Adarqui's Journal

HARD SPEED MOTHERFU*KING DAY.


09/25/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = quads slightly
aches/injuries = right soleus achy in the morning (got better after first run), quads slightly (better in the evening)
aches upon getting out of bed: none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: 2 left/2 right, but they’ve improved alot
feel = tired
hours sleep: 7
wakeup = 06:30 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?

log:
06:35 AM: food: orange juice, rxbar, water
06:55 AM: workout: light + moderate speed (grass, legs/quads dead, no watch): {5 x ~340m @ ~5:0X-4:4X, ~55s recovery} ::: crazy how sluggish i feel in the morning
07:45 AM: food: beet juice, water
08:00 AM: stretch: quads
08:30 AM: food: rxbar, 4 x banana, 2 x toast w/ irish butter, water
10:00 AM: food: dunkin donuts: small frozen hazelnut coffee w/ whipped cream, water
12:00 PM - 06:30 PM: lots of water
05:30 PM: food: protein bar, water
07:00 PM: food: 2 slices of bread, water
08:00 PM: workout: hard speed (grass, spikes, kinda dead but fast): {~550m @ 1:29.7/4:23mm, solid} + {2 x ~320m @ 55.8/4:35mm, 52.6/4:28mm} + {~200m @ 31.9/4:18mm} + {2 x ~100m @ 16.2/4:20mm, 15.9/4:11mm} ::: good session, dropped teh hammer
09:30 PM: food: bunch of monteray jack cheese cubes, stacy’s pita chips, beet juice, coconut heart chunks, lots of water
10:30 PM: food: 2 x orange juice, water

06:55 AM: workout: light + moderate speed (grass, legs/quads dead, no watch): {5 x ~340m @ ~5:0X-4:4X, ~55s recovery} ::: crazy how sluggish i feel in the morning

wanted to hit up the track tonight and go for a hard 1km … but, think i’m going to change that to another grass session. quads feel too tight, right soleus is achy (what else is new), and i just feel a bit dead. I imagine tonight i’ll feel way better tho.

grass lyfe.

happy with the session. was thinking of doing more ~340’s but i’m basically just waking myself up for this evening.

08:00 PM: workout: hard speed (grass, spikes, kinda dead but fast): {~550m @ 1:29.7/4:23mm, solid} + {2 x ~320m @ 55.8/4:35mm, 52.6/4:28mm} + {~200m @ 31.9/4:18mm} + {2 x ~100m @ 16.2/4:20mm, 15.9/4:11mm} ::: good session, dropped teh hammer

i run faster w/ a full moon.

first ~550m was solid, had no idea it was that fast. very happy about that.

~450m more @ that pace and i’ll have a 4:2X min/mi paced 1km… need to make that happen.

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light/rest.

track tomorrow hopefully.


09/26/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right soleus barely
aches upon getting out of bed: none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: 2 left/2 right, but they’ve improved alot
feel = tired
hours sleep: 6.5
wakeup = 07:15 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?

log:
07:20 AM: food: orange juice, water
08:10 AM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 30 min
08:45 AM: workout: bw
09:15 AM: food: 2 x grapefruit, beet juice, banana, water
10:30 AM: food: subway: foot long bacon egg/cheese flatbread
03:00 PM: food: protein bar, water
09:00 PM: food: rxbar
10:00 PM: food: 4 x banana, beet juice, coconut heart chunks, 2 x toast w/ irish butter, koia cinnamon horchata protein drink, rxbar, water

08:10 AM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 30 min

08:45 AM: workout: bw

  • strong

3-5sec paused dead hang neutral grip pullups: BW x 9
full dips: BW x 11

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i love this no scale/watch stuff, freedom.

also: i’m much faster than i am slow, i think.


