Congratulations @TK! Very nice to hear about the modified back-to-back long days. I do that all the time myself (run one day then ride the other or run then roller ski, sometimes same day) to get big volumes without all the pounding. I think it works great but it’s hard to suggest unless you’ve done it and seen the results. Cheers!
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These are my own observations. In the right conditions (wet) the Inov-8 Orocs are incredible. Have a pair of VJ Bold I have yet to try in earnest. Spike placement looks better although it feels less padded for longer runs.
I tried a pair of VJ Maxxs after hearing so many good reviews. The outsole is indeed grippy, but the shoe is heavy, and the sole is thick. Unfortunately my feet ride high in the shoe and I got an inversion sprain in them because of the amount of padding and grip combined with strange fit (for me), so they felt stable until they weren’t. The only other time I got a bad inversion sprain was years ago in old Hoka Speedgoats with a similar scenario (high stack height and foot placement combined with aggressive grip and strange fit). So they kinda turn off proprioception (again at least for me), which is bad.
You might look at La Sportiva Kaptiva with 6mm of drop. I got rid of the Maxxs and immediately got these after the sprain. I have yet to fully push them as I continue to heal, but the bottom is actually *MORE* grippy than the Maxxs. It might wear a little quicker, though. TBD, but am impressed so far.
ParticipantCheck out the Table on estimating TSS from RPE here: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/learn/articles/estimating-training-stress-score-tss/
Probably your best bet. Whatever you do, be consistent.
Participantcogburner on September 18, 2021 at 9:31 pm · in reply to: Increased heart rate after a week off #57162You’d see it in Hct most clearly since it is by definition the volume percentage of RBCs (RBCs/(total blood vol)). Assuming RBCs are constant, more plasma volume causes Hct to go down, and vice versa. So you would expect to see a higher Hct value than before you took a break, theoretically.
Unfortunately, things like acute hydration status, food/electrolyte intake, time of day, and even if your blood was drawn sitting or supine (or even if/how long you were standing in the waiting room before) can change Hct by several points, so to start to compare properly these would need to be similar as possible. But it might still be possible if you have several prior blood tests to compare to.
ParticipantI personally would always play it conservatively so close to a race, especially if you have a history with injuries.
The long distance endurance adaptations and durability takes a long time to develop, so you should be proud of the work you put in so far this year; the hay is in the barn! There is almost nothing I see to be gained in terms of endurance with 2 weeks left and a lot to potentially lose.
So I would personally focus on the quality of each run (without overdoing it) and recovering in this final phase.
Participantcogburner on September 8, 2021 at 2:36 pm · in reply to: Increased heart rate after a week off #56872There are a couple of things at play, but the main one is a decrease in blood plasma volume. Especially if you completely take time off. You basically diuresed out your fitness.
There are ways to mitigate this during rest weeks like sauna, wearing a lot of warm clothes during exercise, or making sure you have at least one (short) higher intensity day.
How quickly you return to normal training HR values depends on heat, how hard you train, how fresh you are, etc. but should be closer to normal after a week or two with a couple of workouts and long sessions completed. HR values are very individual but 8-9 bpm does not sound excessive, especially if you completely took time off, as noted above.
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