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Ha, the lesson from this is clearly to keep running (and racing) in the cool early morning! I think you might be unusual enough in that though - I'm sure I've heard HR elevation in the morning is fairly typical (or maybe I'm just taking my own experience and assuming it applies to other people tooHmm...well there are many contributory factors to HR. It is normally lower in cool temperatures and higher in hotter temperatures so that would explain some of it. Consuming alcohol the night before, stress, illness and caffeine consumption are some of the other factors. I had a couple of early morning runs there where I thought I had suddenly taken a huge leap in fitness. Later runs in warmer conditions at the weekend made me realise I'm still as unfit as I was :pac:
). Agree about temperature though so if you're somewhere hot, running early is definitely easier on the heart rate. 0 -
Ha, the lesson from this is clearly to keep running (and racing) in the cool early morning! I think you might be unusual enough in that though - I'm sure I've heard HR elevation in the morning is fairly typical (or maybe I'm just taking my own experience and assuming it applies to other people too). Agree about temperature though so if you're somewhere hot, running early is definitely easier on the heart rate.
Pfitzinger has a view on it......https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20826032/the-tell-tale-heart/0 -
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Monday 1st: 7.3 miles @ 8:43. The interval part of this was 10*400s. Splits were all in the 1:43-1:46 range, exactly where they were meant to be. Nice relaxed running.
Tuesday 2nd: Rest Day
Wednesday 3rd: 10 miles @ 8:45. Another of the staple 6*1k intervals off 800m. This one had a few strides at the end. Splits were 4:48, 53, 36, 45, 40 and 39. Paces dictated by HR range prescribed.
Thursday 4th: 7.6 miles @ 8:26. Another of the staple runs, this time a moderate type run in the form of 8 times a seven minute run in Zone 2 followed each time by a 60 second surge to HM/M pace.
Friday 5th: 8.6 miles @ 8:45. Up to Poppintree Park for this one for a change. 4*2k off 800m. Splits were 9:58, 9:57, 9:59 and 9:30. Again paces dictated by HR with the last interval benefiting from a circuitous downhill route home.
Saturday 6th: 9 miles @ 8:41. A lovely run up to the 12th lock from Phibsboro all along the banks of the Royal canal and back. It was another 6*1k. Splits were 4:43, 50, 56, 44, 45 and 39. Lots of strollers, runners and families enjoying the bright sunshine.
Sunday 7th: 7.5 miles @ 8:29. Over to the PP for this one. It was a repeat of the type of run I did on Thursday. Stayed in the HR zones and kept the surges nice and controlled.
2.5 miles were added to this when I joined Applegirl for a couple of her miles. The 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours is some challenge. I would imagine the sleeping challenge is as difficult as the running one. After 36 hours she still seemed right as rain to me and very determined to see the job through. Respect!
So a decent week of running and feeling really fresh on it. The experiment will continue.
It was a fantastic day of sport too with Sam Bennett producing a great sprint to win the first stage of Paris-Nice. It was his 52nd career win and he took out quite a few of the worlds best sprinters today...a class act. Nice also to see that Utd can still pull off the odd result. Great to do it against City to end their winning streak. Highlight of the weekend though had to be the further fall from grace at fortress Anfield....warms the heart.
PS. The empty arena at the European indoors led to one consequence I hadn't considered....that womens shrieking could shatter glass! Dear God some of them had me wondering if medal winning really is orgasmic :eek:0 -
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Monday 8th: 5.9 miles @8:49. This was 15*200 @ approx current 5k pace which I'm guessing would be a touch over 21 mins. 200m recovery with the usual little walks.
Tuesday 9th: Planned rest day.
Wednesday 10th: 8.9 miles @ 8:52. Another of the 6*1k off 800 days. Again for these the paces were dictated by HR. With elevation changes and a blustery wind it was a run of two halves. Splits were 4:42, 4:45, 4:32, 4:57, 4:58, and 4:57. Nice and comfortable all the way.
