. I just don't think my body will ever tolerate it.
 
Well the hip is feeling better as of late. You can run if you want to. I'm an asthmatic with a herniated disc and previous injuries to my knee and ankle that weighs over 300 pounds (or did). It took me 6 months to be able to actually go for a half hour run and it still kicks my butt.

I'm not saying you should run and maybe you can't much now, but if it is your wish you can make it happen.


Run
44 minutes
3.1 miles
158 bpm avg HR This may have been artificially low because the monitor crapped out for a while at first.

I ran 2.2 miles at an easy pace and then ran really hard for the final .9. My HR got up to 170 which is over 90% and sucked massivley. That's a 5K by the way.

Felt good. No pain. Slower than Feb. 3rd, but I wasn't going fast for 2.2 miles of it so it really is apples and papayas.
 
If you want to run, you can run Mandy. Not very fast or very far at the beginning, but you run.
It's how every runner has started.

Q is living proof that you can do it. Sure it's not easy, but he does it every time: he goes out and runs. That's F-ing inspirational!
 
I think when I lose more weight it might be more feasible. I tried doing the JM 30 DS which caused some back pain with the jumping jacks. I think running would be more or less the same? When I'm lighter perhaps the impact wouldn't be as bad. We'll see. Maybe I'll try it when I'm lighter and see how it feels. :)

I'm glad you guys are doing so well with it though. Once you find something you really enjoy doing it's much easier to keep up with. Glad you weren't in pain Q!
 
Thank you Guideon and Mandy!

Mandy you have to find your own way and time for what works for you. I've sporadically tried to get into running many times over the past decade. I don't know what changed exactly, but it finally worked. Running irritated my back when EVERYTHING did, but now it feels good on my back to run. If I take more than 1 day off in a row my back starts to hurt. My physical therapist said that running was a great way to improve core strength and posture and was much less taxing on my lower back than cycling or any other activity with a forward posture. Just sitting on my stationary bike makes my back twinge (or at least the last time I tried), but running miles doesn't. I have a spin bike at the house and I would have done that rather than run in the dark and cold if I could have, but now that I'm getting into running I am pleased that I didn't spend the winter on my stationary bike.
 
Your last post was demonic.

I'm currently having trouble with my left hip whenever I try and run (but at no other time). My guess is that when I sprained my ankle, the couple of weeks of limping about on my right foot caused me to overfavor my left side and led to some goofiness there.

In any event I suspect it will go away, isn't too bad and is only when my left foot strikes the ground (or treadmill or whatever). Point being is that I'm not doing a lot of repetitive type running right now.
 
[video=youtube;FSSDLDhbacc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSSDLDhbacc[/video]

You should give it a try. I went from I don't know if I'll be able to keep running to no pain with his flexibility stuff. A lot of it is uncomfortable to do, but effective.
 
Looking pretty darn good Q. My trainer wants me to get a foam roller too, so I guess I should probably get one.
 
Looking great Q! I'll confess to stopping the video as soon as the foam roller was put into action. Might be something to do with my age :blush5: Any exercise that requires me to be on the floor, puts me off! Cheers, Cate.
 
Thank you Vee!
Thank you Guideon!
Thank you Cate!
Thank you Athala!

Get one Vee! Cate I don't blame you. I modify a couple of the steps as they are ridicoulous.

Run
30 minutes
2.1 miles
150 bpm avg hr

Pretty easy run. I got a really good sweat going despite it being in the 40s. Did the limber 11 beforehand.
 
Thank you Bluedragon! :blush5:

And thank you Mr. Roboto (salsaku), but next time you must be much commas,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.
 
Did housework most of the day and took the day off from running. I went through all of my clothes today and filled a huge bag full of donations.

So pants retired is now a grand total of 16 pairs up from 7.

I also retired all 15 of my 3xl and 3xlt shirts.

The biggest development is that of the 12 new pairs of pants (3 shorts, 7 pants, 1 overalls, 1 sleep pants). 3 of them are size 36.

So I am officially out of the size 40s and 3xl shirts. Size 36-38 and xl-2xl now.
 
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