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22 September

Low aerobic zone run 10K @ 1:13:54 ( 7:23 pace )

Wow , almost a minute per km faster than last week feeling it easier too. This might also be a PR pace for such runs.
Edit: It is, and it is impressive, previous PR pace was 7:34, although it was for more distance (14K ). Still a huge PR 11''/km is no joke! 

It was a result of 2 things:

• Weather was perfect, 20'C/45%RH as opposed to last week's 28C/80%RH
• Watch said that on Monday's run i established a new PR of 'running max HR' of 185bpm and it upgraded my low-aerobic zone threshold to 148bpm. Last year it was stuck to 140.

After the run, watch upgraded my VO2 max to 47, which is of course a lifetime 

And just like that, after 12 years, i am changing my journals title! Age vs VO2max , why didn't that occur to me earlier, it fits perfectly the initial concept of my vert trying to surpass my age.
Well , i just surpassed it with this new VO2 max, let's see if i can keep up.

hah such a great title change. u can get ur vo2 into the 60's for sure.. lots of time to crank it

- run 58:27, 11.00 km
words cannot describe how satisfying it is to hit 11.00 km exactly on the final step of the run. i didn't have to go a few houses up the block or run around in circles for a few seconds to get it to turn over this time. without looking, the watch buzzed the very instant my foot hit the driveway. i crossed the street once at a slightly different point this time, maybe that's what added the extra 30m.

- stretch

lmao. bliss.

this week, so many pushups/dips/pullup variations etc

tryna get this physique tighter

trying to get the physique to the next level! been doing tons of pullups/dips/pushups. pushups mostly to finish off the night.



i didnt mention it (& havent mentioned anything about the not-good stuff), but me and not-gf are done done as of 3 weeks ago. sux. really liked her when she wasn't lying/ghosting/acting weird af. blehh. been a weird/brutal 8 months unfortunately. will never understand it. in her words, "i reject good things". basically sums it up. looking to make this relationship stuff not an added stress, and just a cool great thing. fml.

on a good note, jordan kilganon dropped me a goat emoji, and met some really cool people & a really cool woman yesterday. yesterday was good.

you're built for bouldering/climbing: long and lean. wouldn't surprise me in the least if it becomes your next training obsession. unless you're genuinely afraid of heights.

wasn't as good at it as i thought i would be. im def strong but, was a complete noob out there. and i guess i might be more afraid of heights than i thought, it factored in for sure.

can def say it won't be my next training obsession. but, i've wanted to do some climbing/gymnastic stuff at my house so.. i think i'd be into it on that level.

2021-09-01

ez 1 mi @ 5:54

https://www.strava.com/activities/5890606043

- run 33:41, 6.6 km

- stretch

emotional roller coaster of a week. my ex wrote to me completely out of the blue to see if i have any interest in starting a conversation that might lead to us getting back together. my brother came across the body of a young man who'd hung himself on the playground next to my brother's house. my friend sent a shit-ton of pictures from the kabul airport, where he spent the last week helping evacuate 1,000 people and leaving many more behind. i spent some time trying to help former colleagues find a us government employee to sponsor their P2 visas, and failing.

damn man.. each of those things by themselves are major.. all of that in 1 week :/

going to NYC this weekend to meet some friends who are visiting from pakistan. will bring my running stuff, it'd be nice to run in central park and the weather looks cool.

2021-08-28

2 intervals: 0.31 mi @ 4:49 min/mi + 0.13 mi @ 4:33 min/mi -> testing my power (decent) ::: hunting 4:59

each interval trailed off alot tho .. legs are surprisingly strong. good sign.

https://www.strava.com/activities/5868721086