Here is what I did for a 10K yesterday after no Sudafeds since Sunday morning. This was by myself so I rowed a more even pace. Overall the exact same time but did not sprint as hard in the middle. I kept my projected finish at about 39:30 and my HR slowly climbed through the 140s to just 150 at about 7K. From 7K to 9500 my HR was 151 +/- 1 with my HR down to 142 for the last 500 to slow down to meet my 40 minute target.FrankJ wrote:Not much of a scientific study but I have a cold and wanted to row an online 10K this morning. Nothing fancy just about 40 minutes to keep me in the holiday challenge. I have been taking Sudafeds for my cold because they really work for me and stop my nose from running etc.
Well I was aware of this thread so I did a bit of an experiment. I rowed the first 6K at about 1:59 pace with my HR around 155. Then slowed down to row with a slower rower for a while. With about 7K to go I picked it up to about 1:53 pace for about 1K and got my HR up to about 165. What was amazing to me was how comfortable I felt. I wasn't even breathing that hard. At that point I settled down to 1:57-1:58 pace and my HR stayed around 160.
What amazed me was how comfortable by breathing was especially considering that I have a cold. Now what I need to do is row a similar pattern when my cold is over and compare the results.
Frank
The old heart definitely had an easier time without Sudafed in my blood stream.
Frank