Nice 15km run today. The goal was neither distance nor speed, but time in the shoes. I was going for low-to-moderate effort for a long time, to remind the heart and lungs (and legs) what to do. This was my first post-injury long run, and it felt pretty solid through mile 8, though the last 1.33 miles were a little tough.

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https://www.strava.com/activities/12535509498

Set out to run 10k but felt good, so I ran 7 miles instead.

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Just had one of the worst runs I've had probably in years, and for no particular reason. Sometimes this is an early indicator that I'm about to come down with a cold or the like.

Still, 3 miles on the books...

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Better feeling 10km this week than last week, started out slow and tapered off and never had my heart rate run away from me. This time I stayed relatively close to home, because there's a cold storm approaching and if it started to rain, I wanted to be close enough to home to short-cut back.

Fortunately, I didn't get rained on, and after I got warm, the cool air felt pretty good.

VO2max is now staying consistently at 42; not bad for a 48-year-old guy, but my goal is still to get it up to 45. More HIIT in my future.

https://www.strava.com/activities/10690887635/overview

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Not a fast 5k, but a consistent one, and without stopping. I ran this deliberately slowly, because I'd done some much faster running over the weekend and needed a slow, gentle, clean and consistent recovery run.

https://www.strava.com/activities/10656130045

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I'm the only person I know who can tweak his back while running... indoors... on a treadmill.

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Today's goal was duration + very minimal stopping/walking, with a plan of doing two slow miles, two faster miles, and two slow miles again, with a short fast run at the end for the last 0.2mi.

Fairly successful. Over time I want to pick up the pace and get everything a little more consistent, but it feels good to have the duration back.

https://www.strava.com/activities/10642477577

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Missed several days because we were out of school (and the work out room is at school) but back at it for 2.5 miles the last couple days. Even added some kettle bell work today. #running #runningmotivation #runningsucks #exercise

5.5 miles this year. #running #runningmotivation #runningsucks

Miles ran 2024 = 2.5 ☹️. #running #runningmotivation #runningsucks

I did a thing today. It's a thing I hate, but really, it's not hard to do. I just have to make myself do it. Miles ran this year = 1. #running #runningmotivation #runningsucks #runningshoes

Five mile run this morning. Ugh. Got about four weeks to get some wind back. Doable, but I'm not going to like it

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Well that was painful, just like I knew it would be, BUT, all this pain is paying off over time. My VO2max estimate bumped up by 1 again, now 41. My goal is still to get it up to 45, which would be quite good for my age.

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It's HIIT (high-intensity interval training) day for me. It's going to suck, but I'm going to do it anyway.

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