16-07-2016, 09:52 AM
Hello TheEd
Crazy parkrun today. Aimed for 18:15 & achieved 18:15(03:30,03:37,03:38,03:48,03:42) but not in an orderly manner. I paced myself against the winner (17:30) and as a result blew-up, pushing my HR WAY beyond anything I've seen before. Max HR was 195, which I've only every seen running hard when very unfit. Normally I max out between 186 & 190. Average HR is even crazier, 184, I normally average at around 175 in a race. When I finished the race I could barely move, had to just crouch down & recover. This HR data makes me question whether I am pushing hard enough normally in a race.
I've only improved 4 seconds with 8 weeks training & the 4 seconds seems to be due to effort rather than fitness. But I can't believe I am not fitter because interval pace times dropped in those 8 weeks & I was more efficient in long runs. I won't stress about it, back to the grind stone til the next test, hilly 10k end of August.
Cheers
Crazy parkrun today. Aimed for 18:15 & achieved 18:15(03:30,03:37,03:38,03:48,03:42) but not in an orderly manner. I paced myself against the winner (17:30) and as a result blew-up, pushing my HR WAY beyond anything I've seen before. Max HR was 195, which I've only every seen running hard when very unfit. Normally I max out between 186 & 190. Average HR is even crazier, 184, I normally average at around 175 in a race. When I finished the race I could barely move, had to just crouch down & recover. This HR data makes me question whether I am pushing hard enough normally in a race.
I've only improved 4 seconds with 8 weeks training & the 4 seconds seems to be due to effort rather than fitness. But I can't believe I am not fitter because interval pace times dropped in those 8 weeks & I was more efficient in long runs. I won't stress about it, back to the grind stone til the next test, hilly 10k end of August.
Cheers