This morning I took a short run and felt a real spring in my step for this first time since I started running again after my illness 3 1/2 weeks ago. My heart rate seems to have finally returned to per-illness levels both at rest and during my running. I put this down to the training effect of the 32km run ten days ago kicking in (apparently it takes that long) and being fully recovered from the bug. This morning I took a short run and felt a real spring in my step for this first time since I started running again after my illness 3 1/2 weeks ago. My heart rate seems to have finally returned to per-illness levels both at rest and during my running. I put this down to the training effect of the 32km run ten days ago kicking in (apparently it takes that long) and being fully recovered from the bug. I saw a sports medicine Dr last week who reassured me that my elevated HR was to be expected due to my body fighting the illness and the enforced lay off (3 long runs missed over 2 1/2 weeks of training) and that it would gradually return to normal which it appears to have done - just in the nick of time.
I'm still going to take it easy on the big day and stick to my run/walk routine and pick it up in the last 6-10km if I'm still feeling OK. That's the plan anyway. The forecast is for a top of 23C with Northerly wind of about 25 knots which may put to rest any plans of picking it up anyway. Luckily daylight saving started last weekend which means a relatively earlier start and finish before the sun get's too hot , somewhere between 15C to 20C for the duration of the race would be OK.
I'm still going to take it easy on the big day and stick to my run/walk routine and pick it up in the last 6-10km if I'm still feeling OK. That's the plan anyway. The forecast is for a top of 23C with Northerly wind of about 25 knots which may put to rest any plans of picking it up anyway. Luckily daylight saving started last weekend which means a relatively earlier start and finish before the sun get's too hot , somewhere between 15C to 20C for the duration of the race would be OK.
Route: Cruickshank Park
Actual Distance - 5km
Time - 0:39:00
Pace - 7:09 min/km
HR/&/Zone: 124/63%/0.8
RPE: 3
Temp: 15C
Total for week: 5 km
Cumulative Total: 523.0 km
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