Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

The hole gets deeper. This was the slowest time for this run in about 6 years. Legs just didn't want to go faster. Maybe I've passed my peak fo rthe season.

Straight line 7.3
Today was an experiment. In a scientific sense, the experiment was a Popperian success, as it clearly falsified a proposition. In an orienteering sense it was an abject failure. The proposition was derived from my weekly tempo runs. If I can sustain running a tempo run at 150 bpm, can I do this on an orienteering course and still navigate? A very testable proposition.
First control was downhill, so bpm was low. Second and third were uphill and I maxed at 153 on each. Spiked one and spiked the second except that I had misdrawn my map. Only lost a few seconds. The fourth control started well and I quickly regained 150 bpm. This proved the proposition well and truly false. I can't maintain that speed and navigate. A 500 metre leg took about 25 minutes as I made a monumental stuff up reminiscent of my first year of orienteering. I had absolutely no idea where I was. The brain did strange things, encouraging me to continually ignore the compass because the compass only conveyed bad news. With a reasonable level of oxygen in the brain I might have taken the message a lot earlier. In the end I accepted the need to reclimb 10 contours and basically start again. The only bemusement was that I had caught one G Grealy at the 3rd control, and showing total faith in my competence, he ran as hard as he could to keep up and forgot to navigate. ..... It took him even longer to recover than my performance. The rest of the run was conducted at a far more sedate 135-140 bpm and the navigation was no problem. Perhaps next race I'll try running at 145. Nope, strike that out, next race is the Oz Champs.Coming up are two week sin the Kimberly. The following weekend I'm giving a workshop on Banjo-mandolin at the banjo jamboree. Even banjo players despise the banjo mandolin. The next week is Oz Champs. Maybe this wasn't a good time to experiment.
It was good to run in the rain now that i have contact lens. Lost one on the way home in the car. I rubbed my eye and it must have fallen out!

C • GPX file 5

C • Running at max heart rate 4

Not much running this week. Its been busy with work and trips, and one night spent getting up regularly to supplier painkillers to a bedridden spouse. We suspected pleurisy for a while there. It reminded me of childbirth. Just goes to highlight the dangers of bikes and gear fetishes. Cleats have their problems. On the improve now, so we are hoping that we can fly to Darwin on Sunday. Hope so, as Julie forgot to book insurance when she ordered the tickets.
Back to the running. Decided that the second session for the week needed to be quality so went for the tempo run. Ouch.
Seems I have lost five weeks of training over the past two busy week as the weekly trial times show below. I'm a minute slower than the peak of the progressive improvement. Unlike last week, I went hard this week. In fact, I ran up against my heart pumping limits in the latter part of the run, with the heart going irregular on me and the bpm measure shooting up from the constant 150 to 190 or higher on three occasions. Slowing a little was inevitable and then the bpm dropped rapidly back to 150. Obviously the measure is an artifact of what I could feel my heart doing. Some work to do when we start our Kimberley holiday. At least running in the heat will be preparation for Queensland.
19.36
19.29 (7)
19.21 (8)
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19.01 (20 = 10 per week)
18.46 (13)
18.29 (17)
18.18 (13)
19.46
19.22

QUESTION:
Does the suitable climate window exist.?
For the past months its felt real cold getting into running gear in the open. Today it was real comfortable, but running felt over warm within 5 minutes. I think the temperature was 16 degrees. Is there a 1 degree window at 15 where its pleasant to change and to run? Comments from Blair?

Pseud-O in the Kensington area. Took it gently. The torch was weak, it was dark. Started poorly with a 180. Excuse. No compass and no stars to determine direction. After that the main problem was working out what the hell the clues referred to. Its hard to pick a lemon tree in a front yard with little torch light. After 30 minutes I decided to give the clues a cursory approach and got into a more regular running rythym. The area was actually a reasonable challenge in the old saleyards area. If you have to run pseud-O, you might as well do it here.
Highlight of the night was going out to dinner with Geoff Hudson. He suggested we find a thai resturant. He spotted a business in Victoria Street that advertised itself as traditional thai. It was only when we got to the front door we realised they didn't mean food.
Sorry. Story is boring from there and we ended up at Freshmans instead. I was hungry for food.

Rest day