tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post3552172183054250822..comments2024-02-06T10:16:40.971+00:00Comments on Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner: Conflicting InformationThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-86746766177050942992016-05-28T09:45:38.485+01:002016-05-28T09:45:38.485+01:00It's hard to say, but I wouldn't mind bein...It's hard to say, but I wouldn't mind being half as fit as you (without the tiredness).<br />I've been watching the Giro and the commentators mentioned that some riders don't ride into top form until the third week... but it's so gruelling that they spend all their time off the bike recovering, eating and sleeping. I'd say you're running towards top form.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-42253130939381048162016-05-27T16:00:34.040+01:002016-05-27T16:00:34.040+01:00I had discussion with the author of Canute's E...I had discussion with the author of Canute's Efficient Running blog a few years back about my observation that my HR for pace figures the week or two after a big run or race can be really good. He has on occasion something similar and put it down to the balance between the para and sympathetic nervous shifting to avoid you over doing things when you body is doing repair work. You max HR during this phase is depressed. I get the idea that max HR would be suppressed but don't find it a good explanation why apparent efficiency would go up as well.<br /><br />Could this has some relevance to you? You have done a heap of training of late that your body will be trying to rebuild itself in response. Feeling tired is the bodies way of telling you to hold things back, perhaps the lower HR is part of this too, perhaps the tiredness is due to lower HR itself.<br /><br />Either way it does sounds like your body is on the cusp of over training. Adding too much more might push it over the edge. Backing off a little might see you not quite reach your potential peak.<br /><br />Another thing you could do is just make sure you are eating plenty and sleeping as well as you can. Not getting up at silly O'Clock or getting to be an hour earlier might all you need to rebalance things on stress/repair cycle.Robert Osfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960356368117573952noreply@blogger.com