09/27/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right soleus barely
aches upon getting out of bed: none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: 2 left/2 right, but they’ve improved alot
feel = great
hours sleep: 8
wakeup = 08:30 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?

log:
08:40 AM: food: rxbar, orange juice, water
09:30 AM: workout: waking up the legs for tonight (hopefully) (grass/dirt/rocks): 20 minutes @ {1 x ~400m @ 4:56 min/mi} ::: felt good
10:00 AM: food: 4 x banana, beet juice, rxbar, strawberry protein drink, water
lots of water throughout the day / during work
03:00 PM: food: chicken/bacon boreshead sandwich (~6"), water
06:00 PM: food: rxbar, water
07:30 PM: workout: mod/hard speed (track, spikes, no watch): {~1080m @ 3:18 (4:54mm), 1 km split @ 3:00 (4:50min/mi)} + {3 x 200m @ 35.2, 34.7, 29.9} // last 200 @ 29.9 hit t/s of 17.4 mph nice ::: felt good! my fastest no-watch 1km ever!
09:00 PM: food: cookies & cream milkshake w/ whipped cream, bleu cheese burger, water
11:00 PM: food: koia protein drink

09:30 AM: workout: waking up the legs for tonight (hopefully) (grass/dirt/rocks): 20 minutes @ {1 x ~400m @ 4:56 min/mi} ::: felt good

07:30 PM: workout: mod/hard speed (track, spikes, no watch): {~1080m @ 3:18 (4:54mm), 1 km split @ 3:00 (4:50min/mi)} + {3 x 200m @ 35.2, 34.7, 29.9} // last 200 @ 29.9 hit t/s of 17.4 mph nice ::: felt good! my fastest no-watch 1km ever!

first 1080m effort was controlled ~700m, hard ~400m.

still no sub3 1km but, for no watch, i’m happy with 3 flat. will be sub3’s soon. feel like i have more power already.

also happy with the sub30 200m. easier sub30 i ever hit, that’s for sure. had some serious limb speed going on lmao.

so close to a sub3 km… annoying. that happens alot with me and 1km efforts. i’ve hit 3:00 like 4 times probably… lmao.

tmw = light.

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rest/light.

tmw going to be light.


09/28/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right soleus barely (more so as day went on), right ankle barely
aches upon getting out of bed: none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: 2 left/2 right, but they’ve improved alot
feel = great
hours sleep: 7.5
wakeup = 07:30 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?

log:
07:40 AM: food: orange juice, rxbar, water
08:15 AM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 30 min
08:45 AM: workout: bw
09:30 AM: food: orange juice, 3 x banana, koia protein drink, water
02:00 PM: food: small veggie stir fry, beet juice, almond joy, water
08:00 PM: food: Argentinian spot: skirt steak, small salad, sweet potato fries, 2 x flan, some chocolates, water
12:00 AM: food: rxbar, water

some self massage of calf in there somewhere. not too crazy tho.

08:15 AM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 30 min

08:45 AM: workout: bw

  • strong

3-5sec paused dead hang neutral grip pullups: BW x 10
full dips: BW x 11
wide grip pullup hold at the top: x whatever
dip hold at the time: x whatever

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rest/light.

happy about my bodyweight strength, feeling “strong” again.


09/29/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right soleus barely (more so as day went on), right ankle barely
aches upon getting out of bed: none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: 2 left/2 right, but they’ve improved alot
feel = great
hours sleep: 8.5
wakeup = 09:15 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?

log:
09:30 AM: food: orange juice, rxbar, water
10:30 AM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 45 min
11:15 AM: workout: bw
11:30 PM: food: 3 x banana, koia protein drink, black tea, coconut chunks, water
01:00 PM: ice right soleus: 40 minutes
04:30 PM: food: pepper stir fry, beet juice, water
05:30 PM: food: rxbar, banana, koia protein drink, water
08:30 PM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 27 min ::: wanted to do 45 min, but lightning got intense
09:15 PM: food: 2 x pizza slices, 2 x toasted sourdough + irish butter, orange juice, 3 x banana, water

10:30 AM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 45 min

08:45 AM: workout: bw

  • strong

3-5sec paused dead hang neutral grip pullups: BW x 10
full dips: BW x 12
wide grip pullup hold at the top: x whatever
dip hold at the time: x whatever

08:30 PM: workout: very light recovery (grass): 27 min ::: wanted to do 45 min, but lightning got intense

my right big toe on the bottom is freaking out. had this before, took forever to go away. hope it’s not back again… it’s so annoying.

it came mid-day out of nowhere… well, after walking around out back, barefoot, throwing dog toys - like i do every day.

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speed day!

productive day.


