MAF Test - Month 4

The past month has been one of experimentation as I tried to figure out why I wasn't seeing great results with Maffetone, despite my belief in the system itself. As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to focus more on my diet and also try to get in at least 6 hours of running per week, as there seemed to be a correlation between hours logged and progress (or regress). I also toyed with a low-carb diet (after reading The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance) but gave it up after a week; it just seemed counter-intuitive.

Anyway, after a 101-mile month (almost 26 hours of running), I saw some improvement. Here are my stats from the beginning until today:

Sports Complex (5km) at 121-131bpm:

	October 31	November 30	January 5	January 31	March 3
Kilometer 1	8:19	8:10	8:04	8:28	8:42
Kilometer 2	8:45	8:49	8:26	9:01	8:33
Kilometer 3	9:26	8:44	8:51	9:05	8:38
Kilometer 4	9:23	8:55	9:13	9:12	8:53
Kilometer 5	9:34	9:00	9:20	9:18	9:04
	45:26	43:38	43:54	45:03	43:51
Pace (min/mi)	14:37	14:03	14:08	14:31	14:08

So I'm gonna stick with Maffetone for most or all of this month to see if I see more improvement next month. I have a trail race in mid-April so I may be a little bit undertrained for it in terms of hills. But I should be okay for endurance!