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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8550 on: December 12, 2018, 04:21:49 pm »
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teh last ticket i closed today before heading out to the race is #444 .. a sign from "god"? i hope so.

4:44 :D :ibrunning: :ibsquatting: :ibjumping:

let's see.

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« Reply #8551 on: December 12, 2018, 08:38:04 pm »
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4th OA .. even tho i'm in the 3rd spot in the listings (Junior beat me in the actual race).

if i didn't get boxed in so bad at the start of this race, this would be sub 4:50.. guarantee it.





LMFAO... r u kidding me? man.. dudes that insist on being in front of u, take that job serious.. go out hard and keep going hard. these dudes went out and slowed down i had to do all kinds of shit to get around them. nuts.

road PR soo.. happy about it.. but, again, another blemish.

all of this is basically telling me that, my alone mile PR's i did etc, they just have to be way faster.. to make up for headwinds and crazy starts etc. so, just get way faster. hehe.

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8552 on: December 13, 2018, 01:01:19 am »
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"Florida Track Club's New Years Eve 1 Mile race! Race/Run your first mile of 2019!"

wow that's confusing. I thought it was Dec 31 2018.. Turns out it's Jan 1 2019. Not sure how something can be a New Year's Eve race, and simultaneously a New Year's race. Unless perhaps it started at say, 11:59 PM, and rolled into 12 AM, which it doesn't.

FUCK.

lmao.

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« Reply #8553 on: December 13, 2018, 01:32:25 am »
+1
mile race day!!

felt great. ran good.

4th OA @ 4:54 -> road mile PR!

got boxed in at the start (actually found video of it) .. def wrecked me but still dropped a decent time.

my dude Junior Rosa (50 years old) got 2nd OA. 1st & 3rd OA are collegiate runners. 5th OA is an ultra marathon monster.... lol. 7th OA was fully send sammy.





12/12/2018

<= 4:59 mile vs <= 2:59 km:
- 12 (sub5) + 15 (sub3) = 27 of 50, 23 to go!

top3 finishes:
2018: 29/43 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

diet:
- 10:00 AM: light run
- 11:00 AM: 2 x orange juice
- 12:00 PM: beet juice
- 02:00 PM: tons of salted almonds, 2 x banana, coconut cashew milk fat coffee drink (so good)
- 04:30 PM: orange juice, rxbar
- 05:30 PM: warmup + race
- 08:00 PM: cookies and cream milkshake w/ whipped cream, yea boii
- 10:30 PM: cashews
- 12:45 AM: orange juice



10:00 AM: light: 16 min ::: calf alot better, should be good to go
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2013690591



05:30 PM: Coral Springs Holiday Mile: 4th OA @ 4:54 ::: fastest road mile /// got boxed in bad at the start lol smh. /// 2OA, 3OA, and 4OA all 4:54 haha, sick
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2014472554
- http://accuchip.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16337&RId=6377
- https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3221465134
- 4th OA @ 4:54 official (watch: 0.99 @ 4:55)



this is actually more deceiving than it looks.. i was like 40m behind the 2nd/3rd leaders shortly after the start.. and finished right behind them at the end. LOL.





me getting wrecked:






full send sammy showed up to battle me, wrecked him. thank god almighty. if i had lost a mile race to him, tonight, i'd be sad. he's a beast but i have to crush him in the mile. lol.






also, short run watching the parade:

07:00 PM: running around the parade after the race. Coral Springs knows how to do it.
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2014430985

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8554 on: December 14, 2018, 01:23:03 am »
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light + strength day!

burnie the heat mascot, plus a marching band. some clips from post-race last night:





12/13/2018

<= 4:59 mile vs <= 2:59 km:
- 12 (sub5) + 15 (sub3) = 27 of 50, 23 to go!

