Adrenalin Rush!

The buzz of flying is something paragliders talk about frequently, but with Honza Rejmanek's latest logfile you can actually see it happening.

Says coach Eddie Fletcher: "On this fly and hike session you can see there is a big heart-rate (HR) spike right after takeoff as adrenaline caused his HR to jump to 184bpm - his maximum is 189."


"He says he knew it would be a choppy ride for the first half minute until he was well clear of launch. His HR then settles down to normal levels as the flight commences before rising again as he lands and gets into the hike.

"This will be a typical race log, although with longer duration hikes, his EPOC/Training Effect will rise well above 3.6."