Intended on running but did 2 5K walks instead. I checked my heart rate at the end of this mornings walk a 12:00 pace / 8 kmh yielded a HR of 77 BPM...surprisingly low! Long run at BV planned for Tuesday ... a must do. Need a long one ahead of the Tobermory Trail 42.2 in a couple of weeks.
Working nights again this week. I noticed a trend where by my Heart Rate Variability often dropped to 0 during my night shift. This is an indication that the body is under stress. Usually this week I run most shifts. This week I changed it up Mid 1 , no gym, Mid 2,3 and 4 a 3K walk was done and this morning on Mid 5 I did a 5K run slowing it down to a 7:30 pace. HRV has been normal this week. Wish I could say the same for my sleep!
Felt like running Monday and Tuesday even Wednesday. Went to the Gym on my meal break and wasnt feeling it so I did a 3K walk.
5 X 8.4K laps at 5:30 am on a Sunday morning in Waterloo and it was a wrap on the Endur 2026 adventure. I wasn't really sure how things would glo I just knew I would get it done. Crossed the finish line in 4:55:54 an average of 7:01 / km or 8.6 KPH. I am pretty sure all my splits were slighlty under and hour. The first 3 laps I kept the HR in the 120's. Laps 4 and 5 the HR was in the high 130's low 140's. It really felt like a repeat of the 2024 Marathon crossing the finish line in 4:56:57.
My 2026 combined time was 19:36:09 compared to 2024 19:23:42, 2023 18:15:20, 2022 18:56:19, 2019 16:57:11, 2018 16:59:12, 2017 16:22:07.
2nd last stage completed in 1:00:46 a 6:04 pace. Beat 2024 time by 2 seconds, 1:00:48. Held the HR to the high 130's through the first 5K then let it climb into the 140's the second half. The start was a little tentative as a result of running all week but it came around a few laps in and I put forth a moderately hard effort...no walk in the park!
