Sunday, August 22nd
So, off I go. A two mile walk. Whoopie! Not much to tell you about this other than my max HR was 104 and my average was 95.
Here is Frank’s response to my text informing him of the results:
“This sounds good, clearly your body is at point of (recovery-ability) simply stated over trained let’s stay the course two more days with an easy three mile walk tomorrow seeing how the HR responds in mile three”
Monday, August 23rd
Almost identical results as yesterday: 106 max and a 95 average. Not seeing any type of “recovery”, I begin to panic a bit and heed the advice of a few people to go see my doctor. Appointment is scheduled for Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 24th
Day off
Wednesday, August 25th
Day off
My doc listened to what I had to say, but didn’t seem too alarmed with any of it. He ended up doing an EKG and indicated that there wasn’t anything “acute.” I proceeded to go over to the lab and got some blood work done. Those results should be back next week. Ultimately, he wasn’t worried or alarmed at anything he saw. I think he had my resting HR at 56 and said 55 – 60 was completely normal for a person in my shape. He did, however, want me to follow up with a cardiologist just to be safe.
Thursday, August 26th
Day off
Made an appointment with a cardiologist for Monday, August 30th.
Friday, August 27th
In the last 15 days, I’ve accomplished the following:
12 complete days off
30.47 mile ride
2 mile walk
3 mile walk
After the initial clean bill from my doc, I had to get back after it. As a result, I put in a 4 mile run and actually felt good! Actually, I only wanted to run 3, but I got turned around in one of the neighborhoods and had to add another mile. After looking at the results, I had to chuckle. A 174 bpm average at only 9:14 minutes per mile! Maybe it’s just that my HR runs higher than others and I’ll have to deal with it. It will be interesting to read these blogs years from now and see the possible maturation process of understanding HR zones and such.
Link to workout:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/46348092
Saturday, August 28th
OK, I was so ready for a nice bike ride where I didn’t have to listen to my Garmin beeping and buzzing the entire time. Just get out there and enjoy myself. My only goals were to get between 40 – 50 miles while keeping a comfortable pace. When I got up, my quads were so stinkin’ sore, it was comical watching me go downstairs. I haven’t been this sore since I started running back in December/January! Who knew it would be like this after just 2 weeks! I knew that our typical west side loop was between 30 – 32 miles, so I found a couple of “detours” along the way to extend it a bit. I actually felt good and smooth through about 40 miles. It was right around this point where my already sore legs were telling me a little something. I was able to bring it home with some fairly solid results: 45.21 miles, 19.1 mph, and 150 bpm. Considering the layoff I had, I was pretty satisfied with this ride.
Link to workout:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/46853872
Today, I met Frank at Lifetime Fitness so that he could video my swim stroke and evaluate. After a 300 yard warm up, he set up the underwater camera and had me do a series of 25’s. The camera was mounted to a rolling cart with some PVC contraption. He would walk along the deck while the camera followed me below. He took some overhead shots and head on shots too. All told, I think I did 450 yards before he said, “I’ve seen all I need to!” One of his first comments was, “Well, you still swim like you’re in high school!” What he meant by that is my pull stroke uses the “inverted S” technique that is no longer taught. That being said, he told me that since I’m so efficient at it that he didn’t want to change it. Other than some “tweaking”, he indicated that I looked pretty solid. Oh, and he said that I kick like a swimmer and not a triathlete. He had some reservations about whether I could keep up my constant kick for 2.4 miles and then ride for 112. He said that he’ll do some tests and if I can, great. If not, I may have to adapt a 2 beat kick.
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