05-09-2014, 03:21 PM
Hi, been a while
I had a good spring season / pre summer, with 1.28.52 in the trail half mid June as the latest achievement (and also, last race). Last month has however been a bit dissapointing. Have been battling sickness for more than three weeks now, and kind of frustrated with the situation at the moment. But hopefully able to return to running within short time. I`ve been doing a couple of easy runs during the last week, but seemed that it was a bit too early (body responded not too well). Anyway, in this regard, I am wondering how much of a guidance the HR monitor may be, when it comes to evaluate whether or not the sickness has left the body. I know the rest HR may be a good referance. I`ve been measuring it the last weeks, and it has not shown anything alarmingly. It seems to be quite normal (sub 40). That said, I have not been measuring it before I got ill, but I just can`t see my normal rest HR could be any lower than 35/36 - which is the lowest I have seen in this period.
Another side of it, and actually what I wonder the most: can the the HR data from / during a post sickness run tell you if something is still wrong? Like, if the HR rises much quicker than you are used to, does it signal that you are still sick and should not run? Or may it only be the loss in fitness? For me, I have seen now that my usual easy HR is difficult to keep without keeping a much lower pace than before the sickness period. Btw, I had a holiday before/during sickness, so all in all been out of regular training for about a month now (only four or five easy runs during this period).
I had a good spring season / pre summer, with 1.28.52 in the trail half mid June as the latest achievement (and also, last race). Last month has however been a bit dissapointing. Have been battling sickness for more than three weeks now, and kind of frustrated with the situation at the moment. But hopefully able to return to running within short time. I`ve been doing a couple of easy runs during the last week, but seemed that it was a bit too early (body responded not too well). Anyway, in this regard, I am wondering how much of a guidance the HR monitor may be, when it comes to evaluate whether or not the sickness has left the body. I know the rest HR may be a good referance. I`ve been measuring it the last weeks, and it has not shown anything alarmingly. It seems to be quite normal (sub 40). That said, I have not been measuring it before I got ill, but I just can`t see my normal rest HR could be any lower than 35/36 - which is the lowest I have seen in this period.
Another side of it, and actually what I wonder the most: can the the HR data from / during a post sickness run tell you if something is still wrong? Like, if the HR rises much quicker than you are used to, does it signal that you are still sick and should not run? Or may it only be the loss in fitness? For me, I have seen now that my usual easy HR is difficult to keep without keeping a much lower pace than before the sickness period. Btw, I had a holiday before/during sickness, so all in all been out of regular training for about a month now (only four or five easy runs during this period).