09/30/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right soleus achy F**K
aches upon getting out of bed: right soleus (been more than none lately, just messed up logging)
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: 2 left/2 right, but they’ve improved alot
feel = great
hours sleep: 9
wakeup = 09:15 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?

log:
09:30 AM: food: orange juice, water
10:15 AM: workout: light speed (grass, no watch): 3 x ~430-400m @ {1:22/4:57mm} + {41s rest} + {1:22/5:02mm} + {59s rest} + {1:15/4:56mm} ::: warmup for later hopefully
11:15 AM: food: orange juice, banana, water
01:30 PM: food: stir fry, half of a turkey/bacon sandwich, beet juice, banana, mini-rxbar, water
04:00 PM: food: banana, rxbar, water
06:30 PM: food: rxbar, some sourdough bread, water
07:40 PM: workout: light long + mod speed (grass, pitch dark, no watch, spikes): 1.5 hours @ {1.15 mi progression @ ~5:07 min/mi from 5:30 to 4:34, 5:15+4:53, 1km=3:09/5:04mm} + {5 x ~420m @ 5:10/5:09/5:13/5:28/4:57} ::: nice session, kept it relaxed.
09:30 PM: food: coconut heart chunks, 3 x banana, bolthouse breakfast smoothie, orange juice, rxbar, water

10:15 AM: workout: light speed (grass, no watch): 3 x ~430-400m @ {1:22/4:57mm} + {41s rest} + {1:22/5:02mm} + {59s rest} + {1:15/4:56mm} ::: warmup for later hopefully

07:40 PM: workout: light long + mod speed (grass, pitch dark, no watch, spikes): 1.5 hours @ {1.15 mi progression @ ~5:07 min/mi from 5:30 to 4:34, 5:15+4:53, 1km=3:09/5:04mm} + {5 x ~420m @ 5:10/5:09/5:13/5:28/4:57} ::: nice session, kept it relaxed.

wanted to stay below 200 SPM, by feel. got it done. 200+ SPM has me in the mile specific (or less) club. 190-199 SPM has me in the 2 mile+ club. so, tried to focus on keeping it kinda “fast” without tapping into my “sprint cadence”.

left hamstring achy, probably a minor fatigue tweak.

ha. hit 50.0 miles on the dot.

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speed day!

My mind is really locked in on “13mph”. That’s what I want to maintain for a mile (4:30 pace). That’s the kind of power I need.

I almost “had it” with my 2:53 1km a few months back (like 12.8 mph?), but it can’t be some 1-off thing. It has to be “expressable” every month. 4:4X-4:5X has to be expressed weekly.


10/02/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right soleus barely
aches upon getting out of bed = not much
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: maybe 2 still very jacked up but can’t notice them much
feel = great
hours sleep: 9
wakeup = 09:00 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 2 (km) = 6 of 50 :ibrunning: only 44 more to go!

  • WE BACK! I will list the others here eventually.
  • 10/02/2018: 1km @ 2:58 (no-watch)

log:
09:15 AM: food: orange juice, water
09:45 AM: workout: quick session (grass, no watch): 1 x 400m @ 1:10 (4:40mm) ::: warmup for tonight hopefully - very hard to run fast on this path
10:10 AM: food: orange juice, beet juice, 4 x banana, rxbar, water
03:00 PM: food: 1/2 buffalo chicken wrap, sweet plantain chips, water
05:00 PM: water
06:30 PM: food: rxbar, water
07:30 PM: workout: no watch 1km @ 2:58 (4:47mm/12.55mph) ::: first ever sub3 1k without watch feedback AND 3rd ever sub3 1k // also 400m @ 1:09 and 200m @ 29.9
09:30 PM: food: zinburger: cookies & cream milkshake, bleu cheese burger, water
11:00 PM: food: bolthouse breakfast smoothie, water
12:30 AM: food: orange juice, banana, water

09:45 AM: workout: quick session (grass, no watch): 1 x 400m @ 1:10 (4:40mm) ::: warmup for tonight hopefully - very hard to run fast on this path

07:30 PM: workout: no watch 1km @ 2:58 (4:47mm/12.55mph) ::: first ever sub3 1k without watch feedback AND 3rd ever sub3 1k // also 400m @ 1:09 and 200m @ 29.9

For the 1k, wanted to go out harder for 800m (got 2:22), then coast the 200m (got 36), worked out good.

probably going to try and go for a hard 800m Thursday, should be close to PR level (sub 2:17 = PR). 4:2x pace for 550m the other day so, should be able to really crank out some speed if I go for it.

we’ll see.

