felt light but my heart rate was all *threshold*. real foggy out.
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felt light but my heart rate was all *threshold*. real foggy out.
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just an easy run
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slow run. the pace hurt the legs a bit but atleast i kept it light.
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kept it slow for a low heart rate run. ti took forever to feel comfortable which may have been the excess of pizza and beer yesterday. and honestly, not very good sleep either. forced myself to stop at ten miles mainly because i was over my weekly mileage goal.
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did not know what this would be like when i set out. turned out to be a bit of a threshold workout, but did not hurt much. generally a nice day out and a good run even if the legs were heavy.
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kept it chill the first three miles then took a walk break to lower the heart rate and started off again into a fartlek. the intervals helped because my mind was starting to fuck with me with the steady pace. got some pretty good rain in the last two and a half miles which was great too!
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nice cool run. well rested, and kept it mainly in zone 2 as intended. was not sure how my back was going to be after i tweaked it moving weights around yesterday, but it was fine. cushy mach 6s on and some ibuprofen just in case.
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again worn out. i needed to take a nap yesterday to "catch up" but i was told not to. not good advice. this was comfortable, but the body is just exhausted.
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work life is killing me. this was hard and i am just on empty recently.
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felt soooo good
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kept it easy. legs were a bit tired, but wanted to enjoy the weather. not sure if i should start training again for a marathon just in case or just wing it.
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needed to get out. was going a bit crazy.
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typical 5km easy then 5km comfortable-uncomfortable followed by another 5km easy. local weather and signs said it was around 48F, very low humidity (the sweat salt stains prove that bit), and just a really nice day out with a breeze. stopped the run after the planned session to get some extra walking in for a stupid garmin challenge.
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ran with my son on his scooter. definitely took lessons from the last two years and slowed it down so he did not cut off as many people and to avoid any wipe outs. besides him complaining for the first half that he was tired (around a bunch of people running) it was fun. got to open up a bit at the end since the crowds died down around then.
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ugh, getting some frustrations out from work.
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just a nice run. not super long but enough to get a good workout in.
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turned into mile intervals
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first run since the run fest. legs were a bit heavy so just left it as an easy run.
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started off slow partly due to congestion but also not wanting to push too hard early on after some good sessions the previous day. kept it pretty constant around 9:45-10:00 miles. starting at mile 7 i felt like i had enough in me still to keep it casual but at a slightly faster pace around 9:30. breathing was great, nothing ached, and just pushed through for a great long run session. honestly, this weekend was great.
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race number two still feeling pretty good (minus a bit of a tweaked back) but kept a nice steady pace. not all out bu felt like a good threshold session.
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played this by feel. such a cool day with a breeze making everything feel comfortable. at around 3 or 4 miles in i realized my pace was probably pretty quick and told myself i would just attempt to maintain. near mile five it started to hurt but just pushed through and got a pb!
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nice chill run. first day where my resting heart rate was back down to low 50s. no idea what was going on because i did not feel sick but maybe it was just all the stress from life and a crazy october?
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fun long run while we were at universal studios for a friends birthday. google maps thought there were some cut-throughs but was obviously wrong so just kind of winged it. was able to run around some of the "pioneer village" which was a good change in scenery.
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hot, legs were tight, but felt alright i guess.
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first four intervals were good. needed more time to rest i think between the 400m intervals because the humidity was tough again. stopped after the fourth because it was so bad. fema out in full force on the trail, too.
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ugh, brutal but got it done.
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so different without the humidity. everything felt light. 9:31 warm-up and cool down and 8:34 on
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woke up late from a long night. it was just okay... got it done and that was the important part.
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nothing to note.
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had a really hard time breathing for some reason. made the run pretty hard to get through.
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slow. oh so slow. it was painful even.
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pretty good even though it was exhausting. kept the tempo pace at what i thought it would be (between 8:30 - 8:45) and the heart rate stayed mainly aerobic but within the range i had hoped for (171 - 179).
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calves were tight for the first three miles and breathing felt like i was sucking through a straw. got it done even though it was not as long as i had wanted.
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hit all the paces i set out to and was not too tough. could have possibly done a longer warm up or cool down, or maybe another set, but it was all good. have not really been doing any speed work so it was a good test.
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did not get the full 90 minutes in but it was a good workout. glutes a bit tight after all the squats yesterday so may need to tweak the scheduling in the future.
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kept it easy. was a bit drained from the day before.
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first 5km at easy. second 5km at tempo. then bring it in at easy. cool 68F with a breeze. dark, alone and quiet. it was great!
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Whoa... 54F this morning... it felt sooo good!
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checking out milton damage around the park. talked to some of the locals.
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more milton checks. talked to my sister about the recent rim-to-rim-to-rim of the grand canyon she just did. kept it pretty conversational.
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different path today to hit some uphills and tour a different neighborhood after milton. stopped at the high school to help brian out with the camper.
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ugh. i miss the low humidity of az. normal run to check out milton damage. huge trees blocking the pinellas trail.
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grand canyon rim-to-rim with kelly and craig. it was a blast! a lot of firsts: crazy elevation, head lamps, poles. i had a really good time and then we started to encounter some elevation. definitely could feel the altitude as soon as there was an incline. then after so many large steps up my quads started to feel it. at one point everything seized up and i fell down. luckily craig jumped in my leg and started stretching it out which helped a lot. the rest of it from there it was slow going but only once the large steps were sparse we cruised ahead. definitely would do it again.
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kept it an easy feel. fun run.
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late evening run. i don't even recall this one.
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slower second half. more of a walk-run due to the sun blaring and high heart rate.
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quicker half down to the condo. about two miles in i was already missing the west coast non-existent humidity.
