trail running, I havent wanted to run on roads any more- at least til now.
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| Theta 5K course at Stanford University |
The idea started when I ran one of my typical trails in Alum Rock park earlier in the week, and I decided to do it a bit faster than normal. On the way back I passed this teenaged runner, who i guess didnt like being passed, so he was breathing down my neck the whole way back. The result was I had my fastest time by a minute (21:40) for a loop which is a bit under 5K.
So today I ran the Theta Breakers 5K on the Stanford campus, but I had a really hard time.
The pace was much faster than I am used to as a trail runner, which was nice/different. But around 15mins in, I had a very strong tachycardia (around 250 bpm) so I stopped, curled up in a ball and did my Vagal maneuvers. Normally, I can stop a tachycardia almost immediately by doing this. But today, it took several minutes each time to get back to normal sinus rhythm. This was kinda discouraging, since each time I would be passed by a dozen people.
I was planning on running this 5K as a benchmark, and then running another in the late winter to judge my fitness, but now I dont know. My goal was 25mins, with a secondary goal of 27mins, and a fallback goal of anything under 30mins, but with the three tachycardias, I was just over 30mins. My Garmin tells me my moving time was 25:53, so maybe I should just try to beat that.
As a sidebar- I had a bit of a prodrome today. I wasnt feeling 100% heart wise earlier in the day, so I am not surprised I had a rough time of it. Also since I had several strong tachycardias today (three during the race, and a fourth a couple of minutes after I finished) I have been feeling pretty fatigued with some chest pain.
I think the bottom line is I have to stay away from high intensity running.
So today I ran the Theta Breakers 5K on the Stanford campus, but I had a really hard time.
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| three tachycardias during the race |
The pace was much faster than I am used to as a trail runner, which was nice/different. But around 15mins in, I had a very strong tachycardia (around 250 bpm) so I stopped, curled up in a ball and did my Vagal maneuvers. Normally, I can stop a tachycardia almost immediately by doing this. But today, it took several minutes each time to get back to normal sinus rhythm. This was kinda discouraging, since each time I would be passed by a dozen people.
I was planning on running this 5K as a benchmark, and then running another in the late winter to judge my fitness, but now I dont know. My goal was 25mins, with a secondary goal of 27mins, and a fallback goal of anything under 30mins, but with the three tachycardias, I was just over 30mins. My Garmin tells me my moving time was 25:53, so maybe I should just try to beat that.
As a sidebar- I had a bit of a prodrome today. I wasnt feeling 100% heart wise earlier in the day, so I am not surprised I had a rough time of it. Also since I had several strong tachycardias today (three during the race, and a fourth a couple of minutes after I finished) I have been feeling pretty fatigued with some chest pain.
I think the bottom line is I have to stay away from high intensity running.
