Former Bad Ass
It was horrid. Since my breathing was at 52% earlier this week, I expected to be slower but not THIS SLOW! 12mm felt like a 5K pace. So, I did a run/walk of 10 minutes/1 minute (my husband's run walk ratio) and wanted to quit but hubby made me continue. 5:37 on a bad day. Not even close to my PW. And I finished my third Chicago. Good day!
Damaris
It's ironic that I start the paragraph with it was horrid and end with it was a good day. But that's how I felt during the race. LOL.
Sorry your experience was an exercise in horrid, Damaris. Congrats on the finish. You can always hang your hat on a finish. What do you mean when you say "my breathing was at 52%"?
That was my breathing capacity (out of 100%) last week. MY normal is 62% (again, out of 100%) so only a 10% reduction of my normal, but yes, I am a runner with basically one functioning lung.
Ran 4 with hubby today, and kept it at around 140 MAF. We ran/walk at 12:56mm. I would feel bad if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't run a marathon and he could barely keep up with the pace either. It was 84F and 66 DP, so Winter/Fall is here! LOL.
Do you have something you blow into to measure your capacity?
Pollyanna thought of the day: Maybe 5:37 was your 52% PR!
LOL. I have a faster 49% PR at 4:47, so doubt it!
The doctors have a machine. I have a little one that gives me the peak flow (it's called peak flow meter) but that only counts the exhalation levels which I am OK in those. The inhalation levels is what I have screwed up. I only breathe with 52% of lungs but out of that, I exhale 70+% of it out. So, it's the breathing in that I have problems in. You know, the important part of breathing. FFS. Sometimes I wonder why I even run, but the doctor says it keeps my levels high. So I guess running is literally saving my life. Sigh.
Thanks for the excellent reply, Damaris. 4:47 at 49%...you crushed my inner Pollyanna---time to put her away for awhile so she can heal.
4.07
1:05:00
115-121 bpm
Getting cool here. Was 66º in the house this morning!
90F here. Pass me some 66, please.
Consistently Slow
Congrats on finishing.
I still am not running.
Run until the trail runs out.
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Congrats on finishing. I still am not running.
You okay?
3.04
0:51:00
115-120 bpm
Knee issue. Plan to test it in the AM.
You okay? 3.04 0:51:00 115-120 bpm
Good luck!
Ran 6 on the TM on Thursday at my normal TM pace and that was good. But last night I ran outside in 85F and humid and my pace was 12:06mm. That's almost 1.5 minute slower than normal. And I was fighting to keep it at MAF. I've never been this slow; not even after I did two marathons in one weekend. Sigh.
Hope it heals, Ron.
Damaris, you'll recover and be back to normal soon.
22:00
1.28 miles
Kept it real easy today.
Ran 7 outside (it was 85F and 67 dewpoint, so Winter weather, LOL). HR was a bit high but the legs wanted to move and I could breathe so I let it happen. What difference 24 hours make on my lungs sometimes.
50:00
3.04 miles