re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Finished last week with 12 miles for the week. A bit less than I was hoping. I get extreme adductor soreness from squats, so I have to reevaluate if they're worth doing.

Switched to a two-day 5/3/1 program from Jim Wendler. Goes like this:

Week 1:

Monday: Squats, lunges (with push ups and pull ups circuit), stiff-legged deadlifts

Thursday: Bench press, OHP, bent over rows

Week 2:

Monday: Deadlifts, lightweight box squats (with push ups and pull ups circuit), good mornings

Thursday: OHP, bench press, bent over rows

Got 2 miles in yesterday. Should hit 16 this week if soreness doesn't get me from the deadlifts today.

1999,

It's bad enough when I even gave up my shirt haha

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waved the white flag on shirts a few week ago

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Yep. It makes no sense to wear one in the early morning hours. No shirt = cooler and no chaffing.

4.5 miles today with 4 x 200 sprints at the end

this humidity is brutal even at 6 am... i was whipped

How yall baws holding up in this heat ? My runs have sucked lately. I'm doing good to get my daily 3-4 miler in. Can't wait to head to Washington st next week and trail run those national parks.

Speedcross are overkill for prob 90% of trails in Louisiana (although have never run Alexandria area trails). Better and lighter trail shoes are available. I live in CenTex and road shoes suitable for most trails given recent dryness or speedier trail shoes.

Thursdays are my high intensity run days in COVID era given don't have a CrossFit home now. Have a running "coach" and did 2.2 on gravel trails at 8:23 pace for warm-up followed by 3rd Thursday track work-out since local track has opened up (did CrossFit drop-in that was all barbell for an hour at 12:15 in no climate control and was still dehydrated):

12 laps, max effort at <6 min / mile pace on straights with 50% jog cooldown on turns. Was fuggin' hot, but feel 5K / 10K pace getting better weekly and more motivated to run with less MetCon / Oly incorporated in daily life

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Let me know how you like them.

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I took them out for the first time for a 4.8 mile loop. They fit snugly. When laced all the way up, I don’t have any heel slip. The toe box is roomy—not as much as my Ghosts, but more than the Nike Legend Reacts that fill out my rotation. No hot spots.

The trail is mainly hard packed dirt with a few sections of gravel and rocks, with some wooden bridges mixed in. The bridges looked slick, but the Divide handled well. There was a lot of mud, and I never lost traction. It’s not a waterproof shoe, and I got some wet socks from running through a low spot on the trail. I didn’t notice any discomfort from the rock plate, as some reviewers had mentioned; I may have not run long enough to experience that though.

All in all, I think the Divide is as advertised after one short run. I’ll try to take it out again on Sunday for two loops, depending on weather and how the weekend goes.

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I learned another lesson today. When running on trails, I need to wear bug spray. I also need to google what to do if hogs charge you, because I startled a pair and had an “oh shite” moment.

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How yall baws holding up in this heat ? My runs have sucked lately. I'm doing good to get my daily 3-4 miler in. Can't wait to head to Washington st next week and trail run those national parks.

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Pretty well as long as I‘m not a dumbass

But I am a dumbass, so I have a disaster area run once a week, or once every couple of weeks. Have hit all of my mileage goals, though. Relaxed a good bit on target paces

Just googled Seattle weather and got jealous. Presumably the national park weather will be similar? Have had a, not fully serious, desire to run the wonderland trail for a while

Yeah, it’s in Rainier National Park

Like Ranier’s Tour du Mont Blanc, Annapurna circuit, etc.