Yesterday, other than a walk through the trails with Kylie, was another complete rest day. I'm proud of my resolve because it truly is much harder to rest than it is to go hurt myself!
Today I headed out on my bike again, but without a real plan. The one positive thing about my Saturday ride was that my heart rate seemed a little more normal. I was curious to see how it would react today, and I was fairly pleased to find it was again fairly typical of my "normal" rate. I hope it means at least that my over training issues are behind me.
I rode 78 kms and then decided I was gonna try a little jog to see how my back would respond. At first it didn't feel any better at all but I hung in there, one painful step at a time. Much to my surprise it eased off as I ran, and I managed 5 kms without walking. Again, the good news is that my heart rate went up with my intensity.
As you can see in this data from my watch.
The top graph is my speed and the bottom one my heart rate. The faster I ran the higher my heart rate went. That's how it's supposed to work!!
So tomorrow I will try a little longer run, but I will proceed with extreme caution. In the normal course of events I would be running at least 35 kms but I'll be happy if I can do 10. If my back gives me any kind of warning after the initial discomfort I know I will have, then I will quit immediately. I promise!
That's all for today. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes. And thanks for caring about me, cause I know you do!
Love
Peter
It's so good to hear you are feeling better. I can't really imagine how tough it must be to sit still when you have all these plans for yourself. I am pretty sure that you are going to have the race of your life in a few weeks, either in spite of or because you hurt your back.
ReplyDeleteEvery day, I imagine you finishing well and feeling great too.
Love happy old john