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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

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

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

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

Thumbs up for Christmas Eve running 👍👍 #running #adidasrunning #feelinggood #christmas #christmasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Today’s run was a good 55 minute zone 2 loop with a few walk breaks up some inclines to keep things in the right zone. #running #zone2running #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

5k fast ish pace in a 5 mile sandwich. Not the speediest I’ve ran but to push well under 30 minutes for the fast bit is a huge bonus at the moment #running #5krun #5milerun #thresholdrun #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Another hour out on the streets. Still not up to previous fitness levels but working on it, all being slowly at the moment #running #slowrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

About today, The Haunted Made Me Do It #running #slowrunning #slowrun #adidasrunning #aerobicbasebuilding #thehaunted #thehauntedmademedoit #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

It’s good to be out running on the roads again. A much needed hour’s aerobic base training was perfect for today’s choice of workout especially with this new “hectic” lifestyle I seem to have now 😉😁#running #easyrunning #zone2running #aerobicbasebuilding #polarrunning #slowrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Finally managed to get a bit of running in after a week off. Did a bit a leg strengthening too 💪💪🏃🏼🏃🏼#running #easyrunning #adidasrunning #strengthtraining #treadmillrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Warrington 10k this morning 🔥🔥
A much better result than expected 👊👊 was hoping for a sub 60 minutes but to go sub 55 with the lack of training for the past 2 months, I’m well pleased with 54:23 #running #10krunning #10krun #10krace #adidasrunning #newbalancefuelcell #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Warrington 10k is looming on the horizon so thought I’d better see what shape I’m in for the race. Had to take a few breathers en route due to the hilly terrain and with the hot weather and me being stupid and forgetting to take some fluids before I left meant heart rate higher than expected but overall a good workout running #temporunning #thresholdrunning #10krunning #polarrunning #polarflow #fitspark #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

First run over an hour for some time and boy what a struggle it was! 😩😫 Wanted to run the main part in zone 3 and hopefully keep a decent pace but alas not today, breathing heavy, heart rate climbing too much so having to slow to a walk on a few occasions. My aerobic base has definitely dropped over the past 2 months. That’s something to work on over the rest of the year #running #longrun #heartratetraining #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Saturday slow run done 👍 45 minutes and 4 miles in the bank #running #slowrunning #easyrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Too wet to go running outside so off to the gym for some treadmill miles. 45 minutes total split into 10 minutes warm up, 30 minutes easy pace and 5 minutes cool down, didn’t bother too much about heart rate just let it do its own thing as the main objective was to see how my leg was coping and happy with the progress #running #treadmillrunning #easyrunning #polarrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

A packed Saturday meant I had just enough time for a 5k this morning. Wanted to run it with feel instead HR so I could gauge how my hamstring was coping and to see if the strength work I’ve been doing at the gym is paying off and so far so good #running #easyrunning #5krun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

First run out since Sunday, knee/hamstring felt ok but didn’t push it. Saw a physio earlier on who gave a few more pointers and different exercises to add to my list Also recommended keeping the runs to a max of 2 per week and just short ones 🥹🥹 don’t know if can resist keeping it just the 2 😟 #running #easyrunning #midweekrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

It’s always a pleasure to run my hometown and today was no exception. Wanted to keep in hr zone 2 for this 10k run but did allow to push towards aerobic threshold. Pace down than a couple of months ago so something to focus on in the future #sundayrun #10krun #easyrunning #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Picked up a new pair of Adidas Adistar CS, half price. Would be rude not to give them a run out 😉😀 30 minutes at a leisurely pace with 2 minutes walking warm up #running #easyrunning #adidasrunning #adidasadistar #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Took a walk to the local gym, which is only 10 minutes away for some treadmill running and strength training. 30 minute run with 15 minutes at tempo keeping hr below 170 bpm as much as possible then some work on my quads and calfs followed by some squats, glute bridges and russian twists #running #temporunning #treadmillrunning #gymfitness #strengthtraining #polarrunning #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Horns up for today’s run! Managed an hour today and knee/hamstring felt better than previous. Now I need to build up strength and aerobic base up again as fitness was waned understandably. Anyway best foot forward as they say…. #running #60minuterun #adidasrunning #adizeroboston12 #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Another slow and easy run done, trying to get some resemblance of fitness back but still struggling with knee and hamstring issues so keeping pace really slow #running #easyrunning #slowrunning #recoveryrunning #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

First tentative steps out the door for 10 days and a 5k recovery run to hopefully kickstart my running adventures. What I actually thought was a knee issue turned out to be hamstring with the pain being localised in the knee area and a visit to a local sports physio for treatment helped tremendously #running #recoveryrunning #5krunning #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Tempo running today and checking on how my knee is coping with a slightly faster pace which as expected was slower than it’s been for a while and heart rate pushing towards threshold zone. Pain still there but now more bearable but any longer run at a higher pace might be too much at the moment #running #temporunning #polarrunning #10krunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Zone 1/2 10k run today, didn’t want to push the pace as I’ve seemed to have developed runner’s knee which has been hindering any progress lately so just going out for a few tentative runs every now and then #running #easyrunning #10krun #10krunning #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

