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Boy, I'm just tickled to death. I've been trying to run alot more because I'm going to run a marathon in March with a friend from Tampa. I think I got myself into something bad. It is the Gasparilla weekend and it is the last race ever. Friends and family....you must come to this parade. Oh my I can't describe this event to you. Totally crazy!!

Anyway, reason for my posting is that I have hit an all time high for MAX HEART RATE during training. 190BPM!! In all the cycling and running that I have done over the years, I have only reached 188 has an high. I was about to pass out climbing a mountain at 188BPM, but today I maintained this for a solid 2 minutes.

Which makes me wonder, can you increase your MAX HEART HEART??? Does it fluctuate or stay about the same your entire life? I know your able to decrease the lactate acid buildup and sustain a longer run or cycle for a longer period.

Do you think I could of had a incorrect MHR from the beginning. I remember my brother and I talking about MHR years ago and how extremely important this number is to a person in training. It tells it all.

So, the question now lies, what is my MHR?? 192 or 195?? I'm guessing 192, because I wasn't about to pass out, but lactate acid was building quickly in my legs....couldn't hold it much longer.

Anyway, this is exciting for me because I have always thought 188BPM was, "the number."

I'll leave you with this. Whatever you are, be a good one. -Abraham Lincoln

From the Grave to Greatness....He is BACK

You thought I was going to say, Lance. But, Oh NO! Some call him, Preying Mantis. Some think he is a Buddha. Back from the dead, my old riding partner Jesse is back at it again and hopefully for good now. So, I drove up to Birmingham to ride with him this weekend. Despite that it rained 20 miles out of the 60 miles and the monsoon that we rode through the last 10miles...we had a blast. It was good to ride and talk and do our thing like we used to. Thanks Jesse.

I guess when my brother gets his foot back in shape, I'll drive up and ride with him. This weekend I'm driving home to tailgate with the family at the UGA game. Can't wait to see everybody!!