October 2025

Weekly Recap – Peak Phase 2 | Week 1 – Cadence & Confidence

My Road to TOWaterfront 42K 🧭 Theme of the Week: Cadence & Confidence This week, rhythm took the wheel.Each run – whether easy, spicy, or steady – revolved around one idea: trusting the beat. As the miles stacked up, my Drummer Buddy pulsed 167 BPM into my ears and something clicked. My pace wasn’t just […]

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A Bit O’ Heat – Peak Phase 2 | Week 1 | Run 5 (Aerobic Endurance with MRP Finish)

My Road to TOWaterfront 42K I was a bit nervous heading into this one. The plan called for a 2-hour long run with the final 30 minutes at MRP, and I hadn’t yet managed to nail the full duration in this block. Fueling was dialed. I sipped a Maurten Mix 160 starting about an hour

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Here Comes the Sun – Peak Phase 2 | Week 1 | Run 4 (Aerobic Endurance)

My Road to TOWaterfront 42K This was a fasted, pre-sunrise easy run with my lighting rig. I haven’t run in the dark in quite a while, so I was a bit nervous about footing – running through pools of light followed immediately by spans of inky shadow. It was a fairly strong run. However, while

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’Twas Jolly – Peak Phase 2 | Week 1 | Run 3 (Speed Workout)

My Road to TOWaterfront 42K Pre-run nutrition: Maurten Drink Mix 320 | Caf 100 @ 5:45 am. Temps cool – strong run, though my mind was thinking of ways to quit during my warm-up. Don’t know what that was about. My legs didn’t feel like they were my own. Was it the Caf 100? Turns

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Charming or Fresh Meat – Peak Phase 2 | Week 1 | Run 2 (Aerobic Endurance)

My Road to TOWaterfront 42K The run itself was uneventful, but the post-run gave me a bit of… let’s call it neighborhood drama. Two unleashed dogs cut across the sidewalk, and for a split second I had to decide whether I looked charming or fresh meat, since they came barreling towards me. Other than that,

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