Is it true that the quicker your heartrate drops down to normal after a vigorus run, the better your in shape?

Question

Yesterday, i did at 15K run at about 6 MPH with a heart-rate of 170 - 175 BPM. After the run, i sat down and kept still. It took over 15 Min for my heart rate to go back to 100 BPM. Is this good and not ?

Thanks

* Training for the ultra-Marathon.

Answer 1

im not sure if thts good or not, its probably pretty good, bu u can tell if ur in shape by running a lot, and then taking ur pulse during that. if it is taking a long time to get from your normal to your goal, tthen u are in shape. =)