Distance = 8.34
Calories = 1249
Max HR = 161
Avg HR = 143
Running Index = 36
Max Cadence = 94
Avg Cadence = 69
Sunday: long run
Equipment: Asics Gel-Cumulus 9s, shorts, tech shirt
Conditions: >90F and 50% humidity at the start, some wind from the south that was mostly screened by trees
Warm-up: 5:00 walk
Main: balance of 12 miles with heart rate 130-140 (that was the plan)
Cool-down: 5:00 walk
I knew pretty quick that Plan A was out the airlock. What I settled on was run/walk til dark and call that "good enough". I would try to run near 15:00 pace, but that developed a higher than desired heart rate. I set a limit of 160 at which point I would walk until I was back in the mid 130s. The caused a lot of walking as just walking was keeping my heart rate in the 140s for quite a while before it was finally drop to my target. I used this run outside to get an idea of distances around different "blocks" near where I live. I now have a known route this is ~5 miles around. There is a convenience store on this route that I can use if I need something before I pass my house. I still need to gauge the larger available "block" to determine its length.
This was hard enough with the Polar HRM I use adding its own challenges to the situation. It seemed to loose steps occasionally. This impacts total distance, pace, and cadence. When I'm running I tend to be very consistent around 90 strides/180 steps per minute. When the reported cadence is in the 50-60 strides/minute ranage, I know it is whacked. I didn't run with the GPS sensor today, but that has its own issues. The Polar uses the stride sensor for pace/distance as the priority. It will only use the GPS for speed/distance if the stride sensor is not reporting. I would prefer to have the pace/distance to come for the GPS if it is available while still recording cadence.
Data:
Lap Time Lap Time Max Avg Min Dist min/mile
A 1. 0:15:45.8 0:15:45.8 152 134 110 1.002 15:43
A 2. 0:31:26.0 0:15:40.2 161 150 136 0.997 15:43
A 3. 0:48:26.0 0:17:00.0 160 145 120 1.003 16:56
A 4. 1:09:58.9 0:21:32.9 154 142 127 1.004 18:48
A 5. 1:28:49.7 0:18:50.8 154 140 125 0.999 18:52
A 6. 1:45:28.0 0:16:38.3 160 151 138 1.005 16:33
A 7. 2:03:31.4 0:18:03.4 159 143 131 1.000 18:03
A 8. 2:22:22.2 0:18:50.8 161 144 124 0.998 18:48
6. 2:28:48.9 0:06:23.8 151 141 128 0.328 19:35
1 comment:
Just seeing the temperature made me tired.
I'm impressed you were able to keep your heart rate that consistent in such heat - even if it was higher than you had planned.
That's cool that you could relate to my post as you have a similar experience in south Louisiana. It was a really emotional run for me but it was cathartic.
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