To race is but a dream...

[shadydaz]

23/04/20
Resting HR 57
6.08km
33:13
5:28 min/km
Ave HR 141
Max HR 160
50km of cycle commutes

24/04/20
Resting HR 49
Running
10.02km
32:03
5:44 min/km
Ave HR 141
Max HR 152
50km cycle commutes

25/04/20
Resting HR 49
Cycling 27.45km

26/04/20
Resting HR 51

27/04/20
Resting HR 51
Cycling 26.31km inc zwift race

28/04/20
Resting HR 51
Cycling 18.36km Zwift race
Running
10.02km
55:08
5:30 min/km
Ave HR 143
Max HR 154

29/04/20
Resting HR 50

30/04/20
Resting HR 50
Cycling 25km commute

31/04/20
Resting HR 50

01/05/20
Resting HR 50
Cycling 27.77km inc zwift race
and 50km cycle commutes

2/05/20
Resting HR 42

3/05/20
Resting HR 51
Cycling 75km

4/05/20
Resting HR 64
Cycling 20.49km
Running
6.07km
35.28
5:50 min/km
Ave HR 140
Max HR 1460

5/05/20
Resting HR 57
Cycling 18.32km
Running
6.11km
33:10
5:26 min/km
Ave HR 140
Max HR 148

6/05/20
Resting HR 54
Cycling - 5min peak power session 18.34km
Running
8.78km
54:03
6:09 min/km
Ave HR 136
Max HR 162
Bit of "jeffing" to get the nephew ready for the army
50km cycle commutes

7/05/20
Resting HR 49
Running
6.12km
34:00
5:33 min/km
Ave HR 137
Max HR 160
50km cycle commutes

8/05/20
Resting HR 52
Running 5x2km session
11.34km
56:14
4:58 min/km
Ave HR 150
Max HR 184

3.01km Warm up in 15:40

1.
4:19.6 ave HR 147, Max HR 151
4:20.8 ave HR 147, Max HR 154
8:40.4 Average pace 4:20.2

R90: 5:21/km ave HR 164, Max HR 176, Recovery HR 159

2.
4:21.0 ave HR 170, Max HR 178
4:15.8 ave HR 178, Max HR 182
8:36.8 Average pace 4:18.4

R90: 5:21/km ave HR 172, Max HR 179, Recovery HR 163

3.
4:20.3 ave HR 172, Max HR 182
4:43.9 ave HR 178, Max HR 184
9:04.2 Average pace 4:32.1

Blew up, binned the session, jogged home.
As you know if you have followed the whole thread, this does not often happen to me. There are a number of reasons. The legs were a little fatigued but this "failure" was certainly not down to that. Personal events meant I was out the door a few hours later than planned, resulting in not being fuelled appropriately, tired and stressed- The head just wasn't right and neither was the body. The plan to run the session at consistent pace throughout instead of progressive was certainly not overreaching - 4:20/km and give it beans in the last rep. Check the HR - It just blew up straight away and whatever energy I had was sapped out of me very quickly. Its been a while since i had a DNF in a key session, was very dissappointed but took stock, reviewed the situation and have tried to learn WHY this happened instead of pointlessly beating myself up becaausee it did happen.

Average km pace for intervals: not worth bothering about
Average km pace for intervals: 4:18.5/km previous session

9/05/20
Resting HR 51

10/05/20
Resting HR 47
Morning cycling 71.61km
Afternoon Running
21.22km
1:47:01
5:03 min/km
Ave HR 153
Max HR 169
16km progressive and 5km cool off

11/05/20
Resting HR 49
6.16km
32:07
5:13 min/km
Ave HR 133
Max HR 146

12/05/20
Resting HR 43
Running
10.02km
52:49
5:17 min/km
Ave HR 138
Max HR 147
*VO2Max moved up to 57 after this run, according to Garmin

Note no cycling for last few days. Saving myself for the 1km session later, hopefully I get through it ok. will be back on bike once today is complete.

Can feel my body getting stronger if not faster.