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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« on: February 15, 2026, 09:39:28 am »
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 15, 2026, 09:37:44 am »
- run 1:15:19, 13.67 km
first time doing the outdoor 8-mile loop since the storm. mostly clear but there were a few sections that weren't shoveled/plowed or where there was black ice and i had to slow down. not bad, though. it's supposed to be pretty rainy for the next week, we should have a lot more melting.
first time doing the outdoor 8-mile loop since the storm. mostly clear but there were a few sections that weren't shoveled/plowed or where there was black ice and i had to slow down. not bad, though. it's supposed to be pretty rainy for the next week, we should have a lot more melting.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 14, 2026, 01:16:27 pm »
last night
- treadmill run x 30 mins easy
- squat 235 x 5,5
- calf raise 235 x 6,6
- gettin' old strength circuit
- treadmill run x 30 mins easy
today
- strong run
-- warm up
-- 15 km @ 85% of 5k pace (4:28 average)
-- cool down
RPE 7.5-8, nice. done outside, the ~5 km loop spot is finally clear of snow/ice.
- treadmill run x 30 mins easy
- squat 235 x 5,5
- calf raise 235 x 6,6
- gettin' old strength circuit
- treadmill run x 30 mins easy
today
- strong run
-- warm up
-- 15 km @ 85% of 5k pace (4:28 average)
-- cool down
RPE 7.5-8, nice. done outside, the ~5 km loop spot is finally clear of snow/ice.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 13, 2026, 10:18:10 am »
last night
- easy run
feeling a bit of that posterior knee "thickness," decided to rest it.
feeling a bit of that posterior knee "thickness," decided to rest it.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 11, 2026, 08:08:43 pm »
- treadmill progression run x 60 mins
bit of a fail, this was supposed to be 8 mile progression with a fast finish but the treadmill would not let me turn the speed past 8.0 mph. gave an error warning saying, "speed temporarily limited." annoying, but whatever.
- stretch calves
bit of a fail, this was supposed to be 8 mile progression with a fast finish but the treadmill would not let me turn the speed past 8.0 mph. gave an error warning saying, "speed temporarily limited." annoying, but whatever.
- stretch calves
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 11, 2026, 07:02:53 am »
last night
- treadmill run x 1:02 w/ 7 x [1 min @ 98% 5k, 3 min easy]
- stretch calves
- treadmill run x 1:02 w/ 7 x [1 min @ 98% 5k, 3 min easy]
- stretch calves
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 08, 2026, 04:27:51 pm »
- run 2:24:38, 25.39 km
a little sore from the squats but not bad. ran with a buddy who was not as up for 16 miles as he thought, he just hit a wall with 4-5 miles to go. pace fell off quite a bit as a result. first run outside since the storm two weeks ago.
95 km/just under 8 hours for the week is good. plan calls for a down week this coming week, but i don't really feel like i need it. on the other hand, coming out of that will be the three peak weeks in terms of mileage, so maybe best just to stick to the plan and see where it takes me. maybe i'll do a race on saturday if i'm feeling good.
a little sore from the squats but not bad. ran with a buddy who was not as up for 16 miles as he thought, he just hit a wall with 4-5 miles to go. pace fell off quite a bit as a result. first run outside since the storm two weeks ago.
95 km/just under 8 hours for the week is good. plan calls for a down week this coming week, but i don't really feel like i need it. on the other hand, coming out of that will be the three peak weeks in terms of mileage, so maybe best just to stick to the plan and see where it takes me. maybe i'll do a race on saturday if i'm feeling good.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 07, 2026, 01:06:50 pm »
- treadmill run x 38 mins
- squat 225 x 5,5
- calf raise 225 x 6,6
- gettin' old strength circuit
only once through, except two sets of L-sits
- treadmill run x 38 mins
it is COLD out today. windchill -3 F/-16 C at the moment
- squat 225 x 5,5
- calf raise 225 x 6,6
- gettin' old strength circuit
only once through, except two sets of L-sits
- treadmill run x 38 mins
it is COLD out today. windchill -3 F/-16 C at the moment
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 07, 2026, 08:53:56 am »
- treadmill intervals
-- warm up x 10 mins
-- 6 x [5:15 @ 8.7 mph, 1:45 @ 8.0 mph]
-- cool down x 8 mins
RPE 7.5-8, starting to be challenging on the final rep. HR rose gradually into the low 160s.
