Eight great hours!

I had a great sleep last night, eight great hours! My wake up HR was 53 and I felt great. I did 30 sit ups and 10 pushups (my pre-accident normal for those) during my stretches. My wife and I walked the 0.8 mile loop, and then I ran the loop and added 0.1 mile for a 0.9 mile run. I felt great during the run and afterwards.

During the past month I've been adding 20-25% increases to my runs instead of the recommended 10%, and that may have been the primary reason why my body needed more rest.

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I listened to my body

My wakeup HR was 57. I didn't sleep very well last night. My body signaled me earlier in the week (being tired) that it needed some extra rest. I ignored those signals, so it used less sleep as another signal to give it more rest. I finally heeded those signals and took today as an extra rest day.

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Sleep problems

I only got six hours of sleep last night (instead of my normal seven hours), but my wakeup HR was still 53. This indicates that the major stress on my body is still the accident. Before the accident, if I got six hours sleep my HR would increase. The time will come when my HR will increase due to lack of sleep, and that will be another indicator that I'm recovering from the accident.

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Ran a tired 0.8 miles

My wakeup HR was 53. I ran my 0.8 mile loop and felt a bit tired during the run. I had planned on adding some distance on Friday, but being tired means my body needs more time to adjust. We'll see how I feel on Friday.

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Wakeup HR inching down

My wakeup HR was 54, a new PB low for my post-accident statistics. I ran my 0.8 mile loop again and felt a bit tired but not bad.

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I think I'm getting stronger

My wakeup HR was 57. I added some distance and jogged my 0.8 mile loop, feeling fine at the end.