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Originally Posted By PaleRider227: Fantastic! Guess the new shoes worked out ok. Originally Posted By PaleRider227: Originally Posted By Cajun_Redneck: 6/25.42 PR 5k Fantastic! Guess the new shoes worked out ok. It was very awkward to say the least. But I stopped trying to focus on it and just ran. Yes I was pushing a little harder than usual but midway through it felt better and a little more “natural”. Finished with a 27.06 and 8.45 average. |
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Ok, time to lay out some general goals for the year: 1: Get back to my more historical training volume and intensity. This one should be pretty "easy". The past 3 months or so were hampered by an elk hunt with my dad and brother (my Euro mount should be on the wall this week once I get the mounting hardware) and then contracting a case of bronchitis from my kids. Medicine has cleared up those issues, so now it's just the process to build back. 2: 5k/10k PR. Before the elk trip I was in 5k PR shape (solo time trial only 4 seconds off my PR), but didn't have the conditions (weather or a real race) to make it happen. Before the weather gets too hot to allow for it I want that 5k PR again, maybe even a 10k (a soft PR) but those races are rare around here. 3: Marathon PR. Due to a number of derailments I haven't run a marathon since me PR at CIM in 2022, and I'm due. I've signed up for a November race in Kansas (super cheap, $5!) as an initial target, but might switch to another one later in the year if I find something more favorable. 4: Get back to lifting. Late last spring I stopped lifting (had several work trips over a couple weeks with no access to weights) and just haven't gotten back to it. I initially planned on doing this after the hunt, but got sick and just didn't feel like it. I'll make a couple small tweaks (Zercher squats instead of traditional), but otherwise I'm planning on a pretty simple 5x5 until I get to a point that the weights could impact running and recovery, then go into a holding pattern with it. 5: Lean out. I stopped tracking things before the hunt and (somewhat purposefully) didn't start it back after until last week. I did cut back on what I was eating when my running fell off somewhat, but not enough, and also didn't maintain quite the protein intake as before, which lead to the accumulation of a bit more fluff than I'd like. This one should actually be pretty "easy" relative to the performance goals but will certainly help those performance goals since simply not hauling around some extra fat will make me faster (and if the abs pop again all the better). |
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Originally Posted By Commander_Keen: Ok, time to lay out some general goals for the year: 1: Get back to my more historical training volume and intensity. This one should be pretty "easy". The past 3 months or so were hampered by an elk hunt with my dad and brother (my Euro mount should be on the wall this week once I get the mounting hardware) and then contracting a case of bronchitis from my kids. Medicine has cleared up those issues, so now it's just the process to build back. 2: 5k/10k PR. Before the elk trip I was in 5k PR shape (solo time trial only 4 seconds off my PR), but didn't have the conditions (weather or a real race) to make it happen. Before the weather gets too hot to allow for it I want that 5k PR again, maybe even a 10k (a soft PR) but those races are rare around here. 3: Marathon PR. Due to a number of derailments I haven't run a marathon since me PR at CIM in 2022, and I'm due. I've signed up for a November race in Kansas (super cheap, $5!) as an initial target, but might switch to another one later in the year if I find something more favorable. 4: Get back to lifting. Late last spring I stopped lifting (had several work trips over a couple weeks with no access to weights) and just haven't gotten back to it. I initially planned on doing this after the hunt, but got sick and just didn't feel like it. I'll make a couple small tweaks (Zercher squats instead of traditional), but otherwise I'm planning on a pretty simple 5x5 until I get to a point that the weights could impact running and recovery, then go into a holding pattern with it. 5: Lean out. I stopped tracking things before the hunt and (somewhat purposefully) didn't start it back after until last week. I did cut back on what I was eating when my running fell off somewhat, but not enough, and also didn't maintain quite the protein intake as before, which lead to the accumulation of a bit more fluff than I'd like. This one should actually be pretty "easy" relative to the performance goals but will certainly help those performance goals since simply not hauling around some extra fat will make me faster (and if the abs pop again all the better). What are your PR targets? |
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Originally Posted By bip_master: What are your PR targets? Current PRs and (subject to revision) targets are: 5k: 17:58, 17:50 10k: 37:55, 36:59 Marathon: 2:56:05, sub 2:55 is a given, though I'd prefer being sub 2:52. |
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Originally Posted By PaleRider227: 7.0 / 29.0 Starting my service at the altar of Jack Daniels Best of luck to you! I've done multiple JD cycles and they served me well, but I have two substantial pieces of advice relative to his training: 1) Easy/recovery paces. His easy pace recommendations are famously very fast, so I recommend you ignore the pace range for "easy" runs and take them however easy you need to. Even on good days I'm 5-25 seconds/mi slower than his slowest "easy" recommendation. As an addendum, he has no concept of "recovery" pace or effort, so on days after workouts and/or long runs slow down however much you need to so as to not overstress things. 2) T runs. His books/plans are all written/targeted towards elite or sub-elite runners - people who can run ~5 min/mi flat for a half marathon. So whenever you see a threshold workout change every T mile to 5 minutes in duration instead, and have 1 minute of recovery per T mile. So 3T+2T would be 15 minutes T effort, 3 minutes easy, 10 minutes T effort. I know SO many people who try doing these runs exactly as planned and they always end up burned out and/or injured. Don't be a hero! |
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Originally Posted By Commander_Keen: Best of luck to you! I've done multiple JD cycles and they served me well, but I have two substantial pieces of advice relative to his training: 1) Easy/recovery paces. His easy pace recommendations are famously very fast, so I recommend you ignore the pace range for "easy" runs and take them however easy you need to. Even on good days I'm 5-25 seconds/mi slower than his slowest "easy" recommendation. As an addendum, he has no concept of "recovery" pace or effort, so on days after workouts and/or long runs slow down however much you need to so as to not overstress things. 2) T runs. His books/plans are all written/targeted towards elite or sub-elite runners - people who can run ~5 min/mi flat for a half marathon. So whenever you see a threshold workout change every T mile to 5 minutes in duration instead, and have 1 minute of recovery per T mile. So 3T+2T would be 15 minutes T effort, 3 minutes easy, 10 minutes T effort. I know SO many people who try doing these runs exactly as planned and they always end up burned out and/or injured. Don't be a hero! I appreciate that feedback. 1) For easy runs, I've been trying to dial in a good steady HR. It helps that the wife got me a HRM for Christmas. Also balancing that with breathing effort. And like you mention in the yearly intro - the ability to hold a conversation. It's a little challenging on my normal routes due to the hills which are about +/- 100' per mile and up to 10% grades, but I'm slowly refining that. 2) Great insights on the T runs. I notice some of his I paces would really push me to the border of unsustainable. I've tried hammering 90% T runs for a few years, and although there are some gains, the recovery sucks and the injury risk is magnified. I'm genuinely curious how this will improve my 5k/10k times in 12 weeks or so. I have not run a formal race in over 15 years but will likely sign up for a few this year. |
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10.1 / 41.1 My first workout in a good while, 5x 5 minutes at a bit slower than "marathon pace". That pace is actually still based on my previous fitness before getting sick, so it's a bit aspirational now. Still, it was good to get the legs moving again, even if it wasn't a great workout. Gotta start somewhere. |
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6.17/45.89 Two more days to get as many miles in before leaving for vacation and I woke up with a cough. It cleared up a little while running this morning but I feel it coming back. Maybe if I just stay at the track all day it’ll go away 
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Originally Posted By Cajun_Redneck: 6.17/45.89 Two more days to get as many miles in before leaving for vacation and I woke up with a cough. It cleared up a little while running this morning but I feel it coming back. Maybe if I just stay at the track all day it’ll go away Logic is flawless, I cannot object. |
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Originally Posted By Commander_Keen: I love running in the rain. Bonus: My recovery shoes used to be covered in red dirt, but after this they're the same blue the were out of the box. I like the rain as long as it waits until I’m already warmed up and running before it starts. But to step out into a downpour takes everything I have lol |
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Originally Posted By Cajun_Redneck: I like the rain as long as it waits until I’m already warmed up and running before it starts. But to step out into a downpour takes everything I have lol Originally Posted By Cajun_Redneck: Originally Posted By Commander_Keen: I love running in the rain. Bonus: My recovery shoes used to be covered in red dirt, but after this they're the same blue the were out of the box. I like the rain as long as it waits until I’m already warmed up and running before it starts. But to step out into a downpour takes everything I have lol Similar. Had a scheduled run Tuesday and it was real wet and misting. But no winds (yes!), so it was actually quite enjoyable. Been caught out a few times all the way to where it was raining pretty good with lightning. Easy run turns into tempo pace real quick! Only downside with the rain is when the shoes start getting real heavy. |
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