Sorry if it's a repost. Kinda cool, physiology stuff blah blah blah DOG! http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/22488580
That is a cool article. The physiological side of it is interesting to me. I have always wondered why i feel more at ease on the track, than i do in other places. Like i am more relaxed on the track than i am at a family reunion, or at an amusement park, where there are a million different things/noises/etc going on at the same time. I can still remember my very first track day. I was nervous as hell going into it, but i can remember being very relaxed and comfortable once actually rolling. I remember dragging knee around that long T4 and breathing through my nose, feeling comfortable, so on and so forth. There are a lot of situations where i am uncomfortable, or can't concentrate, or get distracted and shit like that, but when i am on the track, everything "makes sense" (for lack of a better term). It is almost as if riding on the track puts my mind at ease. I really dont know how to explain it. But i like reading stuff like that article. There are other cool articles linked at the bottom of that one.
I have a video with my GPX data and my heart rate monitor data overlayed in a race. Needless to say it was 165 on the grid and then basically sat at 175 for the entire race.
What heart rate monitor do you have? Where did you get it? Does it record the whole time (meaning can you go back to the pits and review how your HR was during the race)? I want one. I think it would be interesting.
Exactly. I have a way of justifying everything. "I mean for real, I will be fast with this" or "I was just kidding before, i REALLY need this one this time". Now, whenever i start, Lora is just like "here we go........".
The part near the end where McWilliams and Keys had "rev-limiter" moments was kind of funny to see on the graph. See, I would have described the guy wadding in front of me a Heart Stopper. And the dog, holy cow!
Whats your resting & max HR? Seems like the more elevated your HR is the more stress you are experiencing and riding on an "emotional" level instead of a calculated one??
