Training Log Archive: dyee

I started paying more attention to my HR after reading about people's recent TT experiences. Realized that a HR of 170 for me represents a good sustainable effort for me whereas a HR of 180 is not a sustainable pace.

So this morning I warned up slowly for the first 1.5 miles, then tried to keep HR about 170, except for a couple times in which i pushed it to 180 then slowed down until went back to 170... the result? best overall time this spring (marginally) on the morning run. Is it dues to pacing? Or increasing fitness?

Garmin GPS track has been all wonky at the beginning of my run home the last two times. Maybe it's because I turn the thing on just after leaving the building, and take off as soon as it locates satellites. Maybe it's like me leaving a control too fast and going off on the wrong bearing and taking several attempts to stabilize my bearing. I can't believe. Even my watch has thrashing problems.

Much better performance than yesterday. Before going into it, tried to visualize greater success. Did a much better job maintaining map contact, checking features en route, planning ahead, double or triple checking my bearing leaving a control.... Gotta work on efficiency on that last one as I realized my initial bearing out a control is frequently way off and it takes several seconds to converge on the right direction such that everything make sense. Didn't hurt that that woods were more open, the map arguably more accurate, and control placements seemed easier to find. Still, had some trouble distinguishing trails from stone walls and boulders for buildings...

Red - Splits