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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8610 on: January 09, 2019, 10:09:23 pm »
+1
light day with some trots up the hill.

01/09/2019

diet:
- ate ok/light, great steak/asparagus/cauliflower stir fry before bed


07:55 PM: light: 1h41m with {hill (best friend) @ 1 hour, 19 laps / strong but light up} ::: (grass, alt-sim, legs decent, right hip/glute achy but improving)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2066626680
- https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3285560429







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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 1/2
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8611 on: January 10, 2019, 03:49:24 pm »
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When I was last really active on here you were smashing 5ks. Now you're smashing running ultras!!

yea. definitely pretty cool! :D

now i'm looking for more potential ultras.. :ninja:

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That's so awesome man. Certainly inspiring my new found love for running.

awesome man!

yea I remember you enjoyed it (trails etc), but IIRC also had some feet/calf issues as well?

i imagine trail running & even trail racing would be something you'd love.

with ultras especially, it seems like with such a crazy long race at a slower pace, might allow you to really take in the scenery/nature etc. that sounds pretty fun. not advising this for you at this point, just saying in general. marathon & shorter are fast, hard to really absorb if you're pushing it, at least from my experience. still very fun tho.

great to see that you're getting back into stuff!

peace!

You should definitely go for it, you clearly have a real talent for long endurance both from a physical and mental point of view. Did you do anything specifically to slip into that mind set of being able to run for that long, like any psychological tips you used, meditation etc... Or did it just come kinda naturally?

I do really love trails and the scenery, there's something liberating about flying through nature so yeah, it definitely appeals. It is something I kind of have on my radar for some day, I'm still only like 24 so I'm not gonna rush into them but I'd love to do one one day. I have some plans this summer to run some of the mountains in the UK with some friends so that would be a nice intro into the longer distances.

The mental aspect of it appeals, even with the 10ks the kind of meditative state you go into is so enjoyable and I imagine with ultras it gets pretty intense. My supervisor through university was into ultras, think he did some pretty big ones like tour de mont blanc and he'd talk about the mental aspects of it.

Something I've always noticed about ultra is there's always a few jacked guys, likw the guy in that photo. What's behind that? Is it just because it's not so.. Max speed dependent? I feel like we may have talked about this before in fact haha.

Sorry that kinda turned into a long post!

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8612 on: January 10, 2019, 06:40:39 pm »
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When I was last really active on here you were smashing 5ks. Now you're smashing running ultras!!

yea. definitely pretty cool! :D

now i'm looking for more potential ultras.. :ninja:

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That's so awesome man. Certainly inspiring my new found love for running.

awesome man!

yea I remember you enjoyed it (trails etc), but IIRC also had some feet/calf issues as well?

i imagine trail running & even trail racing would be something you'd love.

with ultras especially, it seems like with such a crazy long race at a slower pace, might allow you to really take in the scenery/nature etc. that sounds pretty fun. not advising this for you at this point, just saying in general. marathon & shorter are fast, hard to really absorb if you're pushing it, at least from my experience. still very fun tho.

great to see that you're getting back into stuff!

peace!

You should definitely go for it, you clearly have a real talent for long endurance both from a physical and mental point of view.

thanks alot man!!

yea I will now maintain fitness for ultra distances. this means my weekly long runs are about to get.. nuts. :ninja:

for example, i'm thinking about this over the next 4 weeks: (all grass/non road)
week 0: (6 hours, last sunday's race)
week 1: 3 hours
week 2: 4 hours
week 3: 3 hours
week 4: 5 hours

so just starting to oscillate it, with the goal of always maintaining fitness near 6 hours. i'd also be experimenting with different styles like, ie faster first half, slower second .. or flipped around etc, or trying to go fast at the end etc.

also, i plan on doing some of those runs on paths with hills etc.



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Did you do anything specifically to slip into that mind set of being able to run for that long, like any psychological tips you used, meditation etc... Or did it just come kinda naturally?

nope, just lots of mileage without music, by myself, no fluids/calories etc.

so just lots me-and-my-own-thoughts solo running.

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I do really love trails and the scenery, there's something liberating about flying through nature so yeah, it definitely appeals. It is something I kind of have on my radar for some day, I'm still only like 24 so I'm not gonna rush into them but I'd love to do one one day. I have some plans this summer to run some of the mountains in the UK with some friends so that would be a nice intro into the longer distances.

awesome man!!

and ya, "flying through nature" feels way different than flying on a road.



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The mental aspect of it appeals, even with the 10ks the kind of meditative state you go into is so enjoyable and I imagine with ultras it gets pretty intense. My supervisor through university was into ultras, think he did some pretty big ones like tour de mont blanc and he'd talk about the mental aspects of it.

ah nice. i had a professor at uni who was into triathlons/competitive cycling etc, but i wasn't into endurance sports back then, so didn't truly grasp what he was into at the time. i saw some photos of him ~11 years later, dude still looks like a beast.. probably in his 70's now.

i've only done one proper 10k. might do another on saturday. want to try and do as little 5k's as possible this year.. which still means lots of 5k's. but it just means, if there's a combo distance event 5k/10k, choose the 10k. if there's a two races a 5 miler & a 5k, choose the 5 miler. etc.

that's one thing i noticed the old school folks did differently. they always seemed to go after the longer races, even if they were miler's and such. they loved just going out and competing in an 8k, 10k, 15k etc. i need to get on that.

