Training Log Archive: Grandpa Jameson

late night of work (9pm) and then straight to sleep.

shin. no issues last couple of days. jogging this morning. fingers crossed.

easy jog on the river to see how the shin is. all good. hopefully I'm in the clear. gonna keep running in the cliftons for anything flat or on the roads. shouldn't have switched to the Fresh Foams..... thinking that is what aggravated my shin.

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lunch spin. so nice out. back to just a jersey and shorts.

installed the wedges on my cleats (varus wedge between cleat and shoe) after slater recommended it because it helped his chronic lower leg issue. i definitely noticed a difference. lower leg not having to work as much... will be interesting to see if this has anything to do with my shin issues... i am willing to try anything.

starting to feel rested again... was pretty smashed last week. maybe that's why shin got lit up??

shin. seems good. 90% I will toe the line at Fear the Dear on Saturday. Going to run tomorrow morning and then decide.

stoked that my weight has regulated around 148. down from 153 a few weeks ago. Just made some minor tweaks. didn't give anything up. 3 more lbs will be as low as I want to go. lean now and don't want to lose muscle.

warm up

myrtl
dynamic running warm up

4 x barbell complex #45 + instep stretch

DL warm up: 10 x #95, 8 x #115, 6 x #135

6 rounds
5 x DL #155
3x scotty bob #20
10x toes to post

6 rounds
5x hang squat clean #85
5x kneeling curl to press #20
10x weight situp #25

3 rounds
20e x single leg calf raise
30" ankle sit

big gear hill reps on deer creek cyn rd. solid one today and it was good work.

4 x 8'
odd - alternating seated/standing every 2'
even - alternating seated/standing every 1'

317, 320, 316, 316 avg watts per interval.

really good sleep and i think i've broken the cycle of waking up super early. up today to an alarm for some early trainer time.

shin. no pain this morning,

early morning trainer sesh... and a good one.

10' wu
10 x 30" hard, 30" easy
10 x 2' hard, 2' easy (odd -standing, even - seated)
10 x 15" all out, 45" easy
5' cd

hike on the treadmill. shin was fine. vary grades up to 15% and speeds between 3-3.5. good sweat.

big sleep and needed it... was pretty frustrated yesterday afternoon but some good burgers and beer put an end to that.

shin. feels good out of bed. we'll see. doesn't seem as bad as a few weeks ago. wondering what tweaked it though.

this is probably the best article i've read about shin pain... it's not soft tissue.
https://runnersconnect.net/running-injury-preventi...

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easy spin and good legs. to be expected after taking yesterday off. cold and wet... again. rolled cold and it was super gray out but not too cold. rode over to deer creek and it was like riding in cold. super wet and cold. then it started to rain lightly for the rest of the ride. hopefully i am paying my dues for some super sunny, hot, WIND FREE days ahead!

SSD Ultra In-Season Session 14

warm up:
myrtl
dynamic walking warm up

4 Rounds
Dumbbell Complex #20
Instep Plus Stretch

squat wu: 10 x #45, 10 x #95, 8 x #115

Training:

(1) 6 Rounds

3x Back Squat #135
10x kbs #35
5x Y+L @ 2.5#

(2) 6 Rounds

5x Bench Press on ball #75 (2 x #35 kb)
10x barbell bent over row #95
3/3/3 Toe Touch Complex

(3) 4 Rounds
5x Kneeling Plate Halfmoon (M-25#, W-15#)
10x GHD Back Extensions
10x Kneeling Keg Lift (M-16kg, W-12kg)
15x Poor Man's Reverse Hyper

3 x 20e eccentric calf raises

ankle mobility and flexibility work

ART with Dr. Dan. Just working on my calves and ankle mobility. he has a lot of good ideas. next time i go in he going to to a gait analysis. i gotta figure out why my R shin keeps getting lit up.

up early to head to boulder for the "race". plan is to run easy... but may pull the plug depending on how i feel. my shin was a bit weird after my RIDE yesterday... what the fuck. not sore running around and playing with ruby in the back yard... just weird or achey is the only way i can describe it. i had zero issues before, after, or during any of my runs since taking 17 days off. i'm cursed.

not sure what caused it if it's' anything... at all. it could be nothing and I'm just thinking about it too much and wondering if there is anything going on.

I ran in the Fresh Foam 1080s on Friday and they just feel weird on my feet. My shin started hurting the last time after my first run in them. took them back to Boulder Running company on friday and exchanged them for another pair or cliftons for my non technical trail running and hood paths. not saying the the 1080s caused this but it's an odd coincidence for sure.

if I have any sensations in my shin today I'll pull the plug. other than my shin i feel so good and fit.

Pulled the plug... Shin not 100% and don't want to risk it. So fucking lame. Why does this keep happening with a race coming up??? We'll see what happens. Fear the dear and dirty 30 in jeopardy again and just when I was getting the stoke back.

Hopefully not running will prevent thrill is from becoming an "injury"

great sleep. passed out on the couch again... good sign the training is going well!

rolled out just after 7 and it was kinda cold and foggy. headed up and did the deer creek climb and started getting really foggy again. flipped it at the top and froze my ass of descending... and never got warm again. 3 hours of being cold and having numb fingers and toes. kinda miserable but got it done.

good sleep and up early again. need to break this cycle.

easy jog to drop off ruby and the a hood lap. felt ok. legs tired from run and strength yesterday.

sunhine and singletrack. mellow ride out to south valley and deer creek. legs tired for sure.