slow down, you move too fast

20Feb07

Paul Simon has a good line for most occasions, although I don’t think he intended the ’59th Street Bridge Song’ to be about training. The temptation to over-exercise can be strong. Even those who find it hard get motivated to go out, like me, will naturally speed up once they warm up.

Today, I took the Polar RS800sd out for the second time. It beeps alot at you, but in a nice way. Today I used the “OwnZone” feature which measures heart rate variability as you warm up, then prescribes an appropriate training activity. When I exceeded the set heart rate limit, it told me to slow down.

It was surprising how frequently that happened. But, nevertheless, I sense that I am much more disciplined, and hopefully less at risk of injury or overtraining. Previously, I would have pushed it.

Resting Heart Rate 47 bpmWeight 71.5 kg

Mood (looking for fun and feeling groovy)