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MAF test going opposite direction after an Injury (Read 17 times)

flyoversea


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    Hi
     I have been browsing this wonderful forum for a while, learned a lot from it.   This is my first time to write to you as I have run into some problem and hopefully you guys can advice me. I am 46 year old male, 130 LB, and started running about 2 and a half years ago. I started following MAF method for about a  year, my MAF pace has increased from 12 mins /mile in May 2014, down to 9:15 mins/mile in Apr 2015, then I got injured on my right heel (my doctor called it "Bursitis"), I was off running about 4 weeks in May while doing some biking. In June, I started running again, did another MAF test, surprisingly, the MAF pace has gone to opposite direction quite a bit (See below for details). I am wondering if this is because of injury or something else going on.  I do follow low-carb diet for about a year, has lost 30LB since.  My runs have been always around MAF heart rate to 10 beats up and 10 beats down. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

     

    Here is the last 3 MAF tests result.

    Jun-18-2015:

    mile  pace  avg HR
    1     9:43    136
    2     10:06    136
    3      10:26    136
    4      10:28     136
    5       10:26     137

    Apr-23-2015

    Mile   Pace  Avg. HR


    1     9:15    135
    2     9:52    134
    3     9:54     136
    4     9:52     135
    5     10:05    136

    Feb-28-2015
    1    9:56   135
    2    9:43    135
    3    10:20   136
    4    10:27    137
    5   10:37     136

    Regards!

    - Flyoversea

     

       

     

     

     

       
     

     

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    runnerclay


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      You probably are not fully recovered.Your body is still feeling the stress from the injure. Think of it as a life stressor.

      Run until the trail runs out.

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      flyoversea


        runnerclay,  Thank you for your response, I was just surprised that my pace dropped a half minute, I will do another MAF test in 2-3 weeks and see how it goes.

        -flyoversea

        petert


          Hi flyoversea:

           

          If you want to, post your latest MAF test.

           

          I believe your slowdown is simply just the normal de-training that comes from stopping running for a period of time.  This is a function of previous running history and length of time not running.  Even with some cycling, I would imagine a slowdown of some kind would be normal, and expected.

           

           

           

          I had an injury recently that took me out for ~6 weeks of no running or activity at all.

           

          My initial MAF paces two weeks ago showed a much sharper decline than yours did, and I've been getting a bit faster each week.

           

          I think a :30 / mile slowdown is actually pretty good, considering how low-stress MAF training is.

           

           

          I'll bet you're already back in business, and close to your pre-injury pace.

          flyoversea


            Petert,

            Thanks for your comments, after 3 more weeks of religious MAF running (6 days, 40+ miles /week), I did another MAF test in the track, like you said, it looks like my MAF pace is back now and even better than before. I feel much better. thanks again for your advice!

            1 09:21
            2 09:26
            3 09:29
            4 09:37
            5 10:01
            petert


              Awesome, glad you're back on track.