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31
25-11-25

Cardio x 40mins (jog to gym, stairmaster, elliptical)
Leg press x 2 sets
Chest press 2 x drop
Cable row 2 x drop
Curls 2 x drop

32
had forgotten you were doing a 50 miler this weekend, incredible effort!

33
24-11-25

Chins, dips, KB swings, KB OHPs, OL calf raises, like 20 mins of stuff

Notes

just not feeling it these last couple days, did this to get something in.

left foot been pretty sore last few days, so probably makes sense to give it a proper rest. really focused on pushing through big toe (vs tendency to drift towards outer foot) on calf raises and that seems to have really 'activated' whatever is sore in my left foot. might return to the mid-summer gym-focused stuff, bit more lifting and more low-impact cardio, until the zest returns and the foot recovers.

34
22-11-25

Run -- 12.09k, 1:07:13

Notes

Meh

35
took couple days off. Needed some extra sleep and such.

goal: get more sleep, increase time on feet/mileage.

plan: reduce to 1 or 2 workouts a week (or at least down from 90 mins to 60 mins of intensity) + run-commute both directions a few times a week. that's a nice double of ~7.5k runs each way with plenty of time in between. running to work gets me probably an extra hour of sleep, and if i want that run to be a bit longer, i can jsut take a different route and still get more sleep than i currently do.

will have to do some experimenting with how much i feel comfortable putting in my smoothie (may take out flax and/or reduce berries) and how long before i head out i need to consume that, but otherwise think this'll be a good move

36
19-11-25

Run -- 5.44k, 38:49

Lift --
chins
dips

Notes

oof. maybe i'm just training a bit too much, idk

37
18-11-25

Run --
w/u
2 x (10' on / 2' off) @ 4:27, 3 x (3'30" on / 1' off) @ 4:16
c/d

Total -- 11.36k, 1:00:10

Notes

hr strap has been awful lately, not idea what's going on with it.

1C this am...i am not equipped for this clothing wise i think. need some better tops.

38
just finished john davis's (the runningwritings guy) book marathon excellence. really liked it, much more than daniels or pfitzinger. gonna take his suggestion to start rating workouts by RPE, just to get in the habit. thinking more seriously about a late spring marathon, and will definitely follow one of his plans if i decide to go for it.

been reading this too and it's definitely the best running (training) book i've read by a (forgive the pun) big distance

39
17-11-25

Run -- 7.12k, 44:50

Lift --
chins
dips

40
14-11-25

'Run' -- 2.60k, 20:20

15-11-25

Run -- 6.41k, 32:36

16-11-25

Run --13.00k, 1:09:08

Notes

took thursday off, felt a little better fri morning so gave it a go but felt brutal 5 mins in and didn't improve so called it -- was barely able to maintain running pace. think i just had a low-level cold or some other illness. since i had felt exhausted all week, had a like 4-day long headache, one day of throat tickle, but nothing surfacing to the level of 'hey i actually feel properly ill'

spent the weekend in paris, so just did whatever i felt like on runs, touring aobut etc. `bad`week of training but still 5 hours and 52k, so that's a week i'm still very happy with!

41
12-11-25

Run -- 8.94k, 56:39

Lift --
1A DB Lat Pullover
1b DB Fly
2 sets

42
11-11-25

Run --
w/u
2 x (10' on / 2' off) @ [4:28, 4:22] + 3 x (3'30" on / 1' off) [4:09, 4:25, 4:17]
c/d

Total -- 11.27k, 1:00:08

Notes

A+ workout by weekday morning standards. Not concerned about variability on the shorter reps, the middle was if anything the hardest effort! super windy today + some bits up vs down a mild hill in the park

43
10-11-25

Run -- 10.35k, 1:06:15, 129 HR

Notes

nice nice. calves not as sore as i anticipated, but triceps like 9/10 doms 

44
09-11-25

Run -- 15.3k, 1:30:58

Lift --
2 x (
1A OH DB Extension
1B Lateral Raise
1C Hammer Curl
)

OL Calf Raise 4 x drop [+44kg, +20kg, BW]


Notes

HR chest strap been weird lately. Took like 2k to register a number above 75, and had a 3k block where it was stuck 165-185. Annoying. I have the watch optical HR turned off, so it shouldn't be a stride lock issue. Not sure what's up with that.

Anyway, first 75k week in the books. Only niggle is left foot pain. Dug out my calf stretch stand thingy. Not for stretching, but to use as a base for OL Calf Raises. The steps near my DBs are too painful to do barefoot with +44kg and the comfortable step far enough away that lugging vest + db to it puts me off from sticking to calf raises. Shd do them 2x week.

ETA: 'fitness' (i.e. chronic training load) is at all time high of 47 per intervals.icu now. previous peak was 46, which was when i got injured end of june -- took a while to rebuild but here we are! big luls in aug/sept meant it took a long time to climb back even with a bunch of big weeks, so i think i'm more than 1 point fitter, and the number will go up plenty fast now that i'm hitting 380+ load weeks regularly.

45
08-11-25

Run --
w/u
11 x (3' on / 1' off) @ 4:12 [Avg HR 160, max 169]
c/d

Total -- 14.70k, 1:18:12

Lift --
1A RDL
1B Rev Nord
2A Weighted Chin
2B Weighted Dip
2 sets everything

Notes

God running is so much more fun after 9 hours sleep, a coffee, a good breakfast, and 2 hours of being awake. Compare this to last Saturday where I did 11x3 in 'weekday conditions' and was at around 4:28 pace.

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