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How did this happen.... massive running improvement 24 hours later

Lysander666
Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Yesterday I went running on my 3.55 mile route round my area. It took about 33 mins. Nothing unusual. Then today I decided to do it one day after to see what would happen... would it kill me, would it be better?

To my shock I managed to do it in 29 and a half mins. The whole thing felt different, like I wasn't even trying, and I beat - no thrashed - my PB. How did this happen, is there a science behind it or was it just a very good day?

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    You will have up days and down days.
    Check your food- did you carb up at some point accidentally that you didn't realize?
    was it more humid?
    good tunes?

    could be anything honestly.
  • DuckReconMajor
    DuckReconMajor Posts: 434 Member
    Yeah when I run it always seems so random how well i'm able to do. Only things that seem to consistently change it is whether I've eaten enough/drank enough water in the day or so period before doing the run.
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Maybe adrenaline? When I feel like I'm racing anyone (even myself) I tend to perform much better.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
    DuckReconMajor wrote: »
    Yeah when I run it always seems so random how well i'm able to do. Only things that seem to consistently change it is whether I've eaten enough/drank enough water in the day or so period before doing the run.

    I was wondering. I made a concerted effort to drink water during the day for the first time in a long while. Didn't realise it would have this kind of effect though.
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