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yeah and it ended up not storming last night, pissed that i didn't go. you're prob right that it's smarter not to make it up. what i think i'll do instead is long run today, skip tomorrow, then back on schedule from wednesday. the long runs are important, i think i get more out of them than the 10-11k's. this way i'll still get that in but not sacrifice a recovery day.

speaking of which, it's time to lengthen those as well. sub-50 minutes just doesn't seem like enough stimulus anymore, especially if i'm able to maintain that in the heat and humidity. will shift to 11k minimum from this week.

something else i've been musing on: i'd like to find a training partner. in normal times i'd be thinking about joining a club (as i would have done this spring in london). maybe still worth doing that just to get plugged into a little network here.

yeah and it ended up not storming last night, pissed that i didn't go. you're prob right that it's smarter not to make it up. what i think i'll do instead is long run today, skip tomorrow, then back on schedule from wednesday. the long runs are important, i think i get more out of them than the 10-11k's. this way i'll still get that in but not sacrifice a recovery day.

speaking of which, it's time to lengthen those as well. sub-50 minutes just doesn't seem like enough stimulus anymore, especially if i'm able to maintain that in the heat and humidity. will shift to 11k minimum from this week.

nice!

and yup. one good long run once per week works so good. love the way i feel after a long run -> light af, lungs "cleared out", loose/relaxed/dead tired etc.

i think 1.5 hours is probably the sweet spot for most people. i mean that'll get you some great gains. 1 hour is good but can be too little. 2 hours is great but can be too much etc. 1.5 hours is a good compromise.

something else i've been musing on: i'd like to find a training partner. in normal times i'd be thinking about joining a club (as i would have done this spring in london). maybe still worth doing that just to get plugged into a little network here.

nice. weird time to do it but im sure you can find some folks. strava can be good for that (even though you mentioned not wanting to get on there, can't blame you). ya if you search some local running clubs, they usually have facebook groups and such which help people find training partners for runs etc.

morning

- push ups x 28,30,28

afternoon

- run 10.71 km in 54:10
T+DI index=162. average pace 5:04, which is within the 6-8% expected decrement. very positive split though, which isn't as good. legs a bit tired at the outset, took a km or so to loosen up all the way.

- stretch

later afternoon

- pull up x 4,4,4; close grip chin up x 4,4,4; wide grip pull up x 4,4,4
a little more challenging today.

two things to note: close grip chin ups bother my right bicep a little, as they have for many years. i figure there's something screwy in my shoulder. also, i'm starting to get a little soreness on the inside of my left elbow. fairly sure it's pull up related, as well. neither that bothersome but i just need to be conscious of them and prob to work on shoulder and elbow mobility before i do the workouts. annoying because i've been loving how efficient they are, but better that than get hurt and have to stop altogether.

elbow still sore in the morning so i'm taking a break today. the pain is on the inside, an inch or so away from the bone. wonder if it's from trying to get my F barre chord down on the guitar. but then i never practice that for very long at a stretch, my hand gets too tired. hm.

Towards the hand or the shoulder? I also have a little medial  elbow pain from this program. I think mine is from gripping the bar so forearm musculature related/minor tendinitis from overuse.

track workout!

- warm up x 1 km; tempo 10 x 400m @10k pace (96-99s/rep), 100m walking rest; cool down x 1 km
surprisingly easy

- stretch

- run 19.6 km in 1:42:16
accidental distance PR, first time over 12 miles. ran a mile longer than intended because my mom (who biked along with me) and i got separated just before the halfway/turnaround point and i looped around to look for her. waited for ten minutes at the fork where we must have gotten split up and then came back. we just missed each other and ended up arriving home within ten minutes of each other. so also a lot faster cumulatively than last week (5:13 average pace), thanks in no small part to my being worried/irritated that i'd lost my mom, lol.

- stretch

tired.

nice!

and damn lol. stuff like that can be nerve-racking. brings back nightmares of losing my mom in the mall as a kid growing up hah. 8|

pc!