I'm 46, I weight 113kg, 6'4" or 195cm tall and 2 years ago I had a heart attack caused by a largish blood clot caught in a narrowish (due to a pack & a half of darts a day) artery which was fixed with a stent. I am on a daily dose of 1 x Bicor 5mg, 1 x Ramipril 10mg, 1 x asprin 100mg & 1 x Clopidogrel 75mg. These drugs are meant to slow heart rate, lower blood pressure, thin blood and reduce clotting as precautionary measures I guess until the quacks are happy my vascular system is back in shape.
My resting heart rate is always between 52 & 60 with 55 being the most common score.
Blood Pressure between 127/70 & 131/80
Last night I wore a heart rate monitor for the first time while riding and from Prestons to Elizabeth Drv my average was 112bpm with a high score of 211.
Here is the GPS details of the ride
http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/work ... id=2484540
I wasn't really pushing myself until the climb at the end of the graph as I was determined to get up without dropping cadence.
I'd like to know what some of the more experienced older members think about this as 211 is a pretty big number for a 46yo but I didn't feel dizzy or crook or any pain, the only discomfort was my screaming legs and my lungs wanting to burst from the smoke in the air.