I ran into the office on Friday and it was a good run. I decided not to hit the gym for some reason(something like ‘I was tired’ sounded like a good reason). And I was tired, but I’m not sure why. I went to gym today and it was very easy and I’m wondering if this is because I reduced by gym days by one this week, not withstanding that I ran into the office the previous day. Its also getting harder to get up in the morning but this is not it – I can always get up but if my mind is not with me on what lies ahead – what’s the point, honestly.
Anyway, as per usual I’ve documented my long run here:
Not as good as my ‘bad’ run last week but I don’t have blisters this time and that's a much better result.
About the run
I can always talk about a run because I know how I feel throughout it. This was a very well paced effort, I intentionally tried to not push myself because even though that makes the times better, it also makes the run tougher and less enjoyable. I used my Mio Link HR band to check when I was in the red. I’d then back off the pace so that I could more easily maintain the rest of the run. This is quite novel. The band blinks green, amber, orange, pink,purple and finally red depending on my heart rate. Interestingly enough there were times that I was in the red but didn’t feel like it. Other times it was obvious, like climbing up the hill.
I decided not to continue with my premium membership of strava beause I didn’t feel like I really got much out of it, especially the heart rate analysis features. Those features are easily accessible anyway from the suunto movescount website anyway. Basically this run had a average BPM of 161 which goes as high as 192(which is where my Mio Link goes absolutely red…with rage!). Is quite a useful tool that Mio Link.
This stat is quite interesting. It says the longer I run, the more efficient I become at pumping the required amount blood efficiently throughout my body because my heart rate goes down the longer I run.
You can see the stats here
I’m still not running as much as I used to and I suspect why. I’m getting bored with the routes. Thankfully this looks like its going to change in the new year.