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46
01-06-25

Run -- 12.37k, 12:20:46

Lift --

1A Chin
+30x9 +15x8 +BWx6, 6

1B Dip
+30x5 +15x6 +BWx6, 5

RDL
150 x 5, 3

Zercher
100 x 7, 6

2A Wide-Grip Barbell Row
80 x 8, 6

2B Deficit Decline Pushup
BW x 15, 11

Lateral Raise
20 x 12+8+6+5

Notes

Not as sore as I expected today. And pace/hr combo was solid on the run. Exactly 70% max HR, so on point for proper easy effort, and 6:30 instead of my usual 6:50.

Redcued leg lifting volume to hopefully avoid that cooked feeling from last week.

Exactly 1 minute more running that last week, but 1.7k more (and ~10% higher "load" according to intervals.icu)

Remain baffled by how I ran that 19:16 back in 2018. I can look at the training through intervals.icu and it was just way less. Like 3 or 4 days most weeks. I guess I was doing the easy runs at a harder effort. Probably some portion is explain by it being at 12:30, on an easier course and with less traffic than this last one, but still, don't think I could hit that in perfect conditions right now despite way more training under my belt (and having modern zoom fly 6 now vs zoom fly knits then). I refuse to accept age as an explanation, before anyone proffers that. Anyway, I reckon I can go sub 19 before too long if I keep training like this.

47
31-05-25

Parkrun 5k -- 20:06 [3:53, 3:58, 4:07, 4:10, 3:55] according to watch, 20:03 according to Parkrun officially.

Ran to and from the race as well (4.5, about 28 mins each), so 14k total and ~75 mins running, not bad. Will still do an easy 80 mins tomorrow probably.

Notes

Felt good. Tried my hardest not to go out too hard, and knew I was aiming for 20 or so given training and such, and felt good on the day. So hard to find that pace when you don't train it. Was 5 laps of a small park and 600+ people, so I think Ks 3+4 being slow is also partly explained by being bad at dealing with weaving through a big crowd.

Quite a funny course, you run up a like 5% grade hill for 500m, then gain back all that altitue with a 250m downhill, then flat for 250m, then repeat 5x. Makes pacing weird. (GAP/Coros effort pace both give me "3:57 pace" fwiw)

Anyway, was super fun, and really nice to do it with buddies. Turns out I over-estimated the fitness of the others so I actually was the first finisher.

Not used to racing so I think effort wise I definitely left something on the table. That'll come with practice. Everyone had fun and the others do Parkruns pretty regularly, so hopefully I'll improve the mental game with more reps with the boys.

Vindication that my training paces are on point, though, had worried the reason I was feeling cooked this week was that I'd been using too fast paces.

Max HR was 190 (from chest strap), seems plausible given it was ~195 7 years ago. Will adjust some stuff based on that (more w/r/t expectations, don't really use it for pacing).

Eta: same training pace calculator says my easy pace shd be 5:55 to 6:15...lol I just never have it in me to do that in the morning. Plus adjustment for zoom fly 6 vs easy shoe

48
30-05-25

Run -- 5.88k, 40:21

Notes

Avg HR 119 lmao. Legs just feeling dead despite what HR metrics saying. Hamstrings still kinda sore. Maybe the 8k extra steps per day from commuting are taking more of a toll than expected, b/c training load this week has ben pretty light.

49
29-05-25

Run--
w/u
2 x (11' on / 90" off) [4:33, 4:30]
c/d

Total -- 7.6k, 40:30

+ Chins and dips afterwards

Notes

Legs _still_ sore from Monday, kinda crazy. Less volume here in hopes I can actually be recovered for Saturday.

50
28-05-25

Run -- 6k, 40:18

Notes

Legs still like 7.5/10 sore, wow. Lesson learned w/r/t doing Q-L-Q + leg lifting, lmao. Will try for a session tmrw.

which running backpack did you get?

Osprey Duro 15. Love my normal Osprey bag and this one is kitted to the gills. Basically was the smallest one still big enough to fit work clothes + a light jacket in. It is basically borderline between a backpack and a vest.

51
27-05-25

Run -- 6.3k, 44 mins

Notes

Like 8/10 doms in hams, glutes, quads. Woof.

52
26-05-25

Run --
w/u
5 x (6'15" on / 1' off) [4:32, 4:25, 4:29, 4:29, 4:23]
c/d
Total -- 10.61k, 57:39

Lift --

Zercher
100 x 6, 5, 4

RDL
150 x 5
130 x 7, 5

Wide-Grip BB Row
100 x 6, 5

Inc Fly
17.5 x 9, 7

Notes

Slightly extended the reps b/c why not. Pace just 1s off from last week but HR on reps much lower (tho probably explained by 7.30am vs 5pm training, a circadian variation I never really thought about before! Wonder if I need to recalibrate HR expectations to account for this)

Just did the lifting immediately post-run, more convenient. Going to 1 x leg training per week for now. Just want to maintain really, so not too fussed. Got in some extra upper volume as well since I'm just gonna take the chance to fit that in wherever is convenient rather than trying to be structured. That said, should make an effort to get some OAC stuff in if I still want that to be a thing.

Been easily putting down like 3500kcal intake lately. Key has been a combo of my bulking tool (massive bowls of cereal with peanut butter) + liberal sprinkling of rice krispie squares. Weight still stable, tho, which is unsurprising since commuting via public transport and using the stairs at the office adds like 8k to my daily step count.