Thursday 11th: 8.4 miles @ 9:00. 6*1k again but there the similarity ends. This was singularly the least enjoyable run I have ever done. After a little warm up I began the first interval as I entered Tolka Valley Park. The slightly uphill route and the very strong headwind had me expecting paces to be slower than usual for the HR and they were with the first two coming in at 5:03 and 5:05. The third interval had me running up through Ashtown before joining the Canal. The uphill in Ashtown had my HR rise too far and from then on I just couldn't keep it in range without a battle. The tailwind I expected either dropped or I was hoping for more help than I was getting. 5:10, 5:01 and 4:46 brought me to Phibsboro where I turned to run up by the cemetery in Glasnevin. The wind picked up something terrible and the hailstones started. They were like hot needles hitting my thighs.
Finished the last K in 5:06 but felt like sh1t. Slowest ever cooldown...
Friday/ Saturday/ Sunday: Didn't feel like running at the times I would have needed to around work nor in the wind...:rolleyes:
Monday 15th: Just wanted to get back out so did an easy 5 miles. Nice to get a mild evening to do it too. One of the Asics Frontrunners (sponsored runners) passed through work on Monday and was telling me that Asics are launching 4 new shoes at the end of the month including their entry into the marathon shoe market. Its a double stack, carbon plated shoe which will sell for about €250. I think she said its called a MetaSky but I can't find anything online about it. Time will tell.
Tuesday 16th: 8.9 miles @ 8:52. 6*1k again. I popped over to the PP for this. 4:47, 4:55, 4:51, 4:55, 5:02 and 4:48. The Park was much less busy than recently probably due to the primary schools being fully open again.
Wednesday 17th: 6.8 miles @ 8:37. Warm run in the sunshine done locally. A few repeats of 6 minutes easy and 1 minute at marathon pace to act as a snooze alarm every so often.
So there was a little wobble with respect to motivation in there but hopefully it was a temporary thing.
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Thursday 18th: 8.7 miles @ 8:39. This was a 4*2k off 800, w/u and c/d. On my usual downhill then uphill route resulting in splits of 9:44, 9:59, 10:30 and 10:35. All done in the prescribed HR zone @ 90% LTHR.
Friday 19th: 8 miles @ 8:33. An easy run just keeping HR at the top of zone 1/ low zone 2
Saturday 20th: 9.5 miles @ 8:40. The regular 6*1k @ 90-92% LT HR and a few 30 second bursts afterwards. Another sign of progress with splits improving for what on this day was actually all done at the lower end of the range. Splits were 4:46, 50, 25, 35, 35 and 4:46.
Sunday 21st: 8 miles @ 8:14. W/u followed by 8*6 mins @ 82-85% LT HR followed by 1 min at M pace. Really comfortable again. Definite gains being made and more importantly its hugely enjoyable.
So that's the boring account of my running. Other stuff...congrats to Treviso, ariana and the Lemon on great PBs over the weekend. All well deserved after great blocks of continuing training.
Super stuff S. Lovely to hear you upbeat and enjoying it again!
And thanks for the mention - I'm humbled (and a little
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I'm still here, still alive and training away using the Easy Interval Method. It's a strange one. I started it 8 weeks ago with the fear that it might be too much, now I'm afraid it is not hard enough. That being said I will be sticking with it. The fitness is improving, legs feel great, niggles are gone and I have never enjoyed getting out so much. After the 6 months I had I think that enjoyment is the priority for me...times less so.
The delivery man will be bringing a few bits this week...the Atreyu Artist and the Asics Magic Speed. Neither are "Super Shoes" but both are carbon plated and mid stack height. Also on the way (I should hide my bank card while drinking) is a Stryd Pod. The geek in me can't wait to start playing with it 0 -
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After the 6 months I had I think that enjoyment is the priority for me...times less so.
I never thought I’d hear you say that but I suppose when you’re injured for so long it puts why we run into perspective and enjoyment is the main reason! However I think once races start up again you’ll change your mind!!!... I hope!
