On Saturday I ran the Bridgetown Prkrun which is pretty flat and a double loop around the park. I just felt really exhauseted and had to push hard to just maintain my pace of around 5:00/K. I finished in 25:28 and actually had to sit a while to recover. The telling bit was that my average HR was 149 which is quite a bit higher than it should have been on that route and at that pace. Clearly all wasent quite the way it should have been. Other than a bit of lethargy I have felt okay, certainly with no signs of any illness that I can report. Quite possibly just an off day.
Hi Gavin, back to posting running data with some frustration. As expressed in a previous post my Saturday Parkrun was not quite what I was anticipating and I ran deliberately on a flatter course to see if there would be any improvement through the recent training efforts. That wasent to be and I felt a bit dissapointed at the result. I know that I'm probably being somewhat impatient, given where I am at and just need to hold the faith in the training and the results will come.
So I did my longer run yesterday of 12 Kays and to be honest battled to get out the door. I checked my attitude as well as doing a quick psychological profile and realised that I was actually just exhausted. What the cause of this could be I have no idea. I have done nothing out of the ordinary, havent changed eating habits, been sleeping quite well and have no signs of any illness. The raw data indicates a run of 12.24K @ 1:27'28 which is 7 min/K, actually slower than I normally do these runs which is usually at an average of around 6:30/K. My average HR was 128 BPM so that was well within the zone 3 requirement and yet I was completely knackered when finished. I cant really put my finger on it but hopefully tomorrows interval session will help reveal what is going on.
Look forward to your considered and professional opinion.
Thanks Neil.
Hi Gavin, back to posting running data with some frustration. As expressed in a previous post my Saturday Parkrun was not quite what I was anticipating and I ran deliberately on a flatter course to see if there would be any improvement through the recent training efforts. That wasent to be and I felt a bit dissapointed at the result. I know that I'm probably being somewhat impatient, given where I am at and just need to hold the faith in the training and the results will come.
So I did my longer run yesterday of 12 Kays and to be honest battled to get out the door. I checked my attitude as well as doing a quick psychological profile and realised that I was actually just exhausted. What the cause of this could be I have no idea. I have done nothing out of the ordinary, havent changed eating habits, been sleeping quite well and have no signs of any illness. The raw data indicates a run of 12.24K @ 1:27'28 which is 7 min/K, actually slower than I normally do these runs which is usually at an average of around 6:30/K. My average HR was 128 BPM so that was well within the zone 3 requirement and yet I was completely knackered when finished. I cant really put my finger on it but hopefully tomorrows interval session will help reveal what is going on.
Look forward to your considered and professional opinion.
Thanks Neil.