Session -- LR+Lifting -- Session+Lifting is a heavy three days. As I said, moving sessions earlier this week so I can get 2 x easy going into Saturday's 5k. Depending on how legs feel, may pare back the Wednesday session to just 20 mins of quality. Managed to convinced some buddies to join for that, so should be good fun. I think fitness wise they're around ~18:10, ~19:30, ~22:45 type runners, so guess I will try to stick with the 19:30 as long as I can.

53
25-05-25

Run -- 12.45k, 1:26:52

Lift
1a Chin
30x8 + 15x7 + BWx7+5

1b Dip
30x5 + 15x5 + BWx6+5

2a Wide Grip Pullup
BW x 9  + 6

2b Decline Deficit Pushup
BW x 10 + 7

Lateral Raise
20 x 11 + 7 + 5 + 4

Inc Curl
20 x 9 + 6 + 4

Notes

Rather slow today, but avg hr was like 129, so that's pretty low. yesterday was a bit of a different simulus in being a bit faster than usual (even if the like functional load about the same given rest:work ratio, etc etc), so partly due to that (calves a bit sore), also did like 15k non-running steps yesterday and had a long day, so not surprised if recovery less than 100%

Got home, downed a sugary drink and did the lifting about 10 mins later. Felt like a pretty decent effort given that. Public holiday tmrw, so will do a double, run in AM and legs lifting in eve. Will probs do sessions Mon + Wed, then have 2 easy days and do a Parkrun on Sat to get a 5k benchmark in.

Eta: volume PR (61.1k, 6hr18m). 78-22 split easy-hard in terms of time. nicenice. main avenue to upping load is extending the easy runs. getting a running backpack this week, so commuting to or from work would be a great way to do that

54
24-05-25

Run --
w/u
9 x (3' on, 1' off) [4:22, 4:27, 4:20, 4:34, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:21, 4:21]
c/d

10.47/59:41 total

Notes

Not sure what happened on that one rep, lol. Tmrw's long run will be all easy pace.

55
23-05-25

Run -- 6.5k, 42:45

56
22-05-25

Run --
w/u
3 x (10' on / 1' off) [4:41, 4:39, 4:40]
c/d

Total -- 9k, 49:00

Super-set w/ no rest between any sets [so pullup>dip>pullup>dip etc]:
Chinup +20x7 + BW x 7, 6
Dip +20x6 + BW x 6, 5

ETA:
second batch of the chin/dip superset in the evening
Chin +30x5 + 15x6 + BWx8
Dip +30x4 + 15x4 + BWx6

Notes

Big of a slog. Just couldn't get HR up, maxed at like only 162. Did this super early in the AM (by my standards), so that could be a factor. Cut c/d short to fit the lifts in before heading out. Anyway doing this at 7am pre-breakfast rather than late afternoon well-fed a pretty big impact, unsurprisingly.

57
21-05-25

Run -- 5.18k, 35:44

Notes

Nice first day, team seems cool.

58
20-05-25

Run --
w/u
5 x (6' on, 1' off) [4:30, 4:26, 4:24, 4:24, 4:23]
c/d

Total -- 10.30k, 55:45

Notes

Crushed it. Avg HR on last rep 170, max HR 175.

ETA: working based from https://lactrace.com/norwegian-singles, I am pretty much in 20:00 flat 5k shape.

59
19-05-25

AM: Run -- 7.27k, 49:02

PM: Lift

Zercher
120 x 1, 1

Chin
+46x1

OAC attempt
got to ~90 degrees from bottom with both arms

OAC Negatives
BW x 1, 1

Incline Fly
17.5 x 12+5+3+3

Wide-Grip Pullup
+20 x 9 + BW x 7+5

Incline Curl
20 x 13+7+5+3

Dips
+15 x 9 + BW x 6+4

Notes

Start new gig on Wednesday so luxuriated in the split session today.

Run was good, HR avg 130, plenty of time in the 120s. Feels pretty nice to be able to do an actual run at that sort of effort level, though looking forward to the pace being a little brighter.

Got some Clifton 9s on big discount now that the 10s are out. Loved my 8s (which I recently retired) and these feel pretty similar, if marginally more plush. Toe box a bit tight/narrow (I have this complaint with basically every shoe other than my Bostons and, in the past, Altras [duh]). Usually that resolves with time as the upper stretches. Pretty happy w/ my current rotation (sessions: Boston 12 + Zoom Fly 6, easy: Vomero 17 + Clifton 9) which should last me a good long while (Vomeros at 200k, session shoes at 60k, Cliftons brand new) since (a) my volume is low b/c I'm slow and (b) nothing gets used on back-to-back days.

60
18-05-25

Long Run --
w/u 4k
2 x 3k w/ 1k jog between [4:54, 4:46, 4:42; 4:40, 4:35, 4:22]
c/d

Total: 14.5k, 1:23:40

Notes


Perfect conditions and felt good after I got warm. This felt like a nice balance b/w effort and length. That last rep was pretty quick, but only HR averaged 173 and only peaked at 174, so clearly a very stable/maintainable effort [think my max is in the 190s based on old data, but not 100% certain!]. Suggests my threshold pace is probably around 4:20 and I should be doing my SubT workout reps in the 4:20s I guess! Should just do a Parkrun to get a proper benchmark. Can't do next Saturday, so maybe I'll do the one day after. Then I'm signed up for a 5k proper on the 29th, tho that's kinda pointless given the existence of Parkruns tbh, so might bin it, idk.

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