Pulse Based Interval Training | Gabby's Challenges

#29 – 50 runs in 100 days – Summer edition

I have worked from home today and during the day the sun was out and I was looking forward to do my pulse based intervals with a blue sky and sunny. The original plan was to do hilly intervals since I do not have a pulse belt at the moment, I ordered a new one and it could take up to 8 days. To my surprise it knocked on my door and my new pulse belt was delivered 🙂

So of course I had to do pulse based intervals

Later it was grey and heard it was raining north from here and was hoping that it wouldn’t start raining here.

Temperature was 19oC (66.2F) and when I was stepping out on the balcony it felt a bit cold but decided for shorts and t-shirt but also brought two water bottles in my water belt.

During the 2K warmup it was drizzle but felt nice, not too warm, cooling down the temperature a bit and further up I saw a bit lighter sky 🙂

Tonite it was back to normal pulse based intervals, the first interval felt tough, felt that I was going on max and was at 154 for a longer time but then got up to 157 (my threshold pulse is 160). Difference now was that I could be at 158 and not get to 159 soon after that, that has happened lately. The first interval always feels the longest, I guess it is because you have 3 more to go.

Nice with 2 min rest where I walked and took a picture of those lovely sun flowers. I did have any money with me and even if I would it would have been difficult to run around with them 🙂

Second interval felt tough too, was at 152 for a longer time but then ended up at 157 and also was at 158 without getting to 159 very soon after that. Did not get up to 160 when I was running up to the school. Have a tendency to do so when it is a hill but know now that I have to slow down and then I am fine.

Rest for 2 min when I walked

Third intervals my leg wanted to come home fast, got to 157 much quicker and at two times I was looking away from the pulse watch a bit longer and saw 160 on my pulse watch and hoped that I hadn’t gone above 160.

2 min rest when I walked and then it was just one more to go.

The fourth interval was tough at the end, tired legs and felt that I was running in tar but finally it was over.

Walked first and then it started raining, much more than drizzle but it was warm rain so I did not mind, usually I do not like to run in the rain but when it is a bit warmer and it rains in the summer it cools things down.

1K cool down.