Training Log Archive: hmklaff

Hermann-Rice short. WTF. Started out feeling very good & fell into MAF normally. Not quite a mile in, I got a bit lightheaded & the HR steadily zipped up about 30 friggin beats over MAF. Walked for a moment, then tried to run through it, but it wouldn't drop below the low-150s. So the next couple of miles were a mix of walking and jogging. When I'd hit 147 or so, I'd walk. But, oddly, by the back side of Rice, I was able to maintain about 10 beats over MAF without walking. Then by the park I was steadily in the 137-142 range at a good jog. Anxiety? No clue. Give the same route a try tomorrow. Moreover, with all the walking, I'm surprised this ended up sub-12. Weird stuff.

Hermann + Braes. Muggy ass morning & some insomnia led to the assumption that this one would be tough. But it wasn't. Pretty consistent overall & the pace wasn't bad given how nasty it was this morning.

Hermann + Braes. Muggy conditions. Another run where the HR bopped over MAF really early. Slowed way down & even walked a bit. But then decided to fuck it and let it go wherever it was going to go. Of course, after that it quickly dropped back into MAF, where it stayed the rest of the run. Not sure what it's about, but it appears to be in my head... Whatever. Most of the run was perfectly fine, and the pace probably ticked up a bit as it went on.

Hotel treadmill. Not terribly accurate recounting of the time. Getting going on the treadmill was a sort of stop & go affair. It automatically picked up the HR monitor & displayed HR, but it jumped around a lot & interfered with the reading on the watch. After a few moments, I figured out how to turn that function off & the watch started working accurately. Then it took awhile to figure out the right speed for a MAF workout - once I did, it turned out to be an 11:30 pace on the treadmill. Not sure how accurate that was, but whatever. Better than nothing.

Hermann. Kind of all over the place. HR was spikey at the start. I suspect I was a little anxious after not feeling well Saturday night. Walked for a minute then let the HR stay over MAF (140-145) for a bit, betting that I'd relax after a few. And I did, with the middle couple of miles quite comfortably below top-MAF. Spiked a touch one more time & I walked again, just to keep the average HR in range, not because I felt bad. Quickly dropped back into a comfortable place for the remainder of the run. Shall what happens the next couple of days, which are likely to be on a dreadmill.

Horrible night's sleep. Woke up after a couple of hours feelings vaguely anxious & very slightly nauseated. Not sure it was a stress thing or some sort of bug. By mid-morning Sunday, I was feeling decent again. Whatever the case, I wasn't going to run...