Saturday, August 22, 2009

Progress in 6 months

Last January 24 I posted:
This week:: 90 minutes @4.0 mph with 1500 ft., elevation gain. HR=151.


I suspect I did not go quite that fast, because until today I've never done that well. Today, however, was a piece of cake:
This week:: 90 minutes @4.1 mph with 1650 ft., elevation gain. HR=140.

A year ago I'd frequently plan on a 4 mph x 1000 ft/hr pace, but I never quite felt like it. Today was easy & its not been a good week for sleep, relaxation, etc.

1 comment:

Blaine said...

Either I'm getting worse, or these numbers are wrong -- they do come from a treadmill.
Recent numbers show that 1000 ft/hr & 4 mph are still a challenge.
Racing result from dec 19 was 4.1 mph for 11.82 miles with ~680 vertical / mile.