I didn't ride last weekend as I was going for it in the Wilmslow Half Marathon. But this Sunday I did another brick, the first one since the painful one which convinced me to seek help with my bike fit. Today's session was a 3 hr ride & 50 min run. On the bike I was aiming for potential Ironman pace, on the run I just ran how I felt.The bike ride was good: my neck is still getting used to the lower back angle, but my upper back and shoulders felt so much better: I didn't experience the overwhelming fatigue that plagued me last time. Plus the pace/HR data was very encouraging. Although junctions & traffic kept disrupting my flow, when I got into a rhythm I was happy with my speed and HR zone.
The big plus from this session was that my lower back was absolutely fine on the run. Last time my back hurt so much I had to stop running and touch my toes to stretch out. This time, no such problem. Plus, I saw a positive effect on my run pace; without really pushing it, my pace increased to 4:19/k from 4:31/k despite a longer & faster bike ride.
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