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The Agony of Max Heart Rate:220-Age
If you check with the American Heart Association, they will inform you something like, "while everyone's max heart rate is difference, they all decline with age:something like '220-age'.
But what they don't tell you is the "collateral damage":
- Max Speed ~= Max Heart Rate
- Your Stomach shuts down at 75% MHR!
- Stomach shut down == no water!
Just try eating a burger while on a long ride! Maybe the "kids" can do it and then ride slowly but that is faster than your
!!FAIL!! hammer!