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2026-09-06 run
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Run — 2026-09-06

6.07 km in 41:59 — 6'55" pace at 157 bpm. The week-1 long run ("the planned 6") — run anyway after the morning's rest call (HRV 74, infection signature), in the 13:05 slot instead of the shifted 16°C Monday morning. The Friday negotiation held: 6.07, not the floated 9. The effort dial did not: 22 min anaerobic on a day the data said easy-or-nothing. Distance discipline won; effort discipline is the next round.

Data

Metric Value
Distance 6.07 km
Duration 41:59
Avg pace 6'55" /km
Fastest pace 4'54" /km (burst)
Avg HR 157 bpm
Max HR 179 bpm
Cadence 161 spm (max 179)
Metric Value
HR recovery (2min) 19 bpm (dropped 19, 176→137)
VO₂Max 46 ml/kg/min (maintained, "average")
Steps 6,788

HR zones: Extreme 1 min · Anaerobic 22 min · Aerobic 12 min · Fat-burning/Warm-up ~7 min — 23 of 42 minutes above the aerobic ceiling. Avg 157 ≈ 82% of HRmax (~190): this was NOT the easy long run the block's first Sunday was supposed to be.

Sleep — Night before

9h 7min · 01:11→10:21 · REM: 20% · Deep: 31% · HRV: 74 · Resting HR: 58 · Score: 86/100

0% beers ×4, home late (01:11) — the 74ms is the infection signature, not alcohol (alcohol-free late nights bottom out ~78ms; illness adds the rest). Morning call was postpone → he went anyway at 13:05. See Sleep/2026-09-06.

How it felt

(No comment yet — screenshot arrived without the narrative. The "how it felt" line matters more today than any number.)

Comparison

Metric Aug 29 (sick comeback) Sep 2 (controlled) Sep 4 (hot overshoot) Sep 6 (today)
Distance 6.56 km 3.01 km 5.04 km 6.07 km
Duration 46:50 19:32 36:31 41:59
Avg pace 7'08" 6'29" 7'15" 6'55"
Avg HR 157 bpm 148 bpm 159 bpm 157 bpm
Max HR 174 bpm 163 bpm 176 bpm 179 bpm
Cadence 152 spm 166 spm 156 spm 161 spm
VO₂Max 46 46 46 46 —
Sleep HRV 106ms 145ms 111ms 74ms

Verdict: Two wins, one miss — and the wins are the bigger story. Win 1 — the distance negotiation held. Friday he floated 9 km for this run; the plan said 6, he ran 6.07. Week 1 closes with its 3-run floor: 3.01 + 5.04 + 6.07 = 14.1 km vs 12 planned (the overshoot is Friday's 5.04, not today). Win 2 — he went at all. After a morning that read "rest" (HRV 74 below range, productive cough, temp dysregulation), showing up and finishing the distance is the loop staying on. The miss — effort. 22 anaerobic minutes + 1 extreme at 6'55" — compare the controlled benchmark two runs earlier: 148 bpm at 6'29". Same body, five days apart: +9 bpm at +26s/km. That's the post-illness "hot HR at easy pace" signature (Aug 29: 157 @ 7'08"), not fitness loss — VO₂Max held 46 and HR recovery worked (176→137 = 39 bpm real 2-min drop despite the displayed 19). The pace proves he wasn't pushing; the HR proves the body was still paying for the week. Tonight is a "kinda" drinking night — Monday's HRV is the receipt, and Wednesday's easy 3.5 km (week 2 opener) is where this week's bill lands either way.

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