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had a threshold and vo2 max test done at a place called The Endurance Store in Wrightington. Well pleased with vo2 max at 44.2, not bad for someone almost 61 😁 Although my LT1 and LT2 estimations were out compared to the test which gave 140 bpm and 172 bpm, my last field test gave a higher reading so some adjustments needed there #running #vo2max #thresholdtest #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Great Manchester Run 10k tomorrow, so its #flatlay time #running #10krace #greatrun #oldguysrule

@Neddyo I'd go see them again. Last time I saw them was May of '90 at Toads Place in New Haven when my buddy was at Yale. #oldguysrule

New shoes day and a recovery run to test them out. Picked up some New Balance FuelCell Propels on sale from the NB website. First impressions are good #running #recoveryrunning #easyrunning #adidasrunning #newbalancefuelcellpropel5 #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

First intervals session for over 6 months Didn’t push too hard just enough to get the heart rate up. 20 minutes warm up, 15x30 second repeats with 15 seconds active recovery followed by a 10 minute jog home #running #intervaltraining #speedrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Easy run Saturday 7km zone 1/2 run with cool down walk to finish off. Kept pace and hr nice and steady today and happy with the averages for the run. Polar running index up to 45 so slowly getting back to normal #running #easyrunning #heartratetraining #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Decided to let my Polar watch decide what run to do today and it suggested a 90 long run with tempo finish. Chose a route I’ve done before with a slight alteration. Hard to keep in the zones due to gradients and terrain but averages just about ok #running #longrun #longruntempofinish #adidasrunning #polarrunning #polarvantagev3 #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

I’m still frequenting the gym these days as I’m finding it easier to control fitness and recovery this way. Anyway threshold running today, 10 minutes warm up then 30 minutes threshold, I tried to guess what pace to run off a previous 5k I did recently, which worked out at 5:24 min/km average hr 181 bpm. Well pleased with that and good benchmark to work from. Happy running guys 😊🤘👊👍🏃🏼#running #treadmillrunning #thresholdrunning #adidasrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Back at it after a weekend away and an hour’s easy running on the treadmill.
15 minutes warm up, 45 minutes zone 1/2 running and 5 minutes cool down walk. Happy hr stayed in the desired zones, although it did climb towards the higher end of zone 2 which I expected running on a treadmill in the gym #running #treadmillrunning #easyrunning #recoveryrunning #adidasrunning #RunningCommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

5k recovery run in the bag and feeling good #running #5krunning #5krun #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Another day another treadmill run, maybe I can get outdoors later in the week 🤔 Anyway tempo/threshold session today, 25 minutes after 15 at warm up pace. Ended up 2 or 3 beats lower than threshold so could possibly have ran a little quicker #running #temporunning #thresholdrunning #adidasrunning #treadmillrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

An easy paced zone 2 treadmill run in the company of Gothenburg metal gods The Halo Effect and their brand new album March of the Unheard #running #easyrunning #treadmillrunning #adidasrunning #thehaloeffect #marchoftheunheard #melodeath #gothenburgmetal #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Tempo run day. Still too cold and icy to go outside so another trip to the gym. 15 minutes warm up, zone 1, progression tempo working through zone 3 finishing off with 15 minutes cool down #running #temporunning #treadmillrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

You can’t know how good it felt to be able to go run two days in a row, the first time since the middle of September. 45 treadmill minutes at a nice slow easy pace and feeling awesome #running #treadmillrunning #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

A slow slippery 10k Jeff round the block in the company of Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Mastodon, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Paradise Lost and In Flames to name a few #running #10krunning #sundayrunning #runwalk #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule #metal #deathmetal #metalrunner

First run session of 2025 and tough 7 miles done. Hope to be able to return to where my fitness was earlier last year as finding it a struggle at the moment #running #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Finishing 2024 with a hard worked 30 minutes. Definitely a struggle today, heart rate up to over 90% of MHR and lungs fighting to take in oxygen. So with my level of fitness lately a sub 30 5k is pretty damn good. Hope to return to previous years fitness as soon as possible #running #5krun #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

It’s surprising how things change over time when your running fitness has wained. Went out with the intention of a nice relaxed run, not worrying too much on pace and heart rate. Got to 5k, then eased back and finished the workout with 2k cool down walk/jog. Average pace for the 5k was 6:11 min/km at 168 bpm whereas the same pace 7/8 months ago, hr would have been around 150 bpm. Something to work on over the next few months #running #adidasrunning #runnersofmatodon #oldguysrule