Thoroughly enjoyable Efforts session. It was a last minute decision due to another family disaster. Dom (grandchildren’s dad, who attempted suicide), was 8ft up a dodgy ladder which collapsed and he broke his hip. During the whole time I’ve been away, he’s been in Brighton hospital and just got out yesterday so I had no choice but to sort a few things out for him on my return today which meant missing your efforts. Anyway – legs felt great, breathing felt good and in general I felt fresh and comfortable. Achilles still a problem but manageable. Can’t make head nor tail of my stats because it includes my warm up, cool down and rests in between (or is it just me)? I’m unsure about Bewl because of Achilles and wondering if I’ll be up to the distance with all the breaks from running I’ve been having. What are your thoughts?
Crikey, that does sound stressful. But glad you were still able to run. In terms of stats, I tend to separate the WU/CD from a main efforts session, just to divide the stats. The last stat RPE, is just effort level out of 10. I’ve not got any HR stats for you which I could add, if you know your max heart rate, your watch should tell you. Bewl? What have you got the gain really from doing it? Compared to the risks. I think with the firm bumpy ground and hills, it’s a route which has the potential to put quite a bit of demand on the achilles, compared to say the Pier to Pier which is a dead flat road race, where every step will be consistent, and less demanding on the calves and achilles, I think it might be a case of just sitting this one out. You could do the 5 mile? Perhaps we just need to get over this next month or so and hope things settle down a little.
Coach Simon 🍊
