October 2025

TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Recap: The Four Acts of the Marathon

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Act I – When Plans Meet Reality Something felt off before I even crossed the start line. I’d eaten my pre-game bread and jam, almost finished my Maurten 320, and was feeling calm, confident, and ready. Then, suddenly, it hit – a strange rush. Not excitement, not nerves. Something chemical. My body flooded with energy […]

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Taper Phase | Run 2 – Taper Week Run With Short Efforts – My Road to TOWaterfront 42K

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Date: October 15, 2025Time of Day: 7:18 AMTemperature: 14 °C | Humidity 82 % | Feels Like 13 °C | Wind WNW 7 km/hPhase: Taper Phase | Run 2 Last Workout to TCS 42 dot 2 in the T-Dot. There’s a special energy in these final tune-ups – a mix of light legs, restrained excitement,

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Race Predictions: What Happens When AI Ignores Your Long Runs

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Two Confident Algorithms, One Confused Runner Garmin says I’ll finish my first marathon in 4:12:25.Strava swears it’ll take 5:16:55.They can’t both be right – and yet, they both think they are. One uses physiology; the other uses patterns.Both wear the crown of “AI prediction,” and both forget the one thing I never do: the long

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Running Journey

Taper Phase | Run 1 – Taper Week Easy 30 Run

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42K Date: October 14 2025Time of Day: 11:30 AMTemperature: 16 °C | Humidity 77 % | Feels Like 19 °C | Wind NW 6.8 km/hPhase: Taper Phase | Run 1 ’Tis the season to be racing! With taper in full swing, this Taper Week Easy 30 Run marked the calm before

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Weekly Recap – Taper Phase (Oct 7–12, 2025): Ready, Not Restless – Fatigue with Purpose

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42 K 🏁 Opening Reflections Taper week arrived with its usual mix of too much energy and not quite enough spark. Every runner knows this uneasy balance-legs that feel both light and sluggish, fitness that’s fully loaded but still under wraps. This week, I reminded myself: taper isn’t about rest-it’s about

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Tough Taper Long – Taper Phase | Run 5 (Aerobic Endurance with MRP Finish)

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42 K I woke feeling ready and fueled, but that spark dulled once the run got rolling. Pre-run mix: Maurten 160 (1 h before). My plan was 160 @ 40 min, 100 @ 70 min-but I only had 160 gels on hand, so both were 160s. Possibly overkill, but it got

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“T” for Taper = Tired – Taper Phase | Run 4 (Aerobic Endurance)

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42 K I slept well-ish, but yesterday’s speedwork definitely left its calling card.RPE ran higher than usual, yet it was another satisfying drop in the marathon bucket. Somewhere between kilometers 3 and 5, my mind drifted to race-day visuals – where I’d be at 10 K, 30 K, and beyond. Could

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Gloves Time! – Taper Phase | Run 3 (Speed Workout)

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42K The temps plummeted to comfort levels for running.. Gloves were non-negotiable. This was a short but spicy speed workout, and I felt dialed in from the warm-up. My Drummer Buddy pulsed through the accelerations, and cadence snapped to attention. Each two-minute Z5 rep was a measured surge, not an all-out

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Fatigue Fun…Oi. – Taper Phase | Run 2 (Aerobic Endurance/Strength)

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42K Tired all day. The shift to late-day running always takes me a session or two to recalibrate. I sipped some Nuun before heading out, My Drummer Buddy on board, cadence steady. Not entirely sure if my chest strap HRM synced – the data might be from the Forerunner 235’s optical

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Aerobic Endurance/Strength – Taper Phase | Run 1 (October 7 2025)

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My Road to TOWaterfront 42 K A calm, easy start to taper week. I sipped 500 ml of Nuun before heading out into a light, energizing drizzle. Conditions were warm but comfortable-18 °C with the kind of mist that makes you feel quick without trying. My Drummer Buddy piped steady beats through my Shokz, stepping

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