#25\u00a0– 50 runs in 100 days summer edition
\n#83 – 100 Days Of Miles Challenge<\/p>\n
Tonite it was time for intervals again.<\/p>\n
I am very satisfied with my Suunto Ambit3 Peak but during the spring the pulse watch ran into issues not finding the pulse belt from time to time. It was not such a big deal in the beginning because I could live without\u00a0not getting the\u00a0pulse registered, even if it is interesting looking at once in a while.<\/p>\n
But since I started to look at my VO2 Max and also have started with pulse based training the pulse has become more important.<\/p>\n
Suunto Customer Service\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0great. I have had several support requests about the pulse belt, I have gotten several solutions and then it has worked for a while but then the issue has come back and now it was time to get to the bottom of this. I have suspected that the pairing of the pulse watch and pulse belt falls out and we have discussed if the pulse belt is the problem.<\/p>\n
So when I scheduled pickup with UPS this morning I found out they could fetch my pulse belt and pulse watch this afternoon.<\/p>\n
This meant that I wouldn’t be able to see the pulse and had to use Movescount on my iPhone during this training.<\/p>\n
So I had to go on feeling as far as the pulse was concerned. When I was running on a hill up and down with my running buddy Lars at Vall\u00e5sen I was having a pulse some pulse beats below my threshold pulse and remembered the feeling in my body.<\/p>\n
Last time I did this interval training I was increasing the pace a lot on the last intervals and the plan was not to run too fast.<\/p>\n
This pulse based interval training means that I run 4x2K intervals and the positive things about this type of intervals are the following:<\/p>\n
+ Gentler
\n+ Less risk of getting injured<\/p>\n
But it is also important not to be above the threshold pulse because then it becomes so hard that it might require several days of rest!<\/p>\n
It was very warm today so I brought one bottle of Resorb and one bottle of water in my energy belt.<\/p>\n
Started with 2K warm up. I pass a horseback riding place during this warm up and today a girl was out with a horse on the dirt track. I am not afraid of horses but I know what damage one kick can do so I had to run across to another path because I felt that I wouldn’t have enough space to pass the horse.<\/p>\n
Then it was time for the brutal pain. First interval. Part of your brain want to quit but it gets a bit easier when it it 1K left. Decided to stand still during the rest for 2 min and catch my breath.<\/p>\n
Another brutal pain for 2K. Here is a longer hill, last time I was flying up that hill but today it was tougher. Could be that I still has not rested enough after my 48K trail run last weekend, the heat or that I ran alone. The pace got a bit slower here. When I was standing to catch my breath a elderly lady asked me if I had trouble breating. Inside I was laughing a bit because of course it can look that way after a interval\u00a0and she didn’t know that I just finished an interval. So I told her that you would be a bit breathless after an interval. A conversation started about summer allergy and I couldn’t just start running, felt I had to finish this conversation so the rest was a bit longer than 2 min.<\/p>\n
During the third interval I felt that I got above my threshold pulse and had to slow down a bit. Rested for 2 min.<\/p>\n
Then the final interval, same thing happened here, increase the pace so I got above my threshold pulse and had to slow down a bit.<\/p>\n
Ended with 1K cool down.<\/p>\n
Since I did not use my pulse watch, no cadence was registered and of course no pulse or VO2 Max.<\/p>\n
I have a little separation anxiety and hope that Suunto technicians can find a solution to the pulse belt issue and that I will get my pulse watch back soon. But it worked quite good with using Movescount on my iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n
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