Glad to hear you’re feeling good again and niggle free 0 -
Runningirl wrote: »I never thought I’d hear you say that but I suppose when you’re injured for so long it puts why we run into perspective and enjoyment is the main reason! However I think once races start up again you’ll change your mind!!!... I hope!
Glad to hear you’re feeling good again and niggle free
Ah well I might have some targets for 2022 :pac: But 2021 is all about enjoying it irrespective of how the fitness comes along. I suppose it's quite easy to enjoy it as I see fitness improving 0 -
So the postman, DHL man and DPD man arrived, each bearing gifts
An Post man brought the Stryd pod. This is absolute geek heaven. I probably won't consider doing any running by power until I have a month or 6 weeks of mixed running done just to give it some time to work out some reasonably accurate numbers.
DHL man brought the Atreyu Artist shoe. My God it's white, very white! It is reasonably high stack, uses a nitrogen infused foam and has a carbon plate. I used them for a few 1k reps last night and they definitely respond better to an increase in pace. I didn't like them at all on the slower bits...too spongy a feel for me.
DPD man brought the Asics Magic Speed. My God it's neon orange, very neon orange! :pac: It uses Flyte Foam Blast and has a carbon plate in the midsole. If this is a half way house between old style trainers and super shoes then I can't wait to try a genuine cheat shoe. I wore them for some 1k reps and a "see where I'm at" (better than I imagined) 5k tester. They just felt perfect. From what I read I think they would slot in alongside Endorphin Speeds.
Unfortunately I now have a little moral dilemma....I love the Magic Speed, I love the Evoride 2 and I love the Glideride. I am all Asics in my rotation at the moment. However I have gone to war with the company Well war with their social media and customer service departments anyway. You see it went a bit like this.... I waited months for the Asics super marathon shoe, the Metaspeed Sky, to appear. When it did I was in like Flynn to order a pair. Unfortunately their system failed and a week later they cancelled my order and refunded my payment. I lost the plot (my ire no doubt fuelled by the fact that a fawning Corkonian Nikeophile had got a pair) and set my sights on Customer Service and the Asics Insta, twitter and Facebook accounts. My hurt and upset was generally ignored I retreated to my corner to lick my wounds and accept the fact that I would have to wait until the next release before I could try to get a pair....Then last week I got an email from Asics. I opened it eagerly. Had they found a pair hidden in the corner? Were my prayers to be answered? No! They were thanking me for my purchase of the wonderful Metaspeed Sky and requesting that I write a review for their website. :pac: This had all the appearance of an open goal! The heavy artillery was loaded and in I charged with a full on assault!! No prisoners were taken as I systematically destroyed their service. What a victory!! My joy lasted less than 24 hours until I got another email. "Dear S, Our staff has read your review and values your contribution even though it did not meet all our website guidelines. Thanks for sharing and we hope to publish next time" :eek:
New Balance shoe suggestions anyone? :pac::pac::pac:0 -
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Just to add fuel to the fire, Asics processed my refund for the return of said MetaSpeed yesterday with no fuss. Got to say I'm impressed with their customer service
Are you a oneAsics member? I signed up when purchasing the MetaSpeed as it included 90 day gear trials. If not, maybe that is why I got the preferred treatment?0 -
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Just to add fuel to the fire, Asics processed my refund for the return of said MetaSpeed yesterday with no fuss. Got to say I'm impressed with their customer service
Are you a oneAsics member? I signed up when purchasing the MetaSpeed as it included 90 day gear trials. If not, maybe that is why I got the preferred treatment?
Yes, I am a One Asics member....and have purchased 6 pairs of shoes over the last 12 months. I just think it was a fook up...0 -
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Dubh Geannain wrote: »Are there a few "influencers" knocking around these parts at this stage? They might be able to give you some pointers to get your reviews published.
Hype Merchant. Get it right 0 -
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