top3 finishes:
2018: 29/43 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

diet:
- 10:30 AM: dunkin donuts: small frozen coffee + whipped cream, 4 egg and cheese wraps, donut, water
- 02:00 PM: tons of salted almonds, water
- 05:00 PM: koia cinnamon almond drink, water
- 09:00 PM: light run + lunges
- 10:00 PM: blue corn chips (sup LBSS) + guac, 1/2 swiss/turkey wrap, water
- 01:15 AM: orange juice, 2 x banana, water



09:00 PM: light: {2 mi} + {walking lunges @ 11:40} ::: getting back into lunging - i'm going to be sore /// legs still shaking lol
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2016113274
- walking lunges: 11m40s

right hamstring/glute has been slightly achy, off & on for a while now (nov 20ish). going to run-deload a bit this week, while increasing the volume of my lunges. try to get back in lunge shape.

then maybe a 5k on Dec 30 2018, and a mile race on Jan 1 2019



^^ solid HR while lunging. man my legs are toast. they feel so good though... :D

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8555 on: December 14, 2018, 01:23:43 am »
+1
mom & 2 daughters top3 OA'd the mile race last night.. that's really beast. faster women need to show up, but still.. that's crazy.

those times are all good. sub6 for a 13 year old female is def solid.


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« Reply #8556 on: December 14, 2018, 01:48:31 am »
+1
it'd suck to be the slower twin.
Muscles are nonsensical they have nothing to do with this bullshit.

- Avishek

https://www.savannahstate.edu/cost/nrotc/documents/Inform2010-thearmstrongworkout_Enclosure15_5-2-10.pdf

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« Reply #8557 on: December 14, 2018, 06:40:00 pm »
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can barely see me in the start of the race.. lol. awful start, decent finish time.

 :trollface: :lololol: :uhhhfacepalm: :ibrunning:


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« Reply #8558 on: December 14, 2018, 11:56:38 pm »
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rest day. legs = destroyed.

good news: hamstring/glute ache = gone!
bad news: it's gone because my legs are insanely sore.

nice.. this technique has worked for me quite a few times. right glute/hamstring/quad are much more sore than left, which might be related to the "weakness" causing the "ache".

one good sign .. hamstrings are not nearly as sore as quads/glutes. also, adductors aren't sore at all so far, that's rare for me (when doing high volume lunges). that small bout of ~3 days in a row of high volume hypers might have helped the hamstrings a bit, to prepare them for this.



12/14/2018

<= 4:59 mile vs <= 2:59 km:
- 12 (sub5) + 15 (sub3) = 27 of 50, 23 to go!

top3 finishes:
2018: 29/43 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

diet:
- 10:30 AM: orange juice, 2 x banana, french bread + irish butter, water
- 02:00 PM: coconut cashew fat coffee drink, chocolate popcorn (was so good), water
- 05:00 PM: 2 x banana, water
- 08:30 PM: french bread + irish butter, 2 x southwest egg rolls w/ sour cream, water
- 12:00 AM: orange juice, 2 x banana



hope to get in some very light recovery runs tomorrow.

gn!

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« Reply #8559 on: December 15, 2018, 01:11:28 am »
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So i think I know what I want to do in 2019:

1) keep focusing on my mile, exclusively
2) stay consistent with "strength" -> add leg/hip mass, need the power & the mass to keep me leaner
3) race less
4) focus on bigger sessions rather than smaller more frequent ones etc: I need to improve my "repeat strength" (ie, several fast 1km to 1 mile repeats, in one session)
5) get better at executing race strategies, need more practice at executing "smarter" strategies so that when i'm in big races I can hit peak numbers
6) get better at sharpening up for the big races

And then if I do all of that, it's prep for 2020:

Race more throughout the US instead of locally: hit the big mile races throughout the US, also some big open / masters track races!

One thing i've never really done is "travel". i've been outside of Florida like uh.. twice. I've also never been on a plane (lmfao).

So, racing has already made it exciting for me to travel locally, ie 2-4 hours away for a race. I've enjoyed it. So, if i'm prepared (running strong & fast) would be nice to go do some of the big races throughout the US: go there, race, then hangout for a day or two, try to eat some good food lol.

