We went to visit Julie's brother, Marc, and his wife, Natalie in Erie, PA over the weekend. After taking the week of of running and the massage on Thursday, I felt good enough to go for a run. I drove to Presque Isle State Park and ran a little ways down the trail, which went along Lake Erie. It was very quiet and pleasant. I would like to go back some time when it is warmer and there are leaves on the trees.
My plan was to find a parking place, walk for five minutes down the trail, run for 13 minutes down and 13 minutes back, then walk for five minutes back to the car. I felt really good for the run, even with my heartbeat over 175 bpm. I could still hold somewhat of a conversation at that level. This is telling me that my lactic threshold is increasing. After the first 13 minute run, my heartbeat was at 182, and I had to walk for about 45 seconds to bring it down a bit. When I turned around, I realized why my heartrate was so high - the whole run was just a slight bit uphill.
After turning around, the run downhill was of course, easier. And rather than stopping at the point I started running at, I kept running all the way back to the car, for a total of 30 minutes. This would be the longest run, time wise, that I have done so far! I don't know how far I ran.
When I got back to the car, I stretched for a bit, had a nice conversation with a lady who was walking her dog, then drove back to my brother-in-law's house. I drank my normal protein shake, took a hot shower, and was a little stiff later on in the evening. The next day I was fine with very little stiffness, except for the fact that we were driving 10 hours in pouring rain. But I did not need ice, nor did I need an NSAID.
It seems like this is what has to happen: I increase my mileage, I get some sort of excess stiffness or pain, I back off, then I come back stronger than before. I feel like I'm on pace to run my 5K in December.
Weather: 46 and overcast. Clothing: baseball cap, long sleeve running shirt, short sleeve running shirt over the top, exercise pants, cotton socks, running gloves. Pre run beverage: Water. Post run: Protein shake with powdered milk and L-Glutamine.
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