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@mortdk, we back!!

6 of 50. I still think I can tackle this 50 goal… at some point i’ll just start cutting through sub3 k’s and sub5 mi’s like butter, as long as I stay focused & not get scared ;f

very happy how this no-watch phase is turning out. As i’m running that 1km effort, had no idea how fast I was actually running → only how HARD I was running. Felt about right. Normally i’d be obsessing about it, looking at my watch every 200-400m. Wonder if that causes more stress… ie, i’m running by feel now instead so, I can’t over-extend myself as easily with zero watch feedback. I like it.

pc!

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YEAH man good job, keep them sub 3K and sub 5M
You might get your goal.
And the first part of your log, were everything is coming together awesome.

Oh yes it will.

Btw when is the next race?

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Thanks man!

Sunday! A 5k. It’s a 5k & 5 mile race. I’ve won this race the last two years.

I’m going to go out CRAZY HARD for ~1.5 miles at least. Already have it mapped out in my mind. Hard as fu*k until the turn around point. Then keep it going or cruise/battle it out. I’m back to flooring it now and blowing up. Don’t care one bit. Flooring it, to me, is ~4:55-5:05 min/mi pace for a 5k race. I should be able to get to 1 mile at that pace, then extend it out (perhaps slightly slower) to 1.5. That’s 50% of the race. I’m cool with that. The goal being to keep trying to extend it. Just fed up with not going fast. I’d rather run fast and blow up, than run slow and blow up later. :F

peace!!!

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I NEED TO GET BETTER AT: 13 mph.

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Imma push the limits, try to get on them big ass waves, ah haaaa, love it.

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light day. speed got rained out, both morning & evening.


10/04/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right stomach/abdomen feels odd at times
aches upon getting out of bed = none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: maybe 2 still very jacked up but can’t notice them much
feel = great
hours sleep: 8
wakeup = 08:30 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 2 (km) = 6 of 50 :ibrunning: only 44 more to go!

  • WE BACK! I will list the others here eventually.
  • 10/02/2018: 1km @ 2:58 (no-watch)

log:
08:40 AM: food: orange juice, water
09:30 PM: food: 4 x banana, beet juice, bolthouse breakfast smoothie, 2 x peanutbutter cups, water
03:00 PM: food: bolthouse breakfast smoothie, rxbar, banana, water
09:15 PM: workout: very light recovery (grass/puddles): 47 min :: speed got rained out today
10:10 PM: workout bw
10:30 PM: orange juice, water
11:00 PM: food: big bag of chipotle cashews, rxbar, 2 x banana, turmeric drink, water

10:10 PM: workout: bw

  • strong

3-5sec paused dead hang neutral grip pullups: BW x 10
full dips: BW x 10

09:15 PM: workout: very light recovery (grass/puddles): 47 min :: speed got rained out today

stepped in a pothole (with my right foot/ankle) while running at night in the rain … i know of this pothole, but lost concentration of where i was at. felt it in my achilles slightly (big stretch). could have been real bad. got lucky.

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yesterday:

hard speed day!


10/05/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = right stomach/abdomen feels odd at times (getting better though, I think I strained part of my rectus abdominis)
aches upon getting out of bed = none
calves painful to touch/massage = ?
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = loose
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: maybe 2 still very jacked up but can’t notice them much
feel = great
hours sleep: 8
wakeup = 08:00 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 2 (km) = 6 of 50 :ibrunning: only 44 more to go!

  • WE BACK! I will list the others here eventually.
  • 10/02/2018: 1km @ 2:58 (no-watch)

log:
ate really light, except for post-track session, had an incredible burger (blanco burger) from zinburger, and a milkshake/fries.

warmup for later hopefully (concrete): {1 x 400m @ 1:09 / 4:38 min/mi} :: trying to get better at “13 mph” // breaking in a new pair of NB RC5000v2’s!

solid!

hard speed (track, a bit dead, no watch): {800m @ 2:22.3} + {200m @ 29.7, 17 mph t/s} + {80m @ 11.4s}

solid 200m. weak 800m (should have just kept it going and got another sub3 km… :/)

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haha thanks alot man! glad you liked it.

sorry, didn’t see your reply until just now!

peace!!

