A New Start
After the Cobscook 10k I had to take a few days and recover. Got a massage, and ran easily. Got a cold. Then I got an email.
Thank you Mike for your help.
Like my friend Marc, I've been thinking of MDI and how to tackle this one. After re-reading the Hadd article and some guidance I think (think!) I have a handle how to get my body to respond better to training. It involves tempering the pace while I build the capillary beds and mitochondria necessary to withstand sustained marathonHR paces for the whole 26.2 miles.
After my cold eased (my "medicine" didn't seem to help this time), I got back on the roads... to crawl.
Friday: 7 miles @ 8:36 per mile. 139 HR
Sat: 9.75 miles @ 7:42 per mile. 153 HR
Sun: 5 miles @ 9:05 per mile. 138 HR (hot out).
All courses hilly which really effects the heart rate just now.
It's a long journey to October and there's plenty of time. I need to build these necessary physical adaptations if I have any hope of getting faster.
I was planning for 20 today if Marc & Mike could make it down to Eastport. But neither could. So I stuck to my new plan which surprisingly, only called for 45 minutes today. A rather warm day (for this red-headed Irish lad) so it was no surprise the heart rate was higher and the pace slower than 'normal'. I don't know how people down south handle the heat. Usually, Eastport is socked in with fog and cool. Today I got out late and had to deal with 80 degrees!
Tomorrow - 60 minutes. We'll get those little cells yet.
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On a mental health note: the Kawasaki is out of the shop and humming like a like new machine. This means the daily commute to Calais will be on two wheels. Ahhh... tough day? Twist that throttle!
Thank you Mike for your help.
Like my friend Marc, I've been thinking of MDI and how to tackle this one. After re-reading the Hadd article and some guidance I think (think!) I have a handle how to get my body to respond better to training. It involves tempering the pace while I build the capillary beds and mitochondria necessary to withstand sustained marathonHR paces for the whole 26.2 miles.
After my cold eased (my "medicine" didn't seem to help this time), I got back on the roads... to crawl.
Friday: 7 miles @ 8:36 per mile. 139 HR
Sat: 9.75 miles @ 7:42 per mile. 153 HR
Sun: 5 miles @ 9:05 per mile. 138 HR (hot out).
All courses hilly which really effects the heart rate just now.
It's a long journey to October and there's plenty of time. I need to build these necessary physical adaptations if I have any hope of getting faster.
I was planning for 20 today if Marc & Mike could make it down to Eastport. But neither could. So I stuck to my new plan which surprisingly, only called for 45 minutes today. A rather warm day (for this red-headed Irish lad) so it was no surprise the heart rate was higher and the pace slower than 'normal'. I don't know how people down south handle the heat. Usually, Eastport is socked in with fog and cool. Today I got out late and had to deal with
Tomorrow - 60 minutes. We'll get those little cells yet.
****************************************************
On a mental health note: the Kawasaki is out of the shop and humming like a like new machine. This means the daily commute to Calais will be on two wheels. Ahhh... tough day? Twist that throttle!
posted by Andrew at 10:31 PM
2 Comments:
Sorry I didn't make it but maybe you needed the rest. We all seem to be a little off. Holidays around the corner!
yeh reading the Hadd article, again? me too!!
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