Off road 5K

[kodi]

BUCKSKIN MOUNTAIN DESERT DASH
I'm now 4 1/2 months post-surgery and doing quite well. I could not find too many reasons to be any happier.

Did this one this morning. The last thing I would do would call it a dash; more like a crash!

The course runs on a graded hard packed road and end at a restaurant in the middle of almost nowhere.

Weather was beautiful..clear and sunny and starting at 10:00AM the temps were in the mid 60s.

Here is a elevation summary:
Start: 650 ft.
Mile 1: 800 ft.
Mile 1.7: 645 ft.
Mile 2.5: 885 ft.
Mile 2.7: 815 ft.
Mile 2.9: 883 ft.
Mile 3.0: 830 ft.
Mile 3.15: 895 ft.

As you can tell it really went up and down some fairly steep hills. I must admit that I did walk 2 times for about one minute...this is not my type of race (I prefer pavement) or my type of course. Although I run lots of hills where I live this really beat me up.
On the good side my average HR was 148 which is 80-85% MAX. My MAX
HR somewhere in the first mile hit 167.

Based on my recent running I thought I might be able to pull out a 36 or 37 minute run, never having seen the course before. I ended with a 38:56 which I am happy with. I wasn't able to stick around afterwards and don't know if they give age group awards but they did have a pot load of prizes.
To get back to the start you either have to walk, run or hitch a ride with someone going down the hill. Fortunately I was able to hitch a ride.

I will do this one again but now that I know what to expect, I will definitely train specifically for it.

 

[tommy]

Sounds pretty rigorous, quite the challenge for anyone.
Congratulations!
Did you eat at the restaurant after wards?

 

[WayneGM]

Excellent, Kodi. At 4.5 months post-op this is quite an achievement. Way too go!

 

[Jims]

Kodi,

this is terrific progress for 4.5 months post-op. Thanks for all the HR statistics. I think it is very important to keep monitoring your heart rate after surgery, especially during heavy output sessions like your race.

By the way, what is your resting HR?

Jim

 

[kodi]

Resting Heart Rate

Resting Heart Rate

Jim,
Prior to surgery and for the past 20+ years my RHR was almost always 40BPM. The day after a hard workout or race it would sometimes be 42 or 43.
After surgery it depends. I have had it as low as 38 on a couple of occasions but the day after almost any workout it is usually between 44 and 46.
As for my MAX HR I use the 205 - 1/2 age and that calculates to be 170. If I use the standard 220 - age I'd be at 151. That would me that I ran this whole 5K at my MAX.

BTW, This was my birthday run. I turned 69 on Friday. My next race is another 5K on March 31, unless I can find another more local race before then.

 

[Philip]

Good run Kodi!
The hills sound like quite a challenge and a great workout!
Philip