I like this… alot.


quick recap of this small “speed block” i’ve been on, in reverse order:

block duration:

  • 2018/09/01 to 2018/10/05

block goal:

  • sub3 1km

block restrictions: no watch!

  • didn’t use a watch for any of the workouts.

extra block notes:

  • block got kinda jacked up from 09/07 through 09/13 - ear issue, then back on track.

block summary:

  • highest max speed: 17.7 mph
  • fastest 200m: 29.7
  • fastest 400m: 1:09
  • fastest 400m split (inside of the 550m): ~550m @ 1:29.7 (4:23 min/mi)
  • fastest 800m: 2:21.9
  • fastest 1000m: 2:58
  • fastest mile: 5:09
  • longest “hold”: 1.15 mi @ 05:07 min/mi
  • 200m efforts: 31.9, 29.9, 29.9, 29.7
  • km splits: 3:06, 3:06, 3:06, 3:05, 3:02, 3:17 (race), 3:00, 3:09, 2:58
  • summary notes: 200’s and 400’s done after longer (800m+) hard efforts
  • 3-5sec dead hang neutral grip pullups: BW x 10
  • full dips: BW x 12

notes about block notes:

  • if it says “fastest” etc, that’s: “fastest within the block”. if it says PR etc, that’s all time. No PR’s in this block, other than no-watch PR’s which would be 1km/800m.

2018/10/05:

  • AM: (concrete): 400m @ 1:09
  • PM: (track): 800m @ 2:22.3, 200m @ 29.7
  • block notes: fastest 200m

2018/10/02:

  • AM: (grass): 400m @ 1:10
  • PM: (track): 1000m @ 2:58, 200m @ 29.9
  • block notes: fastest 1km

2018/09/30:

  • AM: (grass): 3 x ~430-400m @ {1:22/4:57mm} + {41s rest} + {1:22/5:02mm} + {59s rest} + {1:15/4:56mm}
  • PM: (grass): {1.15 mi progression @ ~5:07 min/mi from 5:30 to 4:34, 5:15+4:53, 1km=3:09/5:04mm} + {5 x ~420m @ 5:10/5:09/5:13/5:28/4:57}
  • block notes: longest “hold” (1.15 mi @ 5:07 min/mi)

2018/09/27:

  • AM: (grass): 400m @ 1:14
  • PM: (track): {~1080m @ 3:18 (4:54mm), 1 km split @ 3:00 (4:50min/mi)}, 200m @ 29.9

2018/09/25:

  • AM: (grass): {5 x ~340m @ ~5:0X-4:4X, ~55s recovery}
  • PM: (grass): {~550m @ 1:29.7/4:23mm, solid} + {2 x ~320m @ 55.8/4:35mm, 52.6/4:28mm} + {~200m @ 31.9/4:18mm} + {2 x ~100m @ 16.2/4:20mm, 15.9/4:11mm}
  • block notes: fastest “hold” (550m @ 1:29 (4:23 min/mi)}

2018/09/22:

  • AM: (5k race): initial 1km @ 3:17
  • PM: (grass): {~1125m @ 3:22 / 4:55 min/mi, 3:02 1km split (4:53 min/mi)} + {~530m @ 1:30 / 4:34 min/mi} + {~300m @ 49s / 4:16 min/mi, FUCKING CRANKED}
  • ^^ km @ 3:02
  • block notes: fastest 1km in race

2018/09/19:

  • AM: (grass): 3 x ~450m @ 4:5X pace w/ short rest
  • PM: (grass): {1075m @ 03:19 with a 1km split of 3:05 (4:58 min/mi)} + {a few other efforts}

2018/09/17:

  • AM: (grass): 4 x 400m @ 5:1x pace, short rest
  • PM: (concrete): 1160m @ 3:50 (5:19 min/mi) (1km split @ 3:06)

2018/09/15:

