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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: August 02, 2019, 01:13:06 am »
how's the move going??
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Hey adarq, what do you usually do for a warm up before a run?
Major DOMS, can't walk, sit or anything without my entire lower body paining.
Not looking forward to training through it.
Right ankle still very noticeably swollen and occasionally sore/sore in certain positions. May need to go get it examined further, sigh.
what is dip running?
After getting a headache 2km into my intended 3km test today I got frustrated. My result, 2km in 7:46, translates to a 20:30 5k by pace, which means essentially zero improvement over the last year. I haven't been the most consistent with training but I haven't been a complete slouch, either. Zero improvement would be depressing. So I did a bit of research about running the heat. Turns out, humidity is worse than heat because it impedes sweating. That makes sense. It has been super humid here this summer.
Humidity is measured by % or by dew point. This article - https://runnersconnect.net/dew-point-effect-running/ - from Runners Connect showing the dew point effect on running. Forgive the fucked up formatting, hopefully it's legible at least.
Dew Point in °F (°C) Performance Adjustment Easy Running Hard Running
<55 °F (12°C) 0% Unaffected Unaffected
55°F (13°C) to 60 °F (15°C) 1% Unaffected Slightly difficult
60°F (16°C) to 65 °F (18°C) 2-3% Slightly difficult Difficult
65°F (18°C) to 70°F (21°C) 3-5% Difficult Very difficult
70°F (21°C) to 75°F (23°C) 5-8% Difficult Very difficult
75°F (23°C) to 80°F (25°C) 12-15% Very difficult Not recommended
Above 80°F (25°C) Just run Not recommended Not recommended
Anyway the dew point here today is 75 degrees, and air temp 90. According to the chart that means easy running should be difficult and hard running very difficult, edging into not recommended. Calculators should always be taken with a grain of salt but it's a bit of a relief to see how much of an impact the dew point is expected to have.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I can't wait to run in cooler and less humid weather. Only one way to find out how true this all is.
Also, adarq, for the love of god: Get yourself to some autumn races where it's cool and dry. Like go as far north as North Carolina at least, in October or November. I'm tryna see you run 16:20.

Some other stuff I found in my researches:
cool multi-output estimator: https://fellrnr.com/wiki/Running_Calculator
dew point calculator: http://www.dpcalc.org/
race time estimator: https://www.chicagoendurancesports.com/racepredict.htm
Well, I'm back. I was a member when the site was in its infancy (how long ago was that?!?!?) and I thought I'd rejoin. It's cool to see how much has stayed the same.
Background: Div1 soccer, pro soccer for 3 years.
Current Stats (with all time best/worst in parenthesis):
Age: 28 (An all time best!)
Ht: 6ft even barefoot (funny story, it's actually 5'11 7/8: the last time I went to the doctor she put 6' after measuring me, thought about it for a second then erased and wrote 5'11 7/8). I'll keep it at 6 ha. (This is my all time best since I'm unlikely to get taller at this point)
Wt: 190 (I've been as heavy as 210)
Standing vert: Touch rim ~30 (35.5 on vertec was my all-time best)
3 Step vert off two: Mid-hand to rim (few inches below wrist was all-time best, done when I was heaviest)
3 Step box jump: 54" (also all-time best, never tried it when I was fittest)
Running vert off one: Mid-hand to rim (few inches below wrist was all-time best, done surprisingly when I was heaviest)
Paused Squat: 285 (355 paused was all time best, done when I was heaviest)
Squat: 315 (415 was all time best, also when I was heaviest)
30m: Not Sure at the moment but I still get comments about speed when playing sports (just below 4 was all time best, done with freelap off first movement)
400m: No Clue (55s)
Goals: There's a IM track-meet at my school at the end of April, and I'd really like to win a few events. I'd also like to be able to dunk again. With-that in mind, more specifically
400m: under 55s, ideally close to 50s (this was the distance I thought I was best at back when I was fittest)
200m: under 24s, ideally close to 23s
100m: under 12s, ideally close to 11s
Jumping: touch forearm to rim again from 3 step (2 feet) and from run off one foot. 60" box off three steps.
Wt: under 180lbs
Squat: 2x BW paused
I've had a couple knee surgeries, one ankle surgery, and one hand surgery over the last decade and my body is generally a wreck (thanks soccer) so injury management is key. It's been a hectic last few months, so I haven't been training regularly: I have been active a decent amount, just that there has been no pattern or structure to it.
I'm glad to be back!
lamp?
lamp?That was it, I tried for ages to remember it. I'm gonna log out of this account and back into it since I just figured out the password too. Adarq, can you delete this account (LMishkin)?
