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Why am I tracking?
Utility
- More that works (less that doesn’t)
- Some tests have training value
Story
- Motivation
- Sense of progress
- Nostalgia / social narrative
Long Run Quantification Matthew Beard Quantified Self London - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Long Run Quantification Matthew Beard Quantified Self London - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Long Run Quantification Matthew Beard Quantified Self London Wednesday 28th August 2013 Why am I tracking? Story Utility Motivation More that works (less that doesnt) Sense of progress Some tests have training value
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Collect data
- Course
- Distance
- Speed
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 J u n e 2 4 -3 0 J u ly 1 -7 J u ly 8 -1 4 J u ly 1 5 -2 1 J u ly 2 2 -2 8 J u ly 2 9 -Au g 4 Au g 5 -1 1 Au g 1 2 -1 8 Au g 1 9 -2 5
S p e e d F itn e ss D is ta n c e E n d u ra n c e M ile s ru n
5 10 12
5h
6
mph min/mile
8
Train for pace
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5 10 12
5h
6
mph min/mile
8
Build distance
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Collect other data Biometrics
Height 183cm (6’0”) Weight 69.7±0.5 kg (10 st 10lbs) Sleep 6h 36min ± 0h 37min per night Resting pulse 60±3 bpm VO2 Max 47.50±0.70 ml/kg/min Right forearm 26.0±0.0 cm Waist 81.2±0.5cm Hips 92.0±0.0cm Reaction speed 205±19ms
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T im e (m in ) B lo o d g lu c o s e (m m o l/l)
3 0 6 0 9 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 1 8 0 4 8 1 2 1 6
H yp e rg lyc e m ia H yp o g ly ce m ia D ia b e te s
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Test date: 3 August 2012 Challenge: Lucozade original (410ml) Sample: Capillary blood
What am I feeling when I feel tired?
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B lo o d g lu c o s e (m m o l/l)
0 m ile s 4 8 1 2 1 6
H yp o g ly ce m ia H yp e rg lyc e m ia D ia b e te s
B lo o d g lu c o s e (m m o l/l)
7 m ile s 4 8 1 2 1 6
H yp o g ly ce m ia H yp e rg lyc e m ia D ia b e te s
B lo o d g lu c o s e (m m o l/l)
1 4 m i l e s 4 8 1 2 1 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 Au g 6
S p e e d F itn e ss D is ta n c e E n d u ra n c e
Plenty of blood sugar at half marathon
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Aug 2013 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 2014 Feb Mar Apr May Jun
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Today
Dartmoor Discovery Ultramarathon (32 miles) 20 miles 20 miles 18 miles 30 miles 15 miles Marathon 18 miles Half marathon
Training goals and plan
Plan: Goals:
- Build speed: October half marathon at 9 min/mile pace
- Build distance: 10 miles as standard run by January
- Build speed & distance: 18+ miles at sub 10 min/mile
pace by March
- Get used to the way that running feels