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I'm taking rest days and easier weeks. More just haven't taken a week off.
That's good the heat can account for it I just never remember it being this hard! I think the watch telling me I'm loosing fitness might be getting in my head too much.
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The garmin (and other brands apply) algorithms are not good at spotting differences between fatigue and overtraining, or tapering and detraining, trust the plan, the best test would be a fitness test with a mini taper, presumably the plan has a half marathon along the way that’ll allow you a solid workout/confidence boost!
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Heat would easily account for 10bpm higher heart rate….
When you say you haven’t taken a break, is that Mondays off or no easier weeks?
Ended up having an unplanned recovery week as I’ve been fighting off a virus of some sort all week, probably didn’t help that the morning after my 10k race last weekend I had a tough long run with the final 5k at marathon pace but did it at half marathon pace and got an immediate telling off from coach, feeling better since Friday, but that’s didn’t make this mornings 17 miler this morning easier, but early morning, heat etc and was pleased to get it done. One more week here then 10 days in Italy so should be pretty well ready for any heat that the rest of this marathon block can throw at me!