100 miles a month in 2023

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Monthly par by the end of today is 46.7

geordiegirl Jan 2021 9:52am, 5 Jan 2021 12,945 posts	0 geordiegirl The last twice I’ve given blood it’s floored me 2019 it was between marathons they said it would affect my performance and tried to talk me out of it I said I wasn’t winning a race just running it so went ahead it was awful. Last year nothing was happening but my pace went way off I ended off not well and took weeks to get back to anything like I’d been prior and so I may have to think about it definitely won’t do it before my ultra.
BarefootEm Jan 2021 10:11am, 5 Jan 2021 2,587 posts	0 BarefootEm That's interesting GG, glad its not just me being super sensitive! I'll see what it is like this time and perhaps take more notice.
Autumnleaves Jan 2021 10:30am, 5 Jan 2021 16,053 posts	0 Autumnleaves I have usually found it takes about 2 weeks to fully recover after blood donation in terms of run training. The best recovery I ever made was on the back having to do a beginner session the evening I had given blood - which I would normally have avoided - so there may be something in the gentle exercise theory. It was about week 3 of the Couch to 5k I seem to remember.
geordiegirl Jan 2021 10:50am, 5 Jan 2021 12,947 posts	0 geordiegirl Em I was asking about it on this thread might be of interest... fetcheveryone.com/forum/when-did-you-last-give-blood-23103/361
MarkyMarkMark (3M) Jan 2021 11:39am, 5 Jan 2021 13,876 posts	0 MarkyMarkMark (3M) Always takes me a couple of weeks post donation to feel like I'm running well (for me) again. My usual impact is in resting heart rate (goes up!), and I struggle a bit with getting short of breath on sharp hills and the stairs!
Dillthedog Jan 2021 12:03pm, 5 Jan 2021 3,919 posts	0 Dillthedog 4. 17/100
Sigh Jan 2021 12:58pm, 5 Jan 2021 8,228 posts	0 Sigh Finally off the mark, still icy but ran mainly in the gutter. 5/100
Velociraptor Jan 2021 1:08pm, 5 Jan 2021 50,845 posts	0 Velociraptor 17.7/100 after snatching another short run on the treadmill before going to work.
PeterFay Jan 2021 1:20pm, 5 Jan 2021 9,736 posts	0 PeterFay 23% bright but cool morning
faithfulred Jan 2021 1:24pm, 5 Jan 2021 539 posts	0 faithfulred 9 cold miles this morning. At least the ice has gone. 27/100