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First of all, I wish to thank everyone (and there were more than I thought) for all their well wishes, congratulations and the like. The family is now all home and doing well.
Naturally training went out the window over the last few days because I had more important priorities. I only put in one run, which was a Maf Test. The pace was slower than last time but there are likely to be a number of reasons for this, including:
Naturally training went out the window over the last few days because I had more important priorities. I only put in one run, which was a Maf Test. The pace was slower than last time but there are likely to be a number of reasons for this, including:
- Fatigue from lack of sleep
- Stiff and tired legs from no exercise
- First relatively hot day (26 degrees)
- Thoughts were on other topics and raise HR
- Test 2, was artificially high and reflected too much improvement
I'm expecting this test to be a slight anomaly, but will have to check how the trend goes over the next couple of months.
| date | HR | pace |
| 27/08/08 | 149 | 5:34/km |
| 12/09/08 | 149 | 5:10/km |
| 1/10/08 | 149 | 5:28/km |
You are likely to have many more "lack of sleep" days ahead of you. As long as you take it all with a grain of salt (as you have been doing), you'll hit that 5:10 speed again quickly.
ReplyDeleteNot much you can do about 'lack of sleep' coming up.
ReplyDeleteTiredness, heat and less training probably all contributed. The next few tests will be interesting.