Journal 28-Feb-2023

Today was another day where I let intuition and desire override clear thinking.  I felt good with minimum discomfort upon waking.  It was sunny and above freezing outside.  Today was supposed to be an indoor cycling day, but my intuition told me to go outside and run.  And not just go outside and run but run by heart rate instead of timed run/walk intervals.  And see how far I can go.  Basically, ignore the physical therapy program and see what I can do. My aerobic capacity is limited. I need to start doing low heart rate training at distance to start building back up.  Why not today?

For the first 20 minutes, I hit the heart rate limit about every 2-3 minutes.  With 1 minute walking breaks, it wasn’t that far off my normal 2-min/1-min run/walk rhythm.  Starting at 45 minutes, I had a 12-minute segment without hitting threshold.  I ran a little more than a mile in that 12-minute segment. That’s the longest continuous run I have had in 4 months!

At some point I decided I wanted to complete 10K.  By the time I got near my car, I was approaching 7.  I ran/walked 7 miles in just under 80 minutes.  I was happy that.  Pace did not matter; it was just about being able to continuously run/walk for distance.

I was wiped out the rest of the day.  Legs were fatigued, right hip was making itself known, and I was tired.  I knew I was going to pay a price for my choice of exercise.  But I wanted to see how far I could go and how I would recover. Tomorrow morning will be telling.

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