Hi Ray,
Besides temperature, consider these variables when doing MAF tests outside:
-—humidity. You'll be much slower in high humidity.
—wind speed
—sun vs. no sun
It's just your second test and not an unusual thing to see some regression in the first month or so, before it turns around. I'm not exactly sure why this is so, but it's possible it has to do with the body getting used to using fat as fuel and possibly the fibers getting a bit exhausted. Other things that can affect your test and influence pace:
—a change of diet (e.g. cutting way back on carbs)
—recent high stress from work, family, relationships, etc.
—dehydration
—lack of sleep
—too much of an increase in volume too fast
If your hips are feeling abnormally tight, then maybe you're not used to the increased volume yet (if that's the case), or you're running a little differently to adjust for the slow pace.
One test showing regression is okay. Test again next month and see how it goes. Good luck.
Oof. I've been doing MAF-ish running for about 5 weeks and digging it. I don't care about following rules to a T. My goal is to put in more miles with fewer to no injuries. So far so good. But I did a test at the beginning and just followed up. Today hurt. My hips seemed super tight. Ew altogether. First test: Only 3 miles and on a path, because I didn't have the mileage and my local track was closed for resurfacing. And bad warmup: 72F Avg HR 138 High 145 13:18 16:05 16:31 Today (5 weeks later): 74F Avg HR 136 High 142 15:04 17:01 18:09 18:41 19:54
Oof. I've been doing MAF-ish running for about 5 weeks and digging it. I don't care about following rules to a T. My goal is to put in more miles with fewer to no injuries. So far so good. But I did a test at the beginning and just followed up. Today hurt. My hips seemed super tight. Ew altogether.
First test:
Only 3 miles and on a path, because I didn't have the mileage and my local track was closed for resurfacing. And bad warmup:
72F
Avg HR 138 High 145
13:18
16:05
16:31
Today (5 weeks later):
74F
Avg HR 136 High 142
15:04 17:01 18:09 18:41 19:54
Consistently Slow
<label>Temperature</label>68 F
<label>Conditions</label>
Knee tight at the outset Discomfort increased in mile 3 which appears to have slowed the pace. The 1.5 warm up was on a downgrade.
MAFF TEST
2/16/14**14:22.18 119 126
4/5/14**12:56.59 120 125
7/7/14**11:59:10 119 124
9/17/14**11:44:88 120 129
8/21/15**12:17:15 118 125
8/31/15**12:24:21 119 125
Run until the trail runs out.
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