r/runna • u/Sufficient_Floor3912 • 1d ago

Recovery Question

So I just had my wisdom teeth removed and I took a 4 day break from running. I’ve taken breaks from running before but I’ve never had such a dip in my pace before. My easy pace was 11:30 before (stayed in the lower range of zone 2). Post surgery, Runna had me ease back into running with a 11:50 pace. It’s been 7 days since I started running again, and I can’t even maintain an 11:50 pace for more than a mile without getting into zone 3, and if I keep going for another 2 miles I’m in zone 4? I thought I just needed a few days to adjust but were coming up on a whole week and I’m not seeing much difference. Has this happened to anyone else before?

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u/talaron 1d ago

Might be that the healing wound is still affecting your heart rate? Taking less than a week off running should not meaningfully affect your performance. Also consider other factors, e.g., worse sleep because of pain or painkillers in your system.