Mr Slow: The Return

Mr Slow

2.41 miles average pace 9.22 average hr 162

Going back through a spell of toxicity, I'm in no man's land at the moment but it's quite interesting in that they say that stress is a poison in your body and right now I'm living proof of that. My system is so sensitive to stress (work is a nightmare at the minute) that any pressurised situations will see me go from fine to very sick in minutes, equally when I'm feeling toxic, doing things to relieve that stress result in an easing of the toxicity. Still in a very positive place but when motivation flags I focus on crossing that line in Berlin feeling strong.

RayCun

I was reading... somewhere, can't remember... that training is a process of putting stress on your body and having it adapt to that stress by getting stronger. And we all realise that training too hard will put too much stress on, so instead of getting stronger your body breaks down. But we forget that training isn't the only source of stress in our lives - so the amount of training that would make you stronger some weeks will make you break down in other weeks, because it is added to stress from other places.

RacoonQueen

How does running feel at that pace and HR?

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

How does running feel at that pace and HR?

I was going to say, the HR seems very very high, making it a threshold run instead of an easy run.
Would it not be better to 'run' at a much lower HR, even if that means the pace is 11/12 min/mile? Or is it the case that the condition causes the HR to go through the roof whatever the pace?

career_move

menoscemo wrote: »

I was going to say, the HR seems very very high, making it a threshold run instead of an easy run.
Would it not be better to 'run' at a much lower HR, even if that means the pace is 11/12 min/mile? Or is it the case that the condition causes the HR to go through the roof whatever the pace?

Apparently Mr Slow does not do slow

RacoonQueen

career_move wrote: »

Apparently Mr Slow does not do slow

Mentally he does...

Mr Slow

RacoonQueen wrote: »

How does running feel at that pace and HR?

menoscemo wrote: »

I was going to say, the HR seems very very high, making it a threshold run instead of an easy run.
Would it not be better to 'run' at a much lower HR, even if that means the pace is 11/12 min/mile? Or is it the case that the condition causes the HR to go through the roof whatever the pace?

It feels just like 9:20 pace used to feel, my breathing isn't laboured and it doesn't feel very taxing, the thing is if I were to attempt to run faster the hr comes through and I can feel the legs wilt. I think it's a combination of the current toxicity and lost fitness. I'm going to get out more often over the next few weeks and run by feel as per last night, I would expect the hr to drop quite quickly and represent the harder side of easy for that pace within a few weeks, if things in work calm down I would expect a more substantial drop.

Mr Slow

career_move wrote: »

Apparently Mr Slow does not do slow

Long legs, what ya gonna do?

jcsmum

I have no idea what comment to leave on your log.

Will you just ever hurry up and start running properly. We have marathons to prepare for. :rolleyes:

Mr Slow

2.42 miles 9 min pace hr monitor a load of sh1te

I knew I was feeling better this evening, I stood outside the house and my hr before setting off was mid 50's (last night it was high 70's) 20 steps in and it was reading 170 and pretty much stayed there for the run even though I was very comfortable and my breathing was perfect. I must need a software upgrade or something.

Tonight's run was much easier than last night, I'm not watching hr anymore, I know myself well enough at this stage to know when I'm right/wrong, from here on in it will be on feel.

jcsmum

Mr Slow wrote: »

, I know myself well enough at this stage to know when I'm right/wrong.

Men are never right. :rolleyes:
(has that wife of yours taught you nothing!)

Mr Slow

jcsmum wrote: »

Men are never right. :rolleyes:
(has that wife of yours taught you nothing!)

You just keep telling yourself that dear.:pac:

banner_phoenix

jcsmum wrote: »

I have no idea what comment to leave on your log.

Will you just ever hurry up and start running properly. We have marathons to prepare for. :rolleyes:

What she said!

Mr Slow

28th November:

Mr Slow wrote: »

Post viral malaise and toxicity does not a low resting hr make.

2.45 miles average pace 9:00 average hr 165.

