End of the Line for Me :o(
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 59:38
AvHR: 139
Well - the usual Average HR, but about 5 mins slower than I was at. The first half of the run was dire, but the second half picked up for some unknown reason. There were lots of walk breaks at points where normally I could BT with no probs :o(
Worse though, was the fact that the knee was twingeing badly. Not impossibly so, but I fear it will continue to play up and I may have to defer :o(
BAH!
Bad news - my left knee seems crocked :o(
Which means lots of rest. I think it's the bursa just below the knee on the inside. It's not impossible to run with, but I figure I'll just make it worse if I do.
I haven't done a long run with a couple of weeks with the lurgy, so this is a bad thing.
GRRRRR!
I got to half way marginally faster than usual (like - about 20 seconds) but with an average HR 15 to 20 bpm higher (I didn't check it exactly). I took a drink, tightened my shoe laces, and took a minute's rest. Normally during this time, my HR drops to about 100-105. Today - it never dipped below 120. Clearly something was wrong. I didn't feel too bad running, I have to say, but my HR was just in completely the wrong territory!
My usual 6 mile route up Northey Avenue. I really didn't get the pace right today, starting off too quickly and somehow not quite managing to stay under my target well enough. It was only a few BPM difference, but it did mean I kept having to walk. Was it tiredness, too much coffee, a lurking lurgy, or what? Who knows?
Weight - seems to have gone up - not sure why - I've run thirty miles and eaten way more fruit and veg. Must be muscle. Or something. Hmmm!
No more details unfortunately - I used my watch to time my bath afterwards, and lost all the data :o( Still - I started with a high HR, possibly shouldn't have run (it was 91 as opposed to 71 the other day), it was windy, and there were a lot of hills. I decided to try to stay around 155 but didn't manage it on the hills, which were long and plentiful, and all into the wind! Add to that I had some twinges from the Saturday BodyPump class, and was feeling really sluggish for some reason, and it all made for not a good day to run! Still - I did it, and I'm glad I did too, as it's the longest run so far this campaign, and until the last couple of miles actually felt pretty good.