Very hot, which sent my heart rate soaring, which meant I had to keep stopping. Slowing down didn’t work in this heat. I took fluid but still felt a bit faint. There is no anticipating how your body will react: I did nearly 17k when it was hotter than this 2-3 weeks ago and felt as if I could have pushed another 5k. Today I was done after 8k. Running very slowly for that long is exhausting. As for the heart rate, I gave up for the last ten minutes and let it get away from me. I couldn’t go any slower anyway.
Beautiful day though. Little things brought me joy as I plodded round, like the clump of coltsfoot growing in the grass by the cycle track, and the white butterflies that kept crossing my path. I stopped twice to smell honeysuckle - delicious fragrance like peaches and vanilla - and twice to sniff jasmine.
I was passed by several runners, (one man was running with a dachshund - you wouldn’t think it’s little legs could keep up, but it was zipping along). They must have all wondered why I was rachetting along like a zombie. One woman absolutely stank of sweat as she passed, which made me wonder if I did too, but I couldn’t smell myself, so I think I was ok. Last year I hardly sweated but got very red with a burning face. This year I sweat normally, and I’ve read this is a sign of improved fitness. Ok TMI - moving right along (in the direction of the shower) ...
BO is not good. On that note I must get in the shower. I’m sure you weren’t smelling. Nice you got to look at and smell nice things on your running route.
As a regular follower of you Flick I am beginning to understand those colourful graphics, the hot weather will affect your runs, unlike that woman who passed you absolutely smelling of sweat, you won't have any apart from normal, that is because you are much fitter than she is and fitter than you were at this time last year. 😊 🏃
By the way it is exactly a year now since I bought the Smartphone I am now using with all those apps such as Mapmyrun. 😊 🏃
A Sony XZ2 blue, although it looks more black than blue, in that year I have used 26.87GB out of 64GB, that is quite a difference from my first Smartphone which I still use for music but it's only got 2GB.
No, it used to be between 160 & 180 when I had a Garmin. Allowing for how slow these long hr zone training runs, I’m guessing Polar do something else with cadence.
Here you go, they have halved it so 140 would be about right at my very slow speed today:
“Running cadence can also be defined as the number of steps one foot takes per minute. For example, in Polar products, a running cadence of 180 steps per minute is shown as 90.”
That is interesting Flick, I am gradually increasing my distance by 1 Kilometre a week by using a metromone app beats/steps a minute at 162 to help pace me.
Last Wednesday I ran 8k in a time of 61.08, next Wednesday with the app at 162 steps a minute I should be around 68 minutes for 9k and finally the following Wednesday I hope to run my first 10K in about 1 hour 15 minutes, again with the app at 162 steps a minute. 😊 🏃
That sounds quite complicated (this is why I have a plan that arrives on my watch - I would lose track if I had to remember it!), but effective. So many approaches to this running malarkey
I also use Mapmyrun when running those distances Flick, that is how I know the times and pace, I couldn't have done that with my first Smartphone, I have the metromone app tick, ticking away at 162 steps a minute and every 1 Kilometre Alexa the auto voice tells me how many kilometers I have ran and also my pace.
Yeah I suspected it must be just one foot, otherwise it would be striding a bit like the BFG.
I did a very slow 10 miles this morning with lots of stops. Cream crackered by the end. One more week to get back up to speed and then take it easy for a week before the HM on the 8th.
I was more knackered by 8k today than over ten miles when it was hotter. Don’t understand why. Maybe it’s more humid now.
Why not stride like the BFG?! I couldn’t look more ridiculous than I do already running between 10 & 12min/km ☹️ Thank goodness for the tempo and interval runs on other days ...
I looked ahead and there doesn’t seem to be an actual plan for that day. The calendar just states the event and says enjoy yourself and don’t forget to reward yourself afterwards. What I intend to do is start off slowly in zone 2, ease into zone 3 then push into zones 4/5 at the end, if I still have enough push. Whether it will work out that way who knows 😂
Well - respect to you Flick to even attempt it in this weather. Lots of interesting things in your post though - I too noticed yesterday how much I’m sweating now I’m fitter than last year. I slogged out 10k in an air conditioned gym yesterday (first time on a treadmill in a couple of years) to avoid heatwave but I was still sweating buckets. Why do we sweat more when fitter? According to my HM training plan I should have run 8miles this weekend but today I’ve signed off and I’m drinking champagne to celebrate my 36th wedding anniversary. Glad you took time to smell the honeysuckle. Be kind to yourself
I think the sweating means your body is more efficient at cooling you, I mean more efficient because health and fitness are better - like a well tuned machine functioning better.
Does having a Papa John’s vegan pizza and half a run of ice cream count as being kind to yourself 😂
And another week done, well done...you are so consistent in getting out there. Impossible to keep heart rate down in this heat. I did a slow 2 mile dander with the dog this morning before it got too unbearable, and my HR was 140!
Thank you - I have to be consistent as the run for the day is sent to my watch. I honestly don’t know if it all goes tits up if you miss one 😳
The heat is brutal where hr is concerned. Mine just kept shooting up. Such a bore when you have to keep stopping. Normally I can get it down by slower running.
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HM training day 4 - stay in the zone, man, like stay in the zone 🧘♀️
10 miles in the bag! 
Still here, still pootling along 😁
