RUN 6.5mi in 58 mins, 1.5 min fartleks with 3 min recovery
Yesterday’s 17 miler was refreshing and I didn’t even feel
tired from it. That just goes to show how nice a low HR workout can be for your
body. We’re about to learn about how a high HR workout can be bad for it.
The goal for today was long fartleks, and tracking HR peaks
and valleys as the intervals add up. CP said my HR will increase over time. Instead
I found that my RPR increased over time, and less so my HR or pace.
I ran the first 2 miles with the group. I looked down at the
end of the 2 miles and saw that the pace was below 8:30. My HR was high. Time
to drop off! I’d rather run with them, but I needed to do this workout.
It wasn’t just the RPE that changed, my form suffered too.
They go hand in hand, I’m sure. It felt like once my body recovered, it just
didn’t want to run efficiently again. I think part of the motivation behind
this workout was to see what happens when the HR goes up in race, down too far,
back up again, etc. I was asking about walking in a race to lower HR and this
was part of the reply.
My HR for the intervals was mostly in the low 160s, and for
the recovery in the low 130s. The goal for IM is to keep it in the low to mid
130s, so no fartleks for me in IM CdA!
This workout wiped me out. I was thoroughly fatigued, and
needed a nap my 10am. I tried to get some rest in the middle of the day but
ended up just lying there and not really napping. When I got home—same result.
Unrestful napping. Overnight…same thing. Unrestful sleep. It’s adding up—all these
hours of training—but it will soon be over and well worth the time put in J
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