Category Archives: Speed

Speed Run (9.10k)

Yes, you read that correctly: SPEED. Me. Yeah. All 9.10k worth. And the only album that happened to be actually on my iPod this evening was the ‘It Still Moves’  album by My Morning Jacket. When I saw it there … Continue reading

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Speed Run (9.47k)

It’s my last week of “Iron Build” before I begin my all-haloed taper, and the whole shebang begins with  running another 9.47k worth of 300m (10x) intervals.  Well, okay, I did swim 3600m this morning, but this is the workout … Continue reading

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Speed Run (12.23k)

Well, the Iron program is officially back on as of this week for another three week build and while the short and easy runs (all two of them) were all fine and dandy, I need to get back to the … Continue reading

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Easy Run/Walk (5.8k)

Talk about your shitty days at work.  At least I’m all done for the day.  Having said that, this afternoons set of 30 x 30 second sprints is primarily aimed at burning off that residual stress.  My motivation is the … Continue reading

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Speed Run (9.97k)

Today is “track day” and, as with most things these days it scares the living bejesus outta me.  I mean, me?  On a track?  Surely you jest?  Fat guys have about as much place on a running track as Michael … Continue reading

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Speed Run (11.15k)

I only have the one workout today (yay!) but it’s still no walk in the park.  Yeah, ;like I ever get those anymore.  My workout calls for 30 x 30 second sprints and another 15 minutes at my half marathon … Continue reading

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Speed Run (7.25k)

I’ve already had a nice morning swim at sunrise with the Coach and it’s my turn to get dinner going this evening with my world famous, well, famous in my mind I suppose, crab cakes.  Before that though I wanted … Continue reading

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Speed Run (10.5k)

I know I should probably be recovering and not doing intervals, since it’s one week ago today that this whole chest nastiness started after my hill run in Barrie (click HERE), but it’s a miserable day tracking reports for work … Continue reading

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Speed Run (10.5k)

Since I rolled in from last night’s trip to Toronto at around 2:30pm (stupid late night construction) I’m currently functioning on about 6 hours of sleep and so I feel like a total bag of dicks.  I’m still going forward … Continue reading

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Speed Run (9.95k)

I’ve committed to amping up my weekly running regimen with these stupid interval speed workouts, and this morning I did the pool equivalent of the same thing during my swim workout so today, apparently, is “Speed Day” I guess.  Can … Continue reading

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