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Saturday Jun 22, 2013 #
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Absence makes the heart grow stronger
We are coming up to our 2 week anniversary in Melbourne now and I have been at work for a week at the University of Melbourne. We have based ourselves in St Kilda - which turns out is Pom central - for a month and have got stuck into lots of expat admin stuff (medicare cards, tax numbers, bank accounts etc). Whilst I have been working Clare has been job hunting, exploring and house finding. We have been to our first orienteering event (complete with Kangeroos) and whilst Clare was running well (first lady) I walked around a medium course.
I was not racing as I have decided to have a month completely off running and cardio based exercise to give myself time to settle down and to put myself in the best possible place in respect of recovering from my ablation procedure. This decision was inspired by a number of factors. Firstly, I had a number of fibrillations whilst running during my return which were of obvious concern (I had been told to expect these during the recovery). Secondly, a number of people have been gently challenging me on whether I have been giving myself the maximum chance to relax and recuperate. These included Ian Wainwright (an old coach from Hallamshire) and when he tells you to “chill out” I decided it was probably worth listening to.
A final factor has been my Heart Rate Variability and resting Heart Rate readings. I have been collecting this data for a number of years and I was amazed by the results after my ablation procedure. Broadly speaking the higher the Heart Rate Variability figure the better (see this link for some simplified information). I have not been a slave to this data during my training but have found it a useful barometer of my health and wellbeing.
Below are 3 sets of graphs showing different 2 week period of HRV. The first shows the 2 week period before the London Marathon in 2011, the second shows the 2 weeks before my ablation procedure and the third my data immediately after the procedure.
I am particularly struck by the differences between my data during the taper in 2011 and post ablation. My resting heart rate (standing up) in the build up to the London marathon in 2011 was about 58 on average, whereas post procedure it was about 82. My HRV was in the 80s in 2011 and in the 30s post ablation. Whilst from what I have read this is not uncommon it does give some insight into the electrical “upheaval” that has taken place within my body.
Reassuringly, my HRV and resting heart rate data has improved during the last month and I will be interested to see whether it ever returns to “normal” levels again. I am looking forward to getting back into running and exercise again and have been jealous of Clare who has been getting stuck into Cross fit, Park run and orienteering. However, apparently all comes to those who wait, so I am hoping that my patience will pay off in the - cough, pun coming - long run.
Clare running
Hop Hop
We are coming up to our 2 week anniversary in Melbourne now and I have been at work for a week at the University of Melbourne. We have based ourselves in St Kilda - which turns out is Pom central - for a month and have got stuck into lots of expat admin stuff (medicare cards, tax numbers, bank accounts etc). Whilst I have been working Clare has been job hunting, exploring and house finding. We have been to our first orienteering event (complete with Kangeroos) and whilst Clare was running well (first lady) I walked around a medium course.
I was not racing as I have decided to have a month completely off running and cardio based exercise to give myself time to settle down and to put myself in the best possible place in respect of recovering from my ablation procedure. This decision was inspired by a number of factors. Firstly, I had a number of fibrillations whilst running during my return which were of obvious concern (I had been told to expect these during the recovery). Secondly, a number of people have been gently challenging me on whether I have been giving myself the maximum chance to relax and recuperate. These included Ian Wainwright (an old coach from Hallamshire) and when he tells you to “chill out” I decided it was probably worth listening to.
A final factor has been my Heart Rate Variability and resting Heart Rate readings. I have been collecting this data for a number of years and I was amazed by the results after my ablation procedure. Broadly speaking the higher the Heart Rate Variability figure the better (see this link for some simplified information). I have not been a slave to this data during my training but have found it a useful barometer of my health and wellbeing.
Below are 3 sets of graphs showing different 2 week period of HRV. The first shows the 2 week period before the London Marathon in 2011, the second shows the 2 weeks before my ablation procedure and the third my data immediately after the procedure.
I am particularly struck by the differences between my data during the taper in 2011 and post ablation. My resting heart rate (standing up) in the build up to the London marathon in 2011 was about 58 on average, whereas post procedure it was about 82. My HRV was in the 80s in 2011 and in the 30s post ablation. Whilst from what I have read this is not uncommon it does give some insight into the electrical “upheaval” that has taken place within my body.
Reassuringly, my HRV and resting heart rate data has improved during the last month and I will be interested to see whether it ever returns to “normal” levels again. I am looking forward to getting back into running and exercise again and have been jealous of Clare who has been getting stuck into Cross fit, Park run and orienteering. However, apparently all comes to those who wait, so I am hoping that my patience will pay off in the - cough, pun coming - long run.
Clare running
Hop Hop