Ok, this Lydiard based program Andrew’s got me on rocks. This is my 9th day of running in a row and, other than the natural fatigue I had after yesterday’s long run, and the soreness I had this morning, I feel great.
And get this: My resting heart rate (RHR) went from 50 to 43 in one week. In the past, I’ve seen my RHR go as low as 39 but, that’s been after two or three months of training.
It must be the balancing of easy versus hard runs.
This is what my sidebar welcome message has said for roughly the past 18 months or so:
Welcome to the home of Mark, The Running Blogfather. I’m a thirty-something dad, husband & marathon runner attempting to overcome injury & re-engineer my running form.
It’s changed. Take a look. 
Strange title huh?
One of the things Andrew speaks about (and does) is monitoring of mood. The idea being that a refreshed state of mind says something about the training being within the realm of what the body can handle. In other words, the body can heal itself adequately between sessions of running.
One thing I know from the past is that when I was doing lots of speedwork, I was crabby. Really crabby.
Lydiard is all about alternating between “easy” and “hard” runs so the body can handle the high mileage demanded by the program.
I’ve been at this eight days including today’s long run, and I must say that although I was tremendously fatigued today, my mood all week has been excellent. I’ve felt refreshed. In fact, I’ve commented several times to my better half (Lori) how good I’ve been feeling running every day.
Here’s to hoping the good feelings continue.
