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Apr 2021
11:32am, 14 Apr 2021
1,093 posts
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Muttley
Odd how I can do the same 8,000 metres a couple of days apart, in pretty much identical conditions, but one of them is slightly faster with average and peak hr a good 10 bpm below the other.
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Apr 2021
8:49pm, 14 Apr 2021
38,446 posts
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Nellers
A million and one factors, Muttley. Hydration, fuelling, rest or fatigue, temperature, air pressure, motivation, concentration, distraction etc etc and so on.
I find the same thing. Sometimes it "clicks" and sometimes it grinds.
As long as the trend is in the right direction I don't think you can worry too much about the odd "bad" session. Just count it as metres banked and go again next time.
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Apr 2021
11:47am, 15 Apr 2021
1,094 posts
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Muttley
Oh I'm not worried about it, just curious. Today's session was the same distance, with hr slightly up and edging back toward the norm. I get these outliers once in a while, a bit like the PC running cleaner after a reboot, I guess.
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Apr 2021
12:46pm, 15 Apr 2021
38,447 posts
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Nellers
Exactly, and it's such a complex system that you'll never be quite sure which bit of what was cleaned up caused it to slow down.
I had the same last night. Same session as I'd done 2 weeks ago and I fell apart in the last piece whereas last time the last one was the fast one. More tired? probably. Fitter though, without a doubt. Who knows why but it got done and it'll feed into the fitness in the next few days.
I do the Heart Rate Variability monitoring app every morning and that told me I was knackered this morning and to take an easy day so that kind of ties in with the reality of the session I guess?
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Apr 2021
12:03pm, 19 Apr 2021
1,098 posts
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Muttley
Amazing how quickly 10,000 metres fly by when you've got Pink Floyd in the headphones ...
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Apr 2021
3:05pm, 19 Apr 2021
743 posts
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Cats Whiskers
Which album, Muttley?
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Apr 2021
5:38pm, 19 Apr 2021
1,099 posts
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Muttley
The Wall. I'm usually at Comfortably Numb as I finish, which is appropriate I guess 
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Apr 2021
7:23pm, 19 Apr 2021
38,462 posts
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Nellers
Surely hitting the wall in a 10k is a bad sign.😉
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Apr 2021
10:02am, 20 Apr 2021
1,100 posts
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Muttley
Yesss, finally got myself onto the daily champion list. In a tie with Craggy for gold as things currently stand
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Apr 2021
12:50pm, 25 Apr 2021
38,489 posts
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Nellers
It's been a funny week with some mental and physical wobbles and limited training. I was feeling a bit down about things for most of the week.
Today I went in the shed and did the 4 x 3km tempo pace session that had been on the slate for last weekend but I didn't complete it then.
Today I was a bit more conservative with my pace but I got it all done and felt fine. It's amazing what a single decent session can do for your confidence and mood.
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