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Rebel Nov 2007 2:13pm, 13 Nov 2007 3,585 posts	0 Rebel I am just getting back to running again after 9 weeks off. I'm only doing two miles at most and on grass which feels very strange. Even though I am going much slower than I used to my HR is higher than it was. Am I back to square 1 with it all again.
Boab Nov 2007 2:15pm, 13 Nov 2007 1,647 posts	0 Boab Give yourself a few weeks rebel of easy to moderate running, then retest HR. I would imagine in 9 weeks you will have lost a little fitness, but not a lot, and it will not be long before you are back.
Rebel Nov 2007 2:20pm, 13 Nov 2007 3,589 posts	0 Rebel I hope not Boab. Just breathing is hard at the moment!
eL Bee! Nov 2007 2:26pm, 13 Nov 2007 2,167 posts	0 eL Bee! Rebel - after a lay off, you will have lost aerobic conditioning - it's like a dripping tap! BUT You will return to your previous point much more quickly having made those adaptations in the first place! After a 3 week break early this year - my 70% pace was down by nearly 3½ minutes per mile for the first few runs!!!! But I was back up to pace after a couple of weeks of gentle running Poor V'rap had to put up with running at MY pace during that time!! And it was SLOOOOOOOOW! Be patient - it WILL come back!
Boab Nov 2007 2:28pm, 13 Nov 2007 1,648 posts	0 Boab ^ wot he said... was wot I was trying to say!
Boingy Nov 2007 2:50pm, 13 Nov 2007 2,104 posts	0 Boingy Hmmm, I'm hopefully back running tonight after a 3 week injury break :-). Will try for 70%, which before the break was about 9.30min/m, be interesting to see what pace I do tonight.
Nov 2007 3:21pm, 13 Nov 2007 116 posts	0 Take in nice and steady Bongy - Interesting but not important.
Boingy Nov 2007 3:36pm, 13 Nov 2007 2,109 posts	0 Boingy Yeh madmike, don't worry, I'm going to be taking it very easy tonight. No rush.
Boingy Nov 2007 8:56pm, 13 Nov 2007 2,113 posts	0 Boingy Well I made it out and managed a nice and slow 4 and a bit miles @ 70% . My HR was all over the shop, but I think my Garmin was playing up a bit, it was showing my HR shooting up and down very very quickly at times, far too quick to be right. Still, managed to keep each mile at 70% or thereabouts (according to the naughty garmin), and I survived without anything hurting too much or going ping. . Pace was 9.49min/mile, which is at least 20sec/mile slower than before my injury.
Girlie Nov 2007 10:06am, 14 Nov 2007 1,596 posts	0 Girlie Just back from latest recovery run. The numbers are: 3.00 miles in 34:41 Avg pace 11:34/mi Avg HR 144bpm(67%) Happy with that as It is considerably quicker than Monday's effort for a similar HR. Would have been better if I hadn't had to dodge round the oil tanker delivering and had to run in the road, also cars parked completely ont he pavement threw me a bit. No real tightness in thigh and calf, so I think I am recovering well from the marathon and might do a 4-5 mile run on Saturday, then do that route next week. Pace is still a good 30 secs slower/mi than just before the marathon, but it looks like I will soon get back to that level( she hopes!)

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"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach

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