  • AM: (concrete): 8 x 80m @ 4:3X-5:0X pace
  • PM: (grass): 900m @ 2:51, 2 x 400m @ 4:5X min/mi

2018/09/06:

  • AM: (concrete): 1050m @ 3:13 (5:01 min/mi) / 1km @ 3:06 (5:00 min/mi)
  • PM: (concrete): 800m @ 2:21.9 (4:42 min/mi)
  • block notes: fastest 800m

2018/09/04:

  • AM: (concrete): 800m @ 2:27.5 (4:55 min/mi)
  • PM: (concrete): 1050m @ 3:15 (5:00 min/mi) / 1km @ 3:06 (5:00 min/mi)

2018/09/01:

  • AM: (road): 06:15 AM: workout: light with speed (road surface, FOREFOOT, shirtless: felt cooler): 2h:7m @ hard efforts w/ full recovery: {0.6 mi, 3:01 / 5:07 min/mi} + {0.28 mi, 4:57 mm} + {3 x 0.20 mi, 4:48/4:38/4:36 mm} + {0.07 mi, 4:35 mm} ::: felt decent after 2 days rest
  • PM: (grass): 20 x ~150m, 4:1X-4:5X min/mi

was going to post that to IG but, character limit. ;f

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bom8N5pBoVW/?taken-by=andrewdarqui

some additional info I put in there:

Might do some training recap posts occasionally. Here’s one for the last month. Spent the last month getting back to my bread & butter: “speed” work. it’s a quick recap of this small “speed block” i’ve been on. I’m back in sub3 1km / sub5 mile shape, so that’s good. I’d like to crush my PR’s within the next 2 months: current PRs = 200 (28), 400 (61), 800 (2:17), 1km (2:53), 1 mile (4:49), and 2 mile (11:03 hah). For this block of training, I removed the pacing/distance/etc data screens on my watch. I only have the “clock” on there. So every session i did, had zero pace feedback, which was intentional: trying to get all of that “garbage” out of my head. I very much enjoy running by feel. I also enjoy running hard, frequently: 12 speed days @ 24 total, 2x/day on speed days.

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light day. pre-race day.

race strategy: hard as fu*k until the turn around point (1.55 miles). then see what’s going on.

I won this 5k two years in a row… it’s actually the first 5k I ever won. i’d like to win it for a 3rd year, but you never know.


10/06/2018

feel like = very good
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = none
aches/injuries = calves “tight” (some “spikes” light tightness/strain), right stomach/abdomen alot better (hope it’s fine tomorrow, still feels more digestive than muscle)
aches upon getting out of bed = none
calves painful to touch/massage = right
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose
morning calf flexibility = kinda tight
morning adductor flexibility = loose
lateral hamstring tendons = good
toenails: maybe 2 still very jacked up but can’t notice them much
feel = great
hours sleep: 7.5
wakeup = 07:30 AM

top3 finishes:
2018: 23/31 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 2 (km) = 6 of 50 :ibrunning: only 44 more to go!

  • WE BACK! I will list the others here eventually.
  • 10/02/2018: 1km @ 2:58 (no-watch)

log:
ate really light, had 2 x beet juice (re-upped today), tons of bananas, lots of rxbars, one double chicken pita wrap from charhut
weak nutrition logging because it’s late and i need to sleep :confused:
some deep tissue massage on my right calf/soleus

09:20 AM: very light recovery (grass): 28 min :: so windy this week

08:45 PM: very light recovery (grass): 35 min

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the lower mileage + more speed work has me “looking” alot stronger. very noticeable - compared to high mileage.

kinda starting to look more “dunkish” again … or at least way more so than when I was up near 100 miles a wk etc. legs (thighs) are nowhere near dunk physique but, definitely thickening up more since the start of this month.

feel much more powerful and overall better. must keep feeding my body what it wants, speed.

feel slightly less conditioned in a “long duration sense”, but, that’s a deceptive feeling… running 7:XX for hours seems like better conditioning, but if it doesn’t translate to 1 mile or 5k speed, then it’s potentially useless. I personally judge my fitness around my mile time: the faster that is, the better condition i’m in. that’s my engine. and that’s improving again so, good stuff.

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Good work man

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Sitting here waiting in excitement for a race report :slight_smile:

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