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Also another reason why I stopped running with groups, other that the fact that I don't train on roads anymore, I had too many of them telling me how I should be racing, how i'm not capable of X yet, how it's too hot outside to run hard, how I race too much etc. just got too annoying. "you're not in X shape so don't try it in a race", "start slower in races", "you go too fast on your intervals", "hitting tempo after a track workout is crazy". Ok who knows, could be true, perhaps not. 99% of people making such comments are "slower", for whatever that's worth.

Seems like I do really well training in my vacuum and then showing up to races, ready for "war".

Kenyans are big on training in groups.. I feel really comfortable training by myself. I think i'll continue to ignore the Kenyans on this one.

look i didn't/don't expect a shoutout, but if you're going to give shoutouts to people who "doubled" both races, give me one perhaps.. since I literally tried to win both, and almost got it done. I mean these guys walked both races, props to them, I respect it and i'm happy for them. But I also risked injury to try and win both races. I pushed myself through some hell in the 2nd race to get that #2 spot.

stuff like this always happens with me in life.. i mean idgaf but, it's not like I don't notice. I didn't expect them to give a shoutout to anyone.. but once I saw it, it bothered me a little, not going to lie.



not sure if normal but, things like this stick in my mind .. and I remember them when i'm training/working towards something. I take little "slights", even if not intended, and I use them to grind harder. Always been something i've harnessed towards trying to work harder. I experienced alot of stuff like this growing up, with basketball, with dunking, with boxing, with computers. I've had several with racing so far & in the running community.

One example of a running community slight that i always remember is: everyone around me is in this "secret running group", i'm busting my ass, no invite. A year later or so, I get an invite. It's cool that I finally got an invite but, it's not like I didn't notice that people I had been training with, beating in races, etc etc, never mentioned it or invited me to it.

Whatever that "mental tick is" that I have, it's probably a good one in the context of pushing yourself to your limits.

Also FWIW, I try to get that stuff out of my head.. it just pops in randomly when i'm training etc, and helps me focus harder. It's not like I actively want to dwell on these things or go out and train angry, like I did with dunking. Man I had a ton of anger when I dunked, mostly due to the situation I was in with my grandpa. But the "haters" on yt/forums/inet etc definitely added more fuel to it. I'm pretty sure that's very obvious, given some of the videos I made. I try hard not to let any of that sink in with running.

But I guess when it comes down to it, I have some "scarring". With basketball, I had that piece of shit coach who told me straight up "we don't play black ball here". Took all of my hard work over many years, and just trashed it. With boxing, I had that gold medalist tell me "you have no heart" when I was in there sparring his pros who outweighed me by 20-30 lb with a fucked up hand (he didn't know it). Dude wouldn't even corner me and I started from 0, in one of his noob boxing classes, ended up sparring hard with his fighters and misc ATT fighters during afternoon sessions - so from 0 to that, no respect. With dunking I had a million haters, meanwhile there's guys out there doing similar stuff now on 9'9 rims getting mad love.

Maybe I just rub some people the wrong way.. I've always felt that to be the case. I'm usually driven and don't join any cliques, and don't conform too easily.

Anyway. I've never been an approval seeker. But I do notice when people ignore my hard work, which seems to happen alot.

Maybe people can just tell i'm a "threat"? I'm pretty friendly/supportive, but in competition *I* want to win.

I really want to dominate the racing scene down here. Need to stay healthy, stay focused, and get it done. I'll take the W's over recognition/shoutouts any day.

This is where my squad is.

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhvx4IspR90" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhvx4IspR90</a>

I can't believe the refs didn't call this game off after this incident. This was WWE style antics not international basketball.

damn that s awful. ugly stuff.

side note: thon maker with the flying kicks... wtf? LMAO. that was surprising.

Stephensen and JaVale going to Lakers?

dude they ain't playing!@$!@

this is nuts.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/7/2/17524598/lakers-lebron-kentavious-caldwell-pope-javale-mcgee-lance-stephenson

REMINDER: post highlights of france/arg, and these other games. need those highlight videos in here. lol.

incredible matches.

much needed rest/light day.

also, 375 miles in June. 80 for the week.

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07/01/2018

bw = 146
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = quads moderate, adductors moderate, both got worse as the day went on - rare running only DOMS
aches/injuries = adductors perhaps, left ankle/achilles perhaps barely, two nasty blisters on both of my big toes
calves painful to touch/massage = always (right especially)
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose, clicked less today
morning calf flexibility = loose, less thick!
morning adductor flexibility = loose
toenails: a little better, 2 on left foot, 2 on right (black)
feel = great
hours sleep: 7

wakeup = 07:30 AM

sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 3 (mi) + 1 (km) = 4 of 50

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: 40
HR high: ?

log:
07:35 AM: food: rxbar, water
07:55 AM: workout: very light Kenyan shuffle (grass, quads a bit sore): 2 hours @ 13:XX/HR under 120BPM
10:30 AM: food: 3 x grapefruit, tons of water
12:30 PM: food: bocas grill: steak/egg/bacon/arepa breakfast, caesar salad, some chocolate milk desert drink (loved it), water w/ lime
02:30 PM: nap: 30 min
05:00 PM: food: banana, water
07:30 PM: light stretching (quads)
08:00 PM: food: banana, chocolate pudding, water

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workout: very light Kenyan shuffle (grass, quads a bit sore): 2 hours @ 13:XX/HR under 120BPM
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1674185277

basically 10 miles in 2.5 hours

Leonard to LA next?????????????

Could be pretty cool if he does.. Would love to see Lakers, Warriors, and Rockets just battle it out hard af.