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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: 2019 Vert Comp
« on: January 31, 2019, 10:26:08 pm »
according to my recent dream i'm at about 37-38 
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 31, 2019, 10:21:21 pm »
that is an amazing coincidence. 
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 31, 2019, 04:05:45 am »
had a dunking dream last night. i walked into my elementary school gym, with my 4th-5th grade gym teacher already there setting up for class. i was going to participate in class. we greeted each other warmly -- he was a good teacher -- and then he kept placing cones or whatever. i was the first person to arrive other than him. there was a basketball hoop, and i decided to see how much height i'd lost on my vertical since i stopped training. to my surprise i got a couple knuckles cleanly over the rim on my first jump. he looked up and said, something like, "wow, nice jump." i said, "i used to be able to get higher, but now i'm only running so my vert's gone down." but i tried again and got even higher, mid-palm. by this point the gym was filling up with classmates, all also adults. we huddled in the corner (oddly, in retrospect, but it felt normal in the dream) waiting for class to start but i decided to try one more jump. i got at least an inch past my wrist, as high as i ever jumped in real life. i was shocked and amazed and really happy that i could still jump so high.
then i woke up.
then i woke up.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 30, 2019, 09:56:47 am »
- run 8.59km in 43:56
- push up x 16,16,16
- stretch
drizzling and cool. nice.
- push up x 16,16,16
- stretch
drizzling and cool. nice.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Triathlon sprint prep
« on: January 28, 2019, 11:29:56 pm »
that is a gnarly workout. 
how long did it take you?
how long did it take you?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 28, 2019, 11:17:42 am »
i just bought 3 pairs of kinvara 8s, including the last two pairs saucony has of the red and blue ones in my size (10.5) 
but shit, the 8s are better than the 9s, best running shoes i've ever owned. and apparently the 10 is worse than the 9. lesson learned: if you find something that works, but you know it'll wear out, buy backups and stash 'em.
but shit, the 8s are better than the 9s, best running shoes i've ever owned. and apparently the 10 is worse than the 9. lesson learned: if you find something that works, but you know it'll wear out, buy backups and stash 'em.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 28, 2019, 10:07:28 am »
- easy run 10.91km in 1:03:25
there we go. over one hour, nice and slow (5:49 average).
- stretch
hand stiff with cold now, lol
there we go. over one hour, nice and slow (5:49 average).
- stretch
hand stiff with cold now, lol
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 27, 2019, 09:17:36 am »
gf proposed a hike today and it was a good substitute for the planned long/easy run. well over 400m elevation gain, and straight-up rock scrambling for the last stretch. good thing to do on such a spectacular day as we had here.
- hike 8.2 km in 2:17
- hike 8.2 km in 2:17
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: January 26, 2019, 11:31:43 pm »
damn, andrew! that's fast. i bet you can hit 16:xx 5k this year if you gun it.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 26, 2019, 08:14:08 am »
- interval run: warm up x 4 laps; 3 x two laps hard/one lap easy; cool down x 3 laps
great workout. average pace was 3:42, 3:47, 4:01 on the hard laps. a lap is just under 500m. didn't look at pace at all, went by feel. first two sets too hard but that's okay, i'll figure it out as time goes on. happy that i didn't bail on the third set, even though it was a little slower. at the end of the second set my brain was saying, "aw, it's okay, that was enough of a workout, just jog it out." and as i came back around to the beginning of the last hard set my body said, "go." that is good. total distance 7.42, total time 35:03, average pace 4:43.
- stretch
knees a little achey on the drive home but okay now.
great workout. average pace was 3:42, 3:47, 4:01 on the hard laps. a lap is just under 500m. didn't look at pace at all, went by feel. first two sets too hard but that's okay, i'll figure it out as time goes on. happy that i didn't bail on the third set, even though it was a little slower. at the end of the second set my brain was saying, "aw, it's okay, that was enough of a workout, just jog it out." and as i came back around to the beginning of the last hard set my body said, "go." that is good. total distance 7.42, total time 35:03, average pace 4:43.
- stretch
knees a little achey on the drive home but okay now.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 25, 2019, 09:31:24 am »
- run 8.06 km in 41:27
a few meters shorter than usual because there was a goat on the track and i had to run around it
- stretch
back still a wee bit stiff but not too bad. it'll be 100% tomorrow. knees a bit achey.
second consecutive week just over 41 km total distance. gonna add a lap to my normal route next week and do a longer long/easy run. don't need to jump right to 50km but need to be heading that way.
a few meters shorter than usual because there was a goat on the track and i had to run around it
- stretch
back still a wee bit stiff but not too bad. it'll be 100% tomorrow. knees a bit achey.
second consecutive week just over 41 km total distance. gonna add a lap to my normal route next week and do a longer long/easy run. don't need to jump right to 50km but need to be heading that way.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 24, 2019, 10:12:00 pm »
last night
- progression run (treadmill) 5 min @ 10kph; 10 min @ 10.5kph, 12kph, 13.5kph; 5 min @ 10kph
solid. had a back spasm or strained mid-back somehow about halfway through. still stiff and painful this morning, especially twisting to the right. bah.
- stretch
- progression run (treadmill) 5 min @ 10kph; 10 min @ 10.5kph, 12kph, 13.5kph; 5 min @ 10kph
solid. had a back spasm or strained mid-back somehow about halfway through. still stiff and painful this morning, especially twisting to the right. bah.
- stretch
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: January 22, 2019, 12:08:17 pm »
- run 8.59 km in 43:38
- stretch
- pull up x 7,7
raining and 9/49 degrees, felt amazing. no one out, only one other dude at the track, walking laps with an umbrella.
left quad tight just above knee. rolled it out a bit with the tiger tail, much tightness/enervation. will monitor, do some more rolling.
- stretch
- pull up x 7,7
raining and 9/49 degrees, felt amazing. no one out, only one other dude at the track, walking laps with an umbrella.
left quad tight just above knee. rolled it out a bit with the tiger tail, much tightness/enervation. will monitor, do some more rolling.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 22, 2019, 01:32:13 am »
with OHP just be very careful of your shoulder (obviously). lot of little muscles in there that get stressed out very easily.