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I am getting faster

Like, seriously. This is great! Regular running is really making it better. I am flirting with 13:00 min / mile. Keep the mileage going I am about 10 miles a week. I have to eventually get to about 1 central…

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Blood tests and blood pressure

I am under a lot of stress. My BP is high – probably due to it. I wonder if it is also due to malnutrition? Maybe not getting the right vitamins / minerals? I have been trying out potassium and…

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How many times

How many times have I said no booze? How many times have I started, and then taken a break? How many times have I fallen off of the wagon? How many coaches have I talked to? This time it has…

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The Half

Some familiarities here 10 K in brooklyn, and 10 K in manhattan. First 10k should be slow. Second 10k maybe a bit faster.

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Athlean X Get Lean Every Day

Consume, Conditioning, Consistency. Every Single Day Consume Video is HERE 35% body fat? You are not doing much. You are eating a lot. And you think you might be working out but its not at the useful intensity. Hey, good…

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A running plan

There are so many kinds of plans McMillan workout types Higdon Plan outline Jack Daniels Generally, you want to do 80% on easy pace and 20% tempo or fartlek.

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McMillan workout types

Easy Run Long Run Long Run Fast Finish Fartlek Run VO2 max pace Helps make the body better at O2 consumption Pretty critical to get better. Do about 10 to 12 of them for a minute. With some space in…

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Thinking about Pace

I am slowly getting faster. I am about a minute faster than last year. It’s okay, this is a slow and steady thing. For life. I want to peak in my 40s and 50s. My current 10k pace is 13:30.…

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Threshold Heart rate

Maximum heart rate you can maintain for an hour. My number is about 162. 80 to 85% is the upper limit of zone 2. Thats about 136.

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Freaking out about the marathon

Woke up in a sweat the other day. Had a bad dream about not being able to get to the finish line. I am getting emotional even thinking about that bad dream now. This shit is an emotional goal for…

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