As soon as I'd set off at a shuffle to warm up before the speed workout that I'd assigned myself today, I could tell that it wasn't going to go off well. I felt the heaviness in my calves and my RPE would not recede as its supposed to, once the circulatory system has been kick-started. I set off at a VO2 max pace and ended up doing only 4 reps ie 2 reps shy of my target. I also finished each rep in a time that was rather disappointing but not surprising. It could be that I had not recovered from the 2-a-day (I seem to be over-doing this concept that is reserved for high mileage runners:-)) that I'd done on Saturday and the workout I'd done at NRC yesterday. I wasn't too disappointed as I still ended up stoking the fires in my mitochondria with that speed workout that produced a lactate burn. In comparison, my runner friend Venkat, who had similar misgivings, seemed to end up with a PB for the target distance he ran. Is it that he has yet to learn the art of listening close to his body or was he misled by the typical sluggishness that is not uncommon before one finds their "second wind"?
I have a rather busy week with three parties, one wedding reception and of course the new year celebrations. I have to find a way to shed the extra weight that I am certainly going to put on. I also have to find a way to do my long run on Saturday. It will be the last long run before the count down to SCMM. I wonder what kind of taper I should do, considering that my unconventional method applied pre-Istanbul had produced some remarkable results. I have to be careful though, because the heat at SCMM is the most significant factor in race plan and strategy.
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