-- warm up x 10 mins
-- 6 x [5:15 @ 8.7 mph, 1:45 @ 8.0 mph]
-- cool down x 8 mins
RPE 7.5-8, starting to be challenging on the final rep. HR rose gradually into the low 160s.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 05, 2026, 06:55:52 pm »
- treadmill x 1:15 @ 7-7.2mph
nice and easy.
nice and easy.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 04, 2026, 09:04:01 pm »
- treadmill intervals
-- warm up x 4 mins
-- 4 x [4 mins @ 9.1mph, 2 min jog, 4 mins @ 9.4mph, 4 min jog]
RPE 7.5, good stuff
-- warm up x 4 mins
-- 4 x [4 mins @ 9.1mph, 2 min jog, 4 mins @ 9.4mph, 4 min jog]
RPE 7.5, good stuff
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 04, 2026, 07:31:07 am »
- treadmill run x one hour @ 7.1-7.2 mph
had to go later than i wanted to because of work, and then had to wait 20 mins to get on, so this was 2-3 miles shy of target distance for yesterday. not the end of the world, but damn i can't wait for the melting to pick up.
had to go later than i wanted to because of work, and then had to wait 20 mins to get on, so this was 2-3 miles shy of target distance for yesterday. not the end of the world, but damn i can't wait for the melting to pick up.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 01, 2026, 05:33:17 pm »
- treadmill run x 60 mins @ 8.0 mph (4:41 km pace, 80% of 5k)
break to get back in line, ~10 mins
- treadmill run x 35 mins @ 8.1 mph (4:36 pace, 82% of 5k)
trying to be sanguine about not being able to really do full runs and workouts on the gym treadmills. i find it super rude when people do more than an hour, if there's a line, so i dutifully stepped off in the middle of this workout and waited my turn again. in the long run, i know it's all fine and it's great that i'm just getting work in at all. RPE 6.
break to get back in line, ~10 mins
- treadmill run x 35 mins @ 8.1 mph (4:36 pace, 82% of 5k)
trying to be sanguine about not being able to really do full runs and workouts on the gym treadmills. i find it super rude when people do more than an hour, if there's a line, so i dutifully stepped off in the middle of this workout and waited my turn again. in the long run, i know it's all fine and it's great that i'm just getting work in at all. RPE 6.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« on: February 01, 2026, 10:06:50 am »
really interested to see how NSM works for you!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 31, 2026, 06:40:39 pm »
yesterday
- treadmill progression run x 60 mins
started at 6 mph and gradually went up to 8.5 and then 9 at the very end. not exactly the same as a kenyan-style progression run since part of the whole point of those is to go by feel, but adjacent to it. forgot headphones so this was raw-dogged. RPE 6-6.5. HR just touched 160 at the very end.
today
- treadmill run x 54 mins @ 8:27 pace
- superset x 3
-- chin up x 5,5; pull up x 5
-- paused push up x 10
- TTB x 5; hanging L-sit straight leg hold x 10s
- treadmill run x 25 mins @ 8:27 pace
grinding it out, grinding it out.
ran 315 km/195 miles in january, pretty happy about that, especially with the storm disrupting everything.
- treadmill progression run x 60 mins
started at 6 mph and gradually went up to 8.5 and then 9 at the very end. not exactly the same as a kenyan-style progression run since part of the whole point of those is to go by feel, but adjacent to it. forgot headphones so this was raw-dogged. RPE 6-6.5. HR just touched 160 at the very end.
today
- treadmill run x 54 mins @ 8:27 pace
- superset x 3
-- chin up x 5,5; pull up x 5
-- paused push up x 10
- TTB x 5; hanging L-sit straight leg hold x 10s
- treadmill run x 25 mins @ 8:27 pace
grinding it out, grinding it out.
ran 315 km/195 miles in january, pretty happy about that, especially with the storm disrupting everything.