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oh man, this was great! little to no humidity and 63F outside with hills. felt stupid easy which i think being able to breathe easily really was the main reason.
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body was a bit worn out today. switched it up to walk-run after about 5 miles because i have a daddy-daughter dance this afternoon and did not want to be too stiff. met another runner who actually only lives about a mile or less from me. maybe i will try to meet with him after my business trip next week.
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this one was rough. hard to breathe and crazy hot. really need to get motivated again and run early in the morning.
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some hill (or overpass here in florida) workouts.
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Good workout keeping it aerobic for the most part.
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quick run around the park. boy was it hot!
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just needed to get out. first run since the PTC and felt great.
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DNF'd, but had a great time! i could have walked it out the last ten miles and still made the cut-off but after doing the math i would not have been done until about 1900 and we had guests visiting from out of town and i did not want to be even more of a wreck while entertaining. met a lot of great people and happy for the challenge.
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test full gear, cool down with ice, and 3'/1' pacing strategies.
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testing cool down strategy with ice on the neck.
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little sprinkle so tried to get out and enjoy it, but only caught a few minutes. just took it easy.
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missed my alarm. it was a late night and did not really want to get up. my chest was tight most of the run on top of the exhaustion, and the heat just zapped any motivation out of me. oh well, taper week.
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nice run. kept it pretty chill albeit humidity was a bitch. before ending my first loop another runner cruised by me and i resisted the urge to join (not that i could have maintained the pace or anything).
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using the treadmill to slow the pace.
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felt like recovery in pace and breathing, but my heart rate hated me. the legs were definitely tired from the workout yesterday, too. it was good to get away from regression testing.
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i was actually planning on running at a 11:00 or so pace, but felt so good i just kept increasing the pace each 1/4 - 1/2 mile. in my own little world and ended it feeling great. hopefully i am not peaking too early again... just 12 more days until the PTC!
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felt great today! temp was down to 78F and 80% RH, but there was an ever so slight breeze so it did not feel sticky. carbo loaded the day before so maybe that had something to do with it too, but i really have not been tracking my nutrition at all. kept it easy the first five or so miles and then bumped it up ever so slightly for the remainder. probably could have gone an even two hours but running on new shoes (hoka mach 6) and really have not broken them in yet. lots of hot spots and a lot of troubleshooting on the go.
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legs were stiff again for the first four miles, but everything felt relatively easy.
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tired legs. felt overall a bit easy but still feel like i am getting over something.
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i was suppose to go for another 30 minutes. my energy level is off and i may need to reassess some goals.
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just some "training" in the humidity and such trying to keep it in the blue zone. frustrating! felt fine though.
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not as long as i would have liked. got a late start because, well, i was enjoying the sleep! then i saw at 0500 the rain was not scheduled anymore so i slept in. then it rained!
so this run was hot, no cloud cover, 90% RH and about 90F. it was brutal. but overall had to cut it short due to shivers all over the body. i was not going to push it when i may be overheating.
highlight: raced a youg boy in boca ciega park
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felt rested but a bit unmotivated. garmin told me to do this and glad i did because it was a big confidence and morale boost. did not feel rough at any but definitely produced buckets of sweat.
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i worn out. bored as hell so i just called it quits at 10km.
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felt alright. the legs were tight and the knees felt a little weak. note to self: need to be careful and pay attention to any signals from the body.
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was hoping for a breeze or some rain from this tropical depression "debbie" but saw none of that until i had stopped. broke it up in 4 mile blocks and walked a bit to regain composure/heart rate. had some at the end with speed. funny how the only people i saw out today were runners.
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physically i was worn out and my legs a bit tight, but the run was pretty easy in effort. wanted to go for 8 miles, but was bored to death and cut it off at 10km.
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had to get out. super humidity after the rain earlier but felt pretty good. took breaks where needed and finished pretty strong.
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i almost did not run this. my legs felt a bit work out and i was a little fatigued as well. my body battery was in the 90s so i looked at what garmin suggested and it told me to take a rest day. then i looked at my calendar for the week and made the call that a rest day could be on another day and to continue with just an easy run.
at the moment i am glad i did but we will see what future me thinks.
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mellow monday
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relaxed running to flush the legs out a bit before bowling with some friends. both of my shoes came undone which has not happened in years to that was a bit odd.
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nice to be outside running again. at about the halfway point (6 mile-ish) started walking around a 1/4 mile between miles to lower HR and practice for the PTC.
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9:50 for warm-up and cool-down then 8:00 on and 11:30 off three times.
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smooth run. a bit tired since i had to get it done before heading out to weeki wachee for the day.
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this was a fun one. it was suppose to rain and thunder this morning so i was pretty psyched to get out there. but the storm never came. either way it was a good run.
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hot, humid. first five were great getting back outside. the next five were just trying to keep the HR under 170.
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base again. felt good but my HR was a little elevated earlier than expected.
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kept it easy in speed
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nice session of 10:00 pace for 10 minutes on warm-up and cool-down and threshold at 8:00 pace for 16 minutes.
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run was fine. i woke up this morning feeling just a little "blah". the weekend activities really took it out of me.
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easy run on the treadmill today since we have a lot going on and i had to watch the kiddos. split into three 5kms with first and last at about 10:55 pace, and the middle 5km at about a 9:14 pace. nothing crazy, felt good, kept it in the blue and finished it strong.
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nailed the base portion of it. took a walk break and then a "cool down" to top it off. thought it would be nice outside with some rain but it was barely sprinkling when i was out until after the run.
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was feeling in the flow for the first 2.5 miles and then some lady stopped me in her car to help her get a turtle to the pond. could not get it back afterwards but it was still a fun time out albeit exhausting.
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