Cracked my back on Sunday morning which isn't helping with the flushing of toxins (long story will tell you again:)) back to treatment on Friday, 10 days early to get my back reset and on we go again.

Today:

2.41 miles average pace 8:05 average hr 171

I smiled the whole way through this run, it's been a while

Mr Slow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWkbWzNffH0

Mr Slow

4.55 Miles average pace 9:21 average hr 161

Started running in sexy Asics gel Nimbus, feeling it in the quads and knees but I'm sure I'll get used to them because they're really pretty.

career_move

Mr Slow wrote: »

4.55 Miles average pace 9:21 average hr 161

Started running in sexy Asics gel Nimbus, feeling it in the quads and knees but I'm sure I'll get used to them because they're really pretty.

As long as you're looking hot that's the main thing

Btw I'm not buying you're motivational video....what he had a camera with him all the time and he lost 140 Ibs (10 stone) in 10 months while also putting on a load of muscle :rolleyes:

Mr Slow

career_move wrote: »

As long as you're looking hot that's the main thing

Btw I'm not buying you're motivational video....what he had a camera with him all the time and he lost 140 Ibs (10 stone) in 10 months while also putting on a load of muscle :rolleyes:

Ever heard of artistic licence? The dude went from not being able to walk to running, that's impressive.:)

menoscemo

Mr Slow wrote: »

Ever heard of artistic licence? The dude went from not being able to walk to running, that's impressive.:)

Why do they always have to play coldplay songs on those videos? :mad:

menoscemo

career_move wrote: »

Btw I'm not buying you're motivational video....what he had a camera with him all the time and he lost 140 Ibs (10 stone) in 10 months while also putting on a load of muscle :rolleyes:

When DDP believes in you wonderful things can happen :P

Mr Slow

menoscemo wrote: »

When DDP believes in you wonderful things can happen :P

That must be his version of 'The Leader'

career_move

Mr Slow wrote: »

Ever heard of artistic licence? The dude went from not being able to walk to running, that's impressive.:)

He had crutches. That doesn't mean he wasn't able to walk. Maybe he just needed time to recover from the bruising inflicted by the paratrooping

Mr Slow

career_move wrote: »

He had crutches. That doesn't mean he wasn't able to walk. Maybe he just needed time to recover from the bruising inflicted by the paratrooping

You're absolutely right! I stand corrected, that's it of course, the swelling had to come down, that's that sorted! Oh wait, he was on crutches for 15 years!!! :P :pac:

career_move

Mr Slow wrote: »

You're absolutely right! I stand corrected, that's it of course, the swelling had to come down, that's that sorted! Oh wait, he was on crutches for 15 years!!! :P :pac:

Haha....lazy sod

Mr Slow

career_move wrote: »

Haha....lazy sod

I'm working hard on being a more positive person (It's hard work:o) but I couldn't help but think he should have done this years ago and what a waste of 15 years. It's a glass half empty kinda thing but whether half empty or half full the important thing to focus on is that there's wine in the glass

Mr Slow

2.43 Miles average hr 165 average pace 8:30

Off to the doc in the morning to check my B12 levels, I was on a supplement (patch) which can only be gotten in the UK, I ran out 3 weeks ago and it's taking an age to get new ones to me, in the last 3 weeks I've been feeling toxic and drained at times again so hopefully a blood test will confirm the deficiency and I can start getting B12 injections here rather than depending on an intermittent supply from the UK.

digger2d2

Dude, you may need something cathartic to get rid of all those toxins

jcsmum

digger2d2 wrote: »

Dude, you may need something cathartic to get rid of all those toxins

Yeah C, have you got any old, non funny anecdotes to tell? :rolleyes:

digger2d2

digger2d2 wrote: »

Dude, you may need something cathartic to get rid of all those toxins

jcsmum wrote: »

Yeah C, have you got any old, non funny anecdotes to tell? :rolleyes:

Ouch... Since you got faster you got nasty

Mr Slow

digger2d2 wrote: »

Ouch... Since you got faster you got nasty

You don't know the half of it dude! :-P