Damn the ligaments, full speed ahead
Despite the potentially sad knee news of yesterday, I've chosen to forge ahead with my training. Since the orthopedist can't see me for a month, anyway, I might as well keep training.
I did, for the first time in a long time, the Hour of Power: 60 min on the erg, no breaks.
It went very well. My heart rate stayed rather low (140-150) for the first 20 minutes while I pulled at a 1:58 pace. As I took the pace to 1:57, my heart rate came up, but I still had my heart rate only just over 160 as I crossed the 30 minute mark. I then dropped my split to 1:56-ish, and worked towards managing a 1:57 average 500m pace. With 20 minutes to go, I realized I had a shot at a 1:56.5 pace, and went after it. Made it. Of course, my HR was near 190 during the last 2 minutes. But that's about right for the hour. I paced it right.
My PR for the hour is just sub 1:55 pace, so to be 1.5 seconds away from it on the split is a good sign. Of course, I think at my fastest, I can break my old PR for the hour.
There's nothing I can do for the knee except keep training. I also have a hunch that my shoes aren't helping: They need to be re-heeled, and the strongly eroded outer corner is stressing my knee, I think. I'm in different shoes today, and it feels better.
I did, for the first time in a long time, the Hour of Power: 60 min on the erg, no breaks.
It went very well. My heart rate stayed rather low (140-150) for the first 20 minutes while I pulled at a 1:58 pace. As I took the pace to 1:57, my heart rate came up, but I still had my heart rate only just over 160 as I crossed the 30 minute mark. I then dropped my split to 1:56-ish, and worked towards managing a 1:57 average 500m pace. With 20 minutes to go, I realized I had a shot at a 1:56.5 pace, and went after it. Made it. Of course, my HR was near 190 during the last 2 minutes. But that's about right for the hour. I paced it right.
My PR for the hour is just sub 1:55 pace, so to be 1.5 seconds away from it on the split is a good sign. Of course, I think at my fastest, I can break my old PR for the hour.
There's nothing I can do for the knee except keep training. I also have a hunch that my shoes aren't helping: They need to be re-heeled, and the strongly eroded outer corner is stressing my knee, I think. I'm in different shoes today, and it feels better.
posted by Kenneth at 10:43 AM
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