I'm pretty excited. My "long run" is up to 5 and a half miles right now. Last week, it was 66 degrees, this week 75. I did this week's run almost 2 minutes faster. (Also, I stayed up until about 6am for Rocky Horror Picture Show.)
Average pace this week: 15:13, last week, 15:40
Average heart rate: 139 141
Mile 1 14:17/133 14:36/137
Mile 2 13:53/140 14:43/142
Mile 3 14:39/140 15:34/142
Mile 4 15:16/143 15:19/143
Mile 5 15:02/139 15:15/139
I'm pretty happy with that improvement! This is only one week's time! Miles 1-3 are on the exact same very hilly route, but there is a slight variation in mile 4.
Jenne
Every run is a hilly run!
Hi, guys. My week has been full of hot and humid days so my paces have gone down a bit, but I have been able to run at Maff or slower for most of my runs and keeping up with my paces. I did 10 this morning at 146HR and 11:23mm but it was 85F and humid so the pace was really faster when you consider that. Last year at this time I was doing high 11s so I'm happy.
One more thing. Yesterday, I did my 5th ALS 10K to benefit the Lou Gehrig's Disease foundation, ALS. Last year I had two asthma attacks during the race. It's hard for me to even break 1 hour on this race (done so once) because of the heat and humidity during May. Yesterday, I broke 1 hour again and had no asthma issues, running at a standard 168-170HR the whole way. If you ever wonder if MAFF works, it's not all about the pace. I have not used albuterol since 12/30 and it's partly because of MAFF.
Have a great day and Happy Mother's Day to those Maffers that are also mothers!
Damaris
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Awesome! If you adjust this week for weather, the speed increase is even more!
I'm pretty excited. My "long run" is up to 5 and a half miles right now. Last week, it was 66 degrees, this week 75. I did this week's run almost 2 minutes faster. (Also, I stayed up until about 6am for Rocky Horror Picture Show.) Average pace this week: 15:13, last week, 15:40 Average heart rate: 139 141 Mile 1 14:17/133 14:36/137 Mile 2 13:53/140 14:43/142 Mile 3 14:39/140 15:34/142 Mile 4 15:16/143 15:19/143 Mile 5 15:02/139 15:15/139 I'm pretty happy with that improvement! This is only one week's time! Miles 1-3 are on the exact same very hilly route, but there is a slight variation in mile 4.
That's so cool! I've been reading your blog about running with asthma. I also have asthma. Right now, I'm still taking the preventative albuterol before running, but it would be so cool to be able to run without it! Congratulations on breaking 1 hour. That's one of my hopes for this year.
Good luck! As you can see from my signature, 1 hour is way slower than I was used to before asthma but baby steps! I cut off albuterol in December but only because the allergy shots are working now. I cannot wait to hear about your progress!
Wandering Wally
HR monitor battery is definitely dead. Going to have to do without it for a couple of days until I can swing by the local superstore and get a new one. Race on Saturday went great. Felt good the whole time. I was worried that all this running at MAF would mean I would be much slower in a race situation. I was not. While keeping my effort level down and under control I was still maintaining an 11:00-11:15 pace which I was happy with.
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Great job!
Today I did 9. Plan was to do 5 @ HMP but since I signed up for another 10K on Saturday, I decided to take it slow. Except I didn't. HR was erratic and I think it was the sweat (it was93F and 70 dewpoint) coupled with the top I used because I was signing and talking to myself during the run (don't judge) and the HR said I was running a 5K, LOL.
5:45am 3.1miles, 124bpm ave.
Slow and steady on the recovery road. Patience phase.
labhiker
Damaris - If you were singing and talking to yourself at least you were having fun :-D That was also a pretty good sign that you were still at an easy effort level for you.
6 miles this morning naked. Gasp! I have developed a sense for the effort level required to stay at or under MAF, and while not completely accurate it was good enough for today.
I would call mine a steady state or GA pace yesterday.
Nice job, Mike.
6 miles this morning naked.
Boing, boing, boing, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle....
TODAY:
recovery 3 miles run/walk
SLowly building up the amount of time running, still walking a lot.
Feeling good.
--Jimmy
Today was 4 miles, slower than last Thursday. Didn't get much sleep last night and forgot to use my inhaler. I was curious to see how I would do without it. Ave pace: 14:45, Ave HR 139 (MAF is 140).
Bahahaha. I wish I could run naked....
Boing, boing, boing, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle.... TODAY: recovery 3 miles run/walk SLowly building up the amount of time running, still walking a lot. Feeling good. --Jimmy
You can, Damaris. You can!
6.11 miles, 10:00 avg pace, 138 avg HR.
Starting to get in some easy runs after a week off after the marathon. Almost got my elusive 10:00 pace at MAF even though conditions were not ideal for it. 79 degrees and windy.
Age: 50 Weight: 224 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)
Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)