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ended up running only once on the england trip. i got a migraine one day in london that i'd intended to run (with joe, we ended up getting breakfast instead), and then once we were out in dorset at my in-laws' place i got properly sick (haven't vomited that much since...2018, when i had giardia the first time?). it went around: nephew got it first; then my niece and sister-in-law; then me, my wife, and my father-in-law; then my brother-in-law. mother-in-law apparently has an iron stomach, despite being outwardly by far the least fit of the bunch. made for a kind of funny and disjointed christmas, but we still managed to have a good time with whatever crew was well enough on a given day!

back at it this week, which should be the start of my 16-week build to toledo. however, my wife and her best friend separately started planning a baby shower for the weekend of that race, so there may be some adjustments. hopefully they can shift the event forward a week or something. but this is likely to be our only baby shower, so if it comes down to it i'll prob see if i can offload the bib and find a race for the weekend after.

oh, yeah, forgot i hadn't posted that on here yet: my wife is pregnant! wheeee, gonna be a dad!

- run 1:12:12, 13.50 km, w/ 4 x strides down to sub-mile pace
RPE 3. chilly, 20F/-7C, first time wearing fleece on a run this winter. had to slow down in a couple places because the road was covered in ice. balaclava helped in the early going.

- dreadmill run x 20 mins

- climb x ~an hour

- DB OHP 40s x 5,5

- calf raise 225 x 5,5

- track workout
-- warm up
-- ladder 1 min +2+3+2+1+2+3+2+1, w/ 1 min "long run pace" rest
-- cool down
ladder was meant to be in variable pace, with 1 min reps @5k, 2 min @10k-10m, 3 min @HM. resting pace was meant to just not be very slow. had a hard time dragging myself out of bed this morning so was still kind of warming up for the first rep but after that i settled in and did ok. probably silly to do back-to-back "speed" days. i didn't push very hard in either, in my defense? won't make a habit of it. RPE 6.

 

- run 38:57, 7.12 km
very easy, RPE 2. slow pace enforced by conditions: the dreaded wintry mix. i spent like a half hour inventing excuses for why i shouldn't get out the stupid door (it'll be icy, what if i fall, it's gonna be so unpleasant getting sleeted on, i can always run later after it stop snowing). eventually got over it and glad i did. never feels good to quit on myself, always feels good to follow through. incredible that i have to learn that lesson over and over. there were a couple of slippery spots where more snow/slush was sticking, but overall conditions were fine. i just, again took it slow. fat flakes now, looking out the window.

ETA: just signed up for the glass city marathon in toledo, ohio, on april 26. first marathon, and first marathon training block, here i come!

- dreadmill "hills" x 40 mins @ easy pace
RPE 3

- pull ups x 5+5+5+4 w/ 1 min rest
fuck me i'm weak. but at least no neck pain.

- windshield wiper x 4
fuck me i'm weak.