Pre-run test #2
Coach P,
Just watched the video podcast. Good insights there, but I have a few questions. Here is my run test #1 data on 1/6/16 (21:13 VDOT 46):
Mile 1: 6:43 @ HR 158, Mile 2: 6:52 @ HR 167, Mile 3; 6:58 @ HR 167, Last 0.1: 6:14 @ HR 175. For what it is worth, I left it on the track that day. I remember the painfully slow shuffle home...
Last few Sunday z4 repeats look like this: 7:01 @ 165, 6:55 @ 170, 7:10 @ 167, 7:04 @ 158
Q: My recent z4 miles have been slower than my TT #1 miles. This is due to making no adjustments to my z4 pacing over the first OS block. How to use those z4 miles to set a target for TT #2?
Q: Based on yesterday's FTP test, I can (apparently) sustain a HR at 175-182 - this is a new thing for me, a little scary, but I suspect a better measure of my fitness than my time. Should I stop focusing on mile split times and rely on HR targets (ie keep it >170 for the TT)?
Q; Or, may I have permission to stop thinking about this and just run my a$$ off tomorrow?
Thank you,
DS
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