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again, zion:



from an interview with the photographer who took that shot:

I tweet during timeouts, so I was kinda going through the stuff on the camera and looking, and I just zoomed in to see how sharp it was, because there was good action in the frame,” Kamenish said. “And I was like, ‘Oh god, look at that.’ And I showed it to the guy next to me, a seasoned basketball player back in his day, he’s like, ‘Oh god, look at that.’

shin is not okay. fuck.

- ran 5.01 km in 24:25
shin started bugging after 1 km, wasn't too bad until after 4 km, should have stopped then. wanted it to go away but it didn't and ultimately overcame ego.

- stretch

damn it. did a little research earlier. confirmed that it's not a shin splint, which are definitionally >5cm in length. this is too localized for that. one other possible diagnosis is a stress fracture, but that seems unlikely because the pain isn't that bad. still may go get an x-ray. if anyone has other ideas let me know. ice and rest for now.

- run 12 km in 1:05:58

- stretch

did not look at watch. 5:30 pace is quicker than i meant to go (was shooting for ~5:40), but that's okay. shin (and corresponding spot in soleus) started bugging a bit in the second half of the run. not as bad as the other week but i'm icing it now just in case. rest tomorrow.

total for the last seven days is 52.4 km, most weekly mileage in a long while.

- run 8.56 km in 43:30

- stretch

- treadmill extensive tempo: 10 mins @ 11.5kph, 10 mins @ 15.1 kph, 10 mins @~10.5 kph
total distance 6.15 km. 15.1 kph is 19:52 pace, although treadmill caveat applies. challenging without being too draining. good.

- stretch

- run 8.56 km in 42:38 [last km in 4:24]
smoothly accelerated over the last km, felt nice. overall pace 4:58, with only first and third km splits over 5:00. it poured rain all day but stopped right as i got home. still had to pick my way around some mud and puddles and the track was slippery. i had it almost completely to myself. props to my 2-3 rainy-day track homies.

- stretch

- run 8.6 km in 44:35
lot of traffic, more waiting at road crossings than usual. take that away and pace was normal. minimal to no aches and pains, yay.

- suitcase carry @18kg KB x two hallway laps

- pull up x 7,7,6

- stretch

- kit laughlin jaw-neck sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtH7lQrPoxU

Quote from: LBSS on February 04, 2019, 05:00:36 am

Came across this article in Outside about a rash of "FKTs" in ultra running last year: https://www.outsideonline.com/2386976/fkt-fastest-known-time-records-appalachian-trail

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For many, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Karel Sabbe would be awarded the male FKTOY for his herculean showing on the AT. The 28-year-old Belgian dentist and relative newcomer to the world of ultra-running did what many people thought was impossible: he not only bested Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy’s seemingly unbeatable 2017 record, but he did so by four full days. Sabbe’s FKT time stands at 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes. He ran through some particularly awful weather in the White Mountains and was up before dawn every day, finishing his miles before sunset.

The AT is 2,200 miles long. He averaged a little under 54 miles per day for more than a month with no days off.

that's incredible, especially in that terrain.

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Next frontier, adarq?

no. lol.

haha you say that now. but if/when you start traveling for races, especially if they're ultras, i bet you get tempted...