A busy few days but still managed a couple of runs. Yesterday 60 minutes aerobic threshold with heart rate bordering zones 2 & 3 and today a tougher tempo session with 2x3k + 2x1500m #running #easyrunning #temporunning #10krun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Had to squeeze in todays run earlier than normal as had a few things planned for later in the day. 60 minutes total with 30 at tempo pace and keeping heart rate in zone 3 which was the plan for today #running #temporunning #adidasrunning #10krun #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

First run as an oldie 👊 60 today so started the celebrations with a 10k including a 25 minute threshold session sandwiched in the middle. Made sure I kept to the script and within the zones allocated for today’s run so pace that bit slower than it would have been if a little bit cooler #running #10krun #thresholdrun #birthdayrun #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Went out for my usual hour around lunchtime. A slight change to the plan today, instead of easing back for the last 10 minutes, decided to run that at half marathon pace. #running #easyrunning #60minuterun #10krun #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

5k recovery run in the company in one of Gothenburg’s finest; At The Gates #running #5krun #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #atthegates #terminalspiritdisease #deathmetal #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

45 minute progression run today, working through hr zones 1-5 allowing about 15 minutes in each and making sure heart rate didn’t go above super threshold for the workout. Then a few static stretches before finishing off with a 15 minute cool down jog home #running #10krun #thresholdrun #progressionrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

A very much needed recovery run to clear a clogged head full of unwanted shit #running #recoveryrun #therapyrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

It always good to run on a nice sunny day but maybe the choice of run could have been wrong 🤷 30 minutes tempo with the idea to keep heart rate just below zone 4 which for most of the workout I did manage but it did creep up at times but not too far #running #temporunning #temporun #heartratetraining #adidasrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule #dreadlockrunner

Tempo running this evening, 1500m warm up, 5k at tempo and 1500m cool down. The plan was to try and keep heart rate bordering hr zones 3 and 4 for the workout but allowing a little extra for any hills I had to negotiate so pleased with the results: 5km in 25:52 min, average pace 5:11 min/km, average hr 169bpm #running #temporun #5ktempo #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule #dreadlockrunner

Tonight’s easy recovery run was more of a struggle than it was on the same route as last week, pace about 20 seconds slower per km and heart rate up about 5 beats on average. Bet the hour+ leg strength exercises last night and out walking most of the day probably didn’t help 😬🤷 #running #recoveryrun #easyrun #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

It was all about recovery today, after yesterday’s harder effort, the focus was on low heart rate running keeping bpm in the 140’s and feeling really refreshed and looking forward to tomorrow’s long run #running #easyrun #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #heartratetraining #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

It was one of those days when you don’t really feel like going out for a run but if you don’t you feel even worse. 50 minutes done with 35 at threshold, was hoping to keep round about 10k pace and keep heart rate within the limit I’d set but had to back off a little. #running #thresholdrun #polarrunning #10ktraining #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

45 minutes easy pace running to start the week off, managed to keep heart rate below the 150bpm which hasn’t happened for quite some time especially at the pace I was running #running #easyrun #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Tempo running today! 5 miles/8k with the focus on keeping between 166-168 bpm or just below zone 4 as much as possible #running #temporun #temporunning #8krun #5milerun #heartratetraining #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Had a little bit of free time this evening so what better chance to lace up my Alphaflys and go running. 45 minutes with 30 at threshold pace #running #thresholdrun #adidasrunning #eveningrun #runnersofmastdon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Tuesday as usual for this training block for Chester Half is threshold day split into two halves of 30 minutes zone 2 easy and zone 4 threshold. Happy for the steady improvement over the past few weeks as race draws near #running #halfmarathontraining #thresholdrun #progressionrun #chesterhalfmarathon #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

I’ve always wanted to find new places to run but for convenience and ease just stepped out the door and ran local loops but, today I decided to go on a little adventure and see where I ended up so a nice 7 mile there and back run following the course of the Mersey in Warrington on a relatively flat paved trail with a little bit of mud to slip and slide on #running #easyrun #7milerun #stravarunning #halfmarathontraining #RunningCommunity #mastorunners #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Tempo running today building up intensity from easy pace through to threshold then easing off for the last 5 minutes with a cool down jog. Felt surprisingly good considering I forgot to use my copd inhaler before setting off #running #temporun #5milerun #8krun #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #polarrunning #heartratetraining #RunningCommunity #mastorunners #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Another progression run scheduled for today as part of my half marathon plan. Took a more undulating route so had to compensate with pace to keep in the right zones for the workout. #running #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #progressionrun #thresholdrun #adidasrunning #polarrunning #RunningCommunity #mastorunners #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

5 easy training miles, heart rate relatively steady apart from slight climbs on uphill sections and pace adjusted accordingly #running #easyrunning #5milerun #adidasrunning #halfmarathontraining #RunningCommunity #mastorunners #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Progressive tempo run done today. Started off nice and easy and worked through pace and hr zones to reach anaerobic threshold before finishing off with 5 minutes cool down. #running #halfmarathontraining #temporun #progressionrun #thresholdrun #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Back to half marathon training today with 60 minutes progression running split into 30 minutes easy zone 2 pace and 25 minutes zone 4 threshold pace with 5 minutes cool down. Breathing was heavier than expected but the route had a steep climb to start the threshold part so was trying to save myself to keep in the zone #running #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #60minuterun #progressionrun #thresholdrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule