Tag: running
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Tracksmith Twilight Tank and Long Sleeve Review
Texas weather is difficult. It gets really hot, but whether it gets cold is up in the air. Last year, we had the mildest winter I can remember. This year, I got to experience running in 18º and strong winds. While I’m not particularly experienced with cold weather, the refrain I’ve always heard is that…
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Conducting Pre-Mortems to Identify Training Pitfalls
I was reading over my Peak Performance newsletter this morning. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t expecting on getting much out of it. I don’t really do New Years Resolutions. I just set goals. I’m not concerned with suddenly stopping training because I got too busy. But I’m really glad I decided to read it,…
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Weekly Recap: October 3 – October 9
Goals: Finish strong with the Pfitz 12/47 plan Be diligent about recovery Get comfortable in the 40-50 mpw range to prepare for post-race base building Get faster (duh, but still worth mentioning) Schedule: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 8 GA + (150m on/250m off x4) x2 Wednesday: 7 GA Thursday: 8 total, incl. recovery 5K Friday: Rest Saturday: 8 total, incl. 10K…
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Race Report: UNT Community Cross Country 5K
When: Saturday, September 17, 12:00 noon Where: Denton, TX at the UNT XC course Why: I had never run a cross country race before, and this one was $15 and had a t-shirt. Why not?
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Weekly Recap – August 29 to September 4
Goals: Avoid running myself into the ground with Pfitz plan Hit my workouts Build endurance Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 8 @ 9:42 (6 x hill, 6 x 100m) Wednesday – 9 endurance @ 9:20 Thursday – Rest Friday – 8.5 18+15 LT workout @ 8:52 avg Saturday – 13.1 Progression Run @ 8:44 avg Sunday – Rest, maybe a…
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Picky Bars and the Picky Club
I’m turning 25 on Friday! (I’m not as excited about that as the exclamation point would indicate.) I prefer to think of it as moving to a new age group rather than getting older, really. A few weeks ago, Amy introduced me to Picky Bars, and I eventually made my way to Trader Joe’s to pick…
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Weekly Recap: July 18 – July 24
Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:41 Wednesday – 3 @ 8:53 Thursday – 7 with strides @ 9:49 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:03 Sunday – 11 @ 8:56
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Weekly Recap: July 11 – July 17
Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:50 Wednesday – 3 @ 9:17 Thursday – 7 with 18 minutes LT @ 9:08 avg, LT @ 8:06 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:06 Sunday – 11 @ 9:15
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Gear Review: ROLL Recovery R8
The Problem I spent most of June on the treadmill due to what my doctor and I thought was achilles tendinitis. I wasn’t feeling particularly tight, so I had stopped foam rolling on a regular basis, and since downward dog was pulling on my achilles tendon, yoga had been scratched from the schedule too. Near…
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Weekly Recap: July 4 – July 10
Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:58 Wednesday – 5K @ 9:54 Thursday – 6 + strides @ 9:20 Friday – Rest Saturday – 7 @ 9:18 Sunday – 10 @ 9:26