Adarq.org

that area I ran today was part of a little experiment. I've always loved running at this park, but wanted to see more of the area. It's impressive, basically 3 parks strung together where you can run on grass for pretty much all of it (~5 mi in one direction) - a runner's paradise for a Floridian. And it's near the everglades, so theoretically you can trek across some path and get to the everglades, and run on the embankment etc.. (which is kinda scary, but people do it - mostly cyclists ride out there).

in addition to that, it has nature areas (boardwalk-ish stuff throughout some forests), tons of lakes/canals, a water park, 3 dog parks, an amphitheater, and they hold state h.s./college XC meets there.

pretty sick.

it's a really beautiful area.. and unfortunately very expensive. but an affordable option pops up occasionally, luckily.

so long story short.. i'm trying to find a place out there. it's all homes near the park, no apartments etc.. so i've actually been looking to rent a house.

tried touring a few but they got rented out. going to tour one tomorrow which I actually like better than the other two. the back yard (beyond the fence and small canal) is basically right on the "everglades" (a huge portion of land which leads directly to the everglades).

i've checked out some apartments near work, "big city" life just isn't for me -> especially with two very active dogs. It's only slightly cheaper too.. the apartments near the beach (near my work) are pretty expensive. I hated having to use an elevator, and hearing the sounds of the city -> music from various restaurants, traffic, etc. Down by the swamp, you hear bugs/birds/nothingness, it's great.

so instead of finding a spot near work, i'm trying to find a spot near the swamp (20 min from work lmao, which is still closer than I am now (40 min)). i want to heal up, and just run/relax out there. lots of peace & quiet, not much traffic at all, safe, dog friendly, etc. If I lived out there & my injuries were healed, I could get my mileage way up very safely (all soft surfaces) with tons of visual stimulation because of how many different grass spots you can run.

i've been obsessing about this for a month or so.. want to find something soon & setup shop.

also, no roomates/living with family members etc. just me, 2 pups, and some long overdo relaxation.

 

#lifestuff

 

felt great today. didn't test injury area again. it's feeling good so, kind of afraid to test it. i mean i did some small tests, felt fine.. so that's a good sign. but didn't really "sit into it" which really brings it out.



07/06/2019:
- morning bw: 152
- calves still a little tight
- hamstrings a little tight

dinner:
- lunch: basmati rice + an avocado + salt/pepper
- ate really light today, even with so much running. had oj/banana for bfast, milk/bananas etc for dinner.

12:15 PM: light: 1h41m ::: mostly grass, great area to run /// got lost a few times 😎
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2509662063
- felt great
- not as hot as i wanted... a bit cloudy, storms brewing. still hot, but wanted the scorch.
- amazing run.. most of it on grass, going in only two directions (up and back). took a few small detours but, i think you can run ~5 miles in one direction at this park i ran at, on grass. incredible.
- i really love this park. more on that later!





look at how much green I ran on... ^^^ incredible. 

if i lived around there.. when healthy, i could put in some SERIOUS mileage, much more easily: because it's not me doing tons of loops or up & back 1km's etc.. it could literally be two up & back's to get 20 miles in.

this is sick. never seen this before. guy puts cameras out in the everglades, seems like they motion capture stuff. he gets footage of bears, deer, birds, panthers, gators etc.

also bears are smart af. it noticed the camera and nudged it.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkVNpCUAy9E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkVNpCUAy9E</a>



big gator at 22:59 .. also, lots of bear/deer activity in this vid.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWJC8Q3pI8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWJC8Q3pI8</a>




one of these snakes chased me once, they can be very aggressive:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cay00TNtRxo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cay00TNtRxo</a>




bear goes off on the cam @ 8:00

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sIWaFOZQ0I" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sIWaFOZQ0I</a>




love this channel. subbing!

Interesting. kawahi has the same wingspan as AD and pg is 1in taller than lebron....

pat beverly the pesky crazy guard stayed for less pay before this.

lac has montrez herrell who i believe was better right out of colelge just like Don mitchell and others, the nba tends to ruin some players because of lack of training schedule like NCAA

yup motrezl is great, he's an absolute monster and wouldn't be surprised if he's all-star level soon.

LAC still has lou and motrezl, that squad is going to be brutal.

probably pick up a few more solid players looking to nab a quick championship. that was starting to happen for LAK, but now LAC stole the thunder (no pun) 8|

rest day.

felt amazing.



07/05/2019:
- morning bw: 151
- calves tight from some 45 deg hyper "hold" i did mid-day. derp.
- glutes/hips/hamstrings/quads/upper feel crazy good tho.

dinner:
- sautee'd red pepper + jalapeno, basmati rice, avocado, roasted almonds, 1/2 egg sandwich on a bagel

10:00 AM: bw
- strong
- 3sec paused dead hang ng pullups: BW x 7
- full dips: BW x 8

07:45 PM: light walk: 1h ::: (concrete, hr very low)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2507464907
- 86 avg .. had a sweatshirt on too.. damn.







tmw = something long in the heat, hopefully.

Lausanne Diamond League was awesome.

Yomif won the 5k w/ Barega #2, Cheruiyot the 1500m with Jakob #2.

Jakob with a huge PB, 3:30 !

Cheruiyot drops a nasty 3:28..

Jakob needs to change his style up slightly... his final kick has him running WIDE AS FU*K on the last two turns (of the last lap). He's running OVER-DISTANCE. Cheruiyot front runs and hugs the inside of lane 1. Jakob runs wide alot.. and still dropped a 3:30. that's kind of psycho.

1500m:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zlfqGaqJzM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zlfqGaqJzM</a>

500m:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOehgZ7A9zE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOehgZ7A9zE</a>





oh ya, major mistake by gebriwhet too.. damn. rough. celebrated one lap early.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz66jA3zHU0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz66jA3zHU0</a>

Quote from: adarqui on July 04, 2019, 11:38:43 pm

Quote from: LT3976 on July 01, 2019, 09:50:21 am

7/1/19

BW:  184   
Was a complete food fest this weekend

lol. what'd you have?

EVERYTHING in sight.  It was one of those weekends where that's all we did.  I think the Mexican food is what put me over the top though, ate like a king

hah nice.