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> This is surprising to me... I've run almost 5000 miles and 6 marathons so far and this has not been my experience. Do you track your resting heart rate on th

> This is surprising to me... I've run almost 5000 miles and 6 marathons so far and this has not been my experience. Do you track your resting heart rate on the days after running a marathon? It's been pretty consistent to me. If I sustain near max exertion for multiple hours, it takes at least a few days to feel normal again, and resting heart rate seems to be a very good indicator of the overall stress of the exertion. Obviously my RHR is dropping over time. These are temporary variations.

scottious 8y ago
Yeah I peek at my heart rate graphs daily, but not with any kind of scientific rigor I just love marathon running and I'd hate for it to be hurting me long term...
snowwrestler 8y ago
I've been reading this thread and I'm curious if you've had any cardiac checkups done. I had a friend who was very healthy and fit but, like you, experienced elevated heart rate (and some loss of energy) for a few days after hard exercise days. Turns out, he had a partial blockage in a cardiac blood vessel. It was not blocked enough to be noticeable under normal workloads. But under hard work loads, part of his heart did not get enough oxygen and experienced damage. Eventually he experienced a heart attack, which is when it was caught and stented. Every other vessel was clear... it was just one of those flukes. Who knows if you have the same issue, but I would suggest it's worth getting checked out.
- jniedrauer 8y ago
  Yeah I'm feeling a little unsure myself after reading these replies... I had a checkup very recently and got the all clear... The most recent incident I was referring to (I hiked up 5000 feet in a couple hours and ran the descent) caused severe DOMS, and I think the elevated RHR may have been due to muscle damage in my legs. I was probably not physically prepared for that large of a running descent. But I'll keep an eye on it.

scottious 8y ago

Yeah I peek at my heart rate graphs daily, but not with any kind of scientific rigor I just love marathon running and I'd hate for it to be hurting me long term...

snowwrestler 8y ago

I've been reading this thread and I'm curious if you've had any cardiac checkups done. I had a friend who was very healthy and fit but, like you, experienced elevated heart rate (and some loss of energy) for a few days after hard exercise days. Turns out, he had a partial blockage in a cardiac blood vessel. It was not blocked enough to be noticeable under normal workloads. But under hard work loads, part of his heart did not get enough oxygen and experienced damage. Eventually he experienced a heart attack, which is when it was caught and stented. Every other vessel was clear... it was just one of those flukes. Who knows if you have the same issue, but I would suggest it's worth getting checked out.

jniedrauer 8y ago
Yeah I'm feeling a little unsure myself after reading these replies... I had a checkup very recently and got the all clear... The most recent incident I was referring to (I hiked up 5000 feet in a couple hours and ran the descent) caused severe DOMS, and I think the elevated RHR may have been due to muscle damage in my legs. I was probably not physically prepared for that large of a running descent. But I'll keep an eye on it.