Yoga and stretching; 30 mins

10 miles.

It's so hard to get up early when it's so cold out.

3.5 miles

4,000 yd swim this afternoon

CDub06 said:

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10 miles.

It's so hard to get up early when it's so cold out.

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Dude. 8 miles here. 8:30 on first mile, and cranking out 7:25 on the last one with gas left in the tank. Just focus on how good you feel after mile 3. In weather like this, my half marathon pace is faster than my 10K. Power through!

You'd rather it be 99 and 100% humidity again?

It's just easier to get up and get motivated when you're beating the heat. When I stepped out and saw it was 38 this morning, I considered wrapping up in a blanket and going back in.

I agree that it's harder to get out of bed when it's cold. But the benefits of running in the cold vs heat far outweigh it for me. Knowing I can run over 1 min faster per mile and it feel easier is all I need to not ***** and get out of bed.

3 Rounds of:

10 3 Pump Burpees, 10 Thrusters w/ 85lb sandbag
10 3 Pump Burpess, 10 Pull Ups
10 3 Pump Burpees, 10 Squats w/ Sandbag
10 3 Pump Burpess, 10 Rows w/ Sandbag

45min Hills run +10min cool down

Been a ****ty two weeks of back problems but got good news at the doctor today. No idea what my fitness is like at this point, but there is at least a path forward to running again and getting to BCS in one piece and in some kind of race shape.

Did 45 minutes on the stationary bike this morning before all that this afternoon.

Swim? Where do you live, Honolulu?

So much easier to run at this time of year...

Biking and running, six miles total.

Houston. Not sure if you've heard. But we've had this innovative idea of gyms with indoor pools. Or outdoor heated pools

ptothemo said:

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Been a ****ty two weeks of back problems but got good news at the doctor today. No idea what my fitness is like at this point, but there is at least a path forward to running again and getting to BCS in one piece and in some kind of race shape.

Did 45 minutes on the stationary bike this morning before all that this afternoon.

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It might be all the exercise.

3.6 miles with negative splits - fastest since Houston

That is an invaluable observation. I'll call my doctor first thing this morning to share the second opinion.