West Side Highway Loop
Today was my first day back and I was very curious to see what I could do on the streets in the city. I left from the gym and Wall St and Broad and ran down to Exchange Place which is a small one lane incline that has no traffic on it at all. I ran up and over Broadway to Exchange Alley and down to Trinity Pl. I made the right and ran to Rector and down the hill to West Street. (.4m)
There is a foot bridge that takes you over West Street and a bike/ped path that goes up the West Side Highway. I ran up to Stuyvesant High School before I walked a little and then ran to Canal St. where I had to walk again. At this point I was noticing that my Heart Rate was very quickly getting up above 170 BPM. Was it the heat that was getting up my HR. According to my almanac in the NY Times on 9/7/05 the temperature was only 81 degrees so, I can't say it was very hot, but the Sun was bright and the asphalt reflects the heat pretty well.
I had a cup of coffee about 9:30, so maybe the caffeine was raising my heart rate. I can't say for sure. I made the turn around at W. Houston. (1.4m, tot: 1.8m)
On the way back down West St I stopped and walked again at Canal St. Each time I stopped I only walked until my heart rate dropped back below 150BPM and then I would start right back up again. I made the right turn when I got to Chambers Street at Stuyvesant High School (.8m, tot: 2.6m) and ran along the water past the ferry, through the North Cove to the South Cove to 3rd St and Battery Pl. (1.1m, tot: 3.7m). Ran back to the footbridge at Rector and all he way back uphill on Rector Street to Broadway. (.4m, tot: 4.1m)
Total Mileage: 4.1m
Time: 43.06
In Zone (>150BPM): 37.20
Avg HR: 161 BPM
Peak HR: 174 BPM
There is a foot bridge that takes you over West Street and a bike/ped path that goes up the West Side Highway. I ran up to Stuyvesant High School before I walked a little and then ran to Canal St. where I had to walk again. At this point I was noticing that my Heart Rate was very quickly getting up above 170 BPM. Was it the heat that was getting up my HR. According to my almanac in the NY Times on 9/7/05 the temperature was only 81 degrees so, I can't say it was very hot, but the Sun was bright and the asphalt reflects the heat pretty well.
I had a cup of coffee about 9:30, so maybe the caffeine was raising my heart rate. I can't say for sure. I made the turn around at W. Houston. (1.4m, tot: 1.8m)
On the way back down West St I stopped and walked again at Canal St. Each time I stopped I only walked until my heart rate dropped back below 150BPM and then I would start right back up again. I made the right turn when I got to Chambers Street at Stuyvesant High School (.8m, tot: 2.6m) and ran along the water past the ferry, through the North Cove to the South Cove to 3rd St and Battery Pl. (1.1m, tot: 3.7m). Ran back to the footbridge at Rector and all he way back uphill on Rector Street to Broadway. (.4m, tot: 4.1m)
Total Mileage: 4.1m
Time: 43.06
In Zone (>150BPM): 37.20
Avg HR: 161 BPM
Peak HR: 174 BPM
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