oh my legs!
Today's run was meant to be 10 kms of speed work with recoveries.
That was the theory.
After 500 metres of warm up, we're off!
An initial acceleration and 100 metres later, heart rate exceeds 140, so I slow to a walk, and wait for heart rate to fall to 120, and off again! This goes on for a few kilometers.
I notice that tendons between my quads and groin are a bit sore, like I've stretched them a little. I like this because it's a new level of leg work for me. I know from experience that if I don't back off, I run the risk of injuring those tendons.
I continue on at a jog , thinking about fast twitch, neutral twitch, and slow twitch muscles. I'm thinking that maybe the fast twitch muscles are those on the outside of the muscle group, My fast twitch muscles have had enough, so it's back to the slow twitch for the remainder of the 1st lap (5 kms).
The stats are 28 mins, av heart rate 134. Given that I was running up to hr 150 and recovering to 120, 134 is okay. 28 mins is a bit slower than my normal time.
The 2nd lap took 29.31, hr 137. I sped up a few times, building slowly to 150, before jogging back to 120.
As well as quad strings, glut max strings were also fatigued.
I was happy with the run - ran faster and for longer than previously, and accessed the next level of development, strengthening quad and glut max strings.
These fast twitch muscles don't last long and are to be saved mainly for the sprint to the finish line.
This training program suits my needs at the moment. It's challenging, and it's improving my performance.
I now have 2 days recovery before week 3.
This week I ran a total of 37 kms in 3 hours 20 mins.
Cheers Dears!
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