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Something I've always noticed about ultra is there's always a few jacked guys, likw the guy in that photo. What's behind that? Is it just because it's not so.. Max speed dependent? I feel like we may have talked about this before in fact haha.

ya i've noticed that too, you're definitely onto something with that.

it's interesting. lots of these "jacked ultra dudes" are former military, at least here anyway. so, they have all of this muscle, lift, but have this mindset of wanting to do stuff that's borderline "survival".

even if they aren't military, i guess it's that "survival" addiction. a 6 hour race is probably very survival-ish to most people. for me, i'd imagine that would be 12 hours or 24 hours, i mean that sounds insane. 6 hours didn't seem scary to me at all, lol.

i definitely see "jacked dudes" at 5k's too etc. you'll see crossfit guys running with weighted vests and such, it's cool but also funny. race events are great, so you see all kinds of people.

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Sorry that kinda turned into a long post!

all good! good post!

sorry i typed that before leaving work, got distracted a few times.

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8613 on: January 11, 2019, 03:31:16 pm »
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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8614 on: January 11, 2019, 10:09:37 pm »
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light day with some trots up the hill.

01/10/2019

diet:
- ate ok/light, then a huge fajita dinner at night

06:50 AM: light with mod uphill: 1h:28m with {hills @ 45 min, moderate uphill) + {last 2 miles = light progression} ::: (grass, cold af, felt good, right low back/hip less achy)
- https://www.strava.com/athletes/15557254





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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 1/2
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8615 on: January 11, 2019, 10:12:55 pm »
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very light day.

felt so fast/strong.

01/11/2019

diet:
- ate ok/light, beet juice/oj/bananas. turkey & cheese sandwich. tons of milk chocolate almonds. french bread w/ butter.



07:30 AM: very light: 49 min ::: (grass, felt great, cold af, right low back/hip/glute good but still a bit achy)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2070921823

always happy when "very light" translates to low 9 's. feels awesome.









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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 1/2
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8616 on: January 11, 2019, 10:15:35 pm »
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signed up for a 10k tomorrow! I had the choice between a 5k & 10k, I chose 10k. I'm "growing" :D

this is the 2019 plan .. when i get dual-distance races, pick the longer one. Also, do more long races in general, so that i'm not only doing 5k's.

i plan to try and just hit every split under 6 min/mi, relaxed.. i mean that's what's on my mind.

i should be good for it but who knows.

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8617 on: January 12, 2019, 09:25:10 pm »
+3
felt great.

race was just too windy to achieve my goal. was tough.

finishing kick (probably 4:4X-4:5X pace in this clip):

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmjwax7aPWM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmjwax7aPWM</a>



01/12/2019

diet:
- orange juice/banana before race, race, steak quesadilla + frap after, milk/chocolate almonds etc, cauliflower stir fry, turmeric/apple cider vinegar drink + banana



07:30 AM: AVDA Race for Hope 10k: 1st OA @ 37:54 ::: felt great, pretty windy, solid finishing kick
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2073301181
- https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3293586937
- https://www.endomondo.com/users/26420622/workouts/1253167162
- http://accuchip.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16337&RId=268&EId=2
- 1st OA @ 37:54

3rd best 10k, 6 days after running 42 miles -> i'll take it.





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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 2/3
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8618 on: January 13, 2019, 10:16:32 pm »
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feel beat up.

light/long day.

left plantar fascia was bugging a little during evening run. have to be careful/keep my eye on it. finished the evening with some light stretching (hamstrings/quads/feet).



01/13/2019

diet:
- light but good, lots of (lactose free) whole milk



08:00 AM: light long: 2h44m @ {1.5h - 8:XX, strides mixed in} + {1h15m - dying} ::: (grass, legs dead)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2077257955







07:50 PM: very light: 65 min ::: (grass, legs ok but dead, bottom of left foot achy)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2077257955





09:30 PM: light stretch
- hamstrings/quads/feet



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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 2/3
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8619 on: January 14, 2019, 10:16:01 pm »
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light day.

foot hurt earlier in the day, after my morning run (like last night). then disappeared completely. hope it stays gone.



01/14/2019

diet:
- light but good. oj/beet juice/bananas, whole milk/bananas, chicken quesadilla/entire loaf of french bread, some garbage probiotic yogurt fu*ked me up - disgusting. why did i even want to try that?



08:00 AM: light: 1h20m w/ light progression at the end ::: (grass, alt-sim, legs dead)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2078063807





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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 2/3
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8620 on: January 14, 2019, 10:17:54 pm »
+2
"run for the cycle" :ibrunning: -> like hitting for the cycle in baseball (single, double, triple, home run):

races in one month: 1 mile, 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon.

if I do the half on sunday, i'll just need a 5k before the month ends, to run for the cycle. but, that assumes i stay healthy and don't get sick (cold etc, lots of sick people around).

:ninja: :ninja: :ninja:

(ps: i'm counting an ultra as a marathon)

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« Reply #8621 on: January 15, 2019, 02:08:44 pm »
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should i run this race on sunday (jan 20)? (naples half, daily news half, a top 10 half in the US)

half marathon @ ~45-55F, ~21mph wind, 90% chance of rain......

could be some awful fun.


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« Reply #8622 on: January 16, 2019, 01:10:00 am »
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should i run this race on sunday (jan 20)? (naples half, daily news half, a top 10 half in the US)

half marathon @ ~45-55F, ~21mph wind, 90% chance of rain......

could be some awful fun.



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Re: ADARQ's journal
« Reply #8623 on: January 16, 2019, 03:05:10 am »
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run for the cycle!
Muscles are nonsensical they have nothing to do with this bullshit.

- Avishek

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« Reply #8624 on: January 16, 2019, 10:27:40 am »
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you guys know me well :D :highfive: :ibrunning:

planning on racing it, but will wait until friday or saturday to signup, just to make sure I don't waste $100.

this race might be similar to Boston 2018, lol.





great run this morning, then my left soleus tightened up slightly while throwing dog toys for james. lame. hope that doesn't bug me tomorrow.