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- run 58:03, 10.47 km
lovely weather continues. i sped up to beat a light about a mile in and right calf cramped very mildly. stopped immediately and stretched it on the curb for about 30s. considered turning around and walking home but decided to test it out and glad i did. felt totally fine the rest of the way. still, just a reminder to be careful. a little quicker today, but HR averaged 122 and peaked at 132 so not from greater effort on my part.

meant to lift last night but wife requested a somewhat involved dish for dinner - nothing fancy, just multi-step - and she's eight months pregnant, exhausted, and stressed out by work. easy call, plus dinner was very tasty if i do say so myself. may lift at the office tomorrow, let's see.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on June 01, 2026, 03:35:23 pm »
01-06-26

Cycle -- 1:00:31, 111 avg hr
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on June 01, 2026, 07:49:19 am »
- SubT 3 x 10 min
-- warm up
-- intervals @ avg 4:21, 4:20, 4:21 w/ 90s walking rest
-- cool down
felt good, first full NS workout.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on May 31, 2026, 12:36:31 pm »
31-05-26

Run -- 12.56k, 1:22:50

Few OL calf raises of a ledge + some stretching

Notes

tendons/achilles/pt whatever it is felt mostly okay here. think i probably do just need to move towards a more stable shoe rotation.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on May 31, 2026, 07:17:10 am »
yesterday

- run 59:30, 10.44 km

today

- run 1:16:35, 13.76 km
of my two main loops, i run the 10+ km one about 60/40 clockwise/counterclockwise, but for some reason the 13+ km loop is at least 90/10 counterclockwise/clockwise. decided to do it clockwise today and my autopilot malfunctioned as i was heading out the door. turned the wrong way down my street and didn't catch myself until i was around the corner, hence the extra 90m or so.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on May 30, 2026, 08:17:21 am »
30-05-26

Cycle - 5 x 5' (1') @ SubT effort, ~45 mins total
Lift - RDL, Skater lunge, chins, dips, curls, laterals

Notes

subt cycling sucks
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on May 29, 2026, 01:30:26 pm »
29-05-26

AM -- stationary bike, 1:02:01, 108 avg hr

PM -- stationary bike, 32:16, 115 avg hr + 2 sets OL calf raise (+35kg)

Notes

pt a bit stiff/sore feeling so on the bike it is. so boring. might double threshold on the bike tomorrow for the novelty



was thinking that or one of those hilarious beds you have to pay a subscription for
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by LBSS on May 29, 2026, 08:00:30 am »
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on May 29, 2026, 07:58:15 am »
- SubT workout
-- warm up
-- 3 x [2 km, 2 km, 1 km @ SubT pace w/ 90s rest] (4:18, 4:18, 4:18)
-- cool down
everything felt good. in the interest of caution decided in advance to use the longer-rep SubT pace for these medium-length intervals and only do half the last rep. long SubT pace is 4:16-4:23, per lactrace. second interval started a bit fast but i slowed it down so average was alright. weather spectacular: sunny and mid-50s, dew point in the 40s. it'll be warm today but not humid. we earn days like this in DC.

plan is to lift later, adding a bit of weight. very easy tomorrow and i'll try again on sunday to run a bit longer. come onnnn, little calfy. ran into a buddy from the training group at the track and we cooled down together; he mentioned that whenever he's had long-term injuries in his running career (he's about 10 years older) it's been a calf. cautionary tale.

afternoon

- warm up

- squat 60 x 5,5

- SL deficit calf raise x 15/leg

- DL calf raise 60 x 10

- RDL 60 x 10

- row 60 x 10
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on May 28, 2026, 03:44:53 pm »
28-05-26

Run
- w/u
- 3 x 8' (1') [4:27]
- c/d

11.03k, 1:00:30

Notes

bruh dunno what's going on. guess the heat is meaning i'm only getting like ~4.5-5.5 hours of sleep a night this week, but still. calves still feeling out of it, and kind of feel like i am getting hints of the PTT. maybe need to back off and stick to cycling for a few days. ugh. maybe a sign i need a more stable racing shoe, since this happened after the last half too. annoying.
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