I dno .. It's something completely different but, it's making sense to me. It'll also make me sharpen up for some higher level racing.

If you look at how I prepared just to run 1km with elites on November 18th, I started late (September-ish) but then really cranked it up/focused throughout October, into November. Basically, I need to focus on my speed as a #1 priority, and build it slowly throughout the entire year, not just late homework assignment style. I think it's easier for me to do that now though, since i've settled on the mile being my most important distance. I learned a ton this year.. I know what works & what doesn't, for the most part. I also have a better understanding of my strengths & weaknesses.

In addition to simply traveling to race, I think it'll also help me "dream bigger". Dreaming big is important to me. For the last few years i've been focused only on local races. That's cool, but I need to know that there's some much bigger races I need to prepare for, and really turn it up mentally, pro up, etc.

gn!!

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« Reply #8560 on: December 15, 2018, 08:17:19 am »
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sick plan. traveling to other places rules. the two times you left florida, where did you go?
Muscles are nonsensical they have nothing to do with this bullshit.

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https://www.savannahstate.edu/cost/nrotc/documents/Inform2010-thearmstrongworkout_Enclosure15_5-2-10.pdf

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« Reply #8561 on: December 15, 2018, 08:56:51 am »
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sick plan. traveling to other places rules.

thanks! hah. yea you know alot about that. :ninja: :highfive:

i'd like to slowly get better at it.

racing has def helped me get out of some "comfort zones". need to keep it going.

plus, traveling inside the US will prepare me a bit more for a Kenya trip eventually.

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the two times you left florida, where did you go?

drove with my mom up to Washington DC when I was a kid (~10?). saw lots of monuments, smithsonian etc.

also as a kid (~12?), took a train with my mom up to Pennsylvania to visit her friend (only time I saw snow).

both trips were pretty fun :D

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« Reply #8562 on: December 15, 2018, 02:19:58 pm »
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JAKE ROBERTSON

AUTOGRAPH

BOOM.

12/12/2018 was an awesome day.



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Received some special signed photos from one of my favorite people on IG, and literally one of my favorite photographers: Foon Fu (📷 @ufnoof). Long story short: I come home after my mile race Wednesday night, elated from a race PB effort, open the mail, read the note and see the photos, then reach elation overflow. What a day 😎
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This is a signed photo of one of my favorite athletes of all time, Jake Robertson (@jake_robertson_htbz), probably taken by @ufnoof around February 2018, when Jake was preparing for the Lake Biwa Marathon (#lakebiwa). That's when i was first introduced to Fu's photography, and have been hooked ever since. I get amp'd up every time a photo from @ufnoof pops up on my feed, which is usually obvious from my reactions lmao. Seriously, he's dropped so many gems. He knows how to just transport you into someone elses effort while simultaneously capturing nature and the environment, from such an interesting and unique perspective. it's on another level IMHO. Absolutely love it.
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His photos of Jake, his bro Zane (also one of my fav athletes), and their crews training in Kenya, and Jake racing in Toronto are especially stunning. 👽👌
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Seriously man, thanks so much, really means alot! I'll thank you in person one day, and we'll get a run in!! #gratitude. Will post Merber's photo shortly!
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#jakerobertson. #mambamentality. #hardworkdedication. #gogetit. #supbro.
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#5k. #10k. #halfmarathon. #marathon. #runlife. #runstagram. #runhard. #runningphotography. #photography. #dunklife. #run. #running. #eliterunner. #eliterunning. #athlete.

here's a few photos of his recently that are crazy:







^^^ ridiculous.

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« Reply #8563 on: December 15, 2018, 03:26:21 pm »
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hah jake gave me a repost. sick af!!!!!



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that's a great quote.

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« Reply #8564 on: December 15, 2018, 04:06:37 pm »
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hah looks sexy. i luv how that photo, of the photo, came out.