Build Phase 3 | Week 1 | Run 5 Today’s Long Run (Aug 24, 2025) capped off Build Phase 3 | Week 1. The goal: stay aerobic, manage the hills, and lock in marathon fueling practice. While GPS drift affected the Pa:HR number on paper, the actual effort stayed steady and controlled from start to […]
Daily Run Log — Long Run (August 24, 2025) Read Post »
Marathon Training 2025, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42KBuild Phase 3 | Week 1 | Run 4 Today’s session was a short, fasted Easy Run with a spicy edge – part of Build Phase 3 | Week 1. I wanted to keep things light but honest, pushing at the top of Zone 2 and brushing Tempo, while testing hydration strategy in warm conditions.
Daily Run Log — Spicy Easy Run (August 23, 2025) Read Post »
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Build Phase 3 | Week 1 | Run 3 Today’s workout was Marathon Pace Efforts, part of Build Phase 3 | Week 1. These sessions are designed to mimic race-day intensity and stress both body and fueling strategy. Cool conditions and a well-timed nutrition plan made this an ideal setup to test whether my gut
Daily Run Log — Marathon Pace Efforts (August 22, 2025) Read Post »
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Build Phase 3 | Week 1 | Run 2 Today’s Easy Run was part of Build Phase 3 | Week 1. With cooler conditions (a gift this late in August), I went in expecting smooth miles. The goal: keep it relaxed in Zone 2, practice fluid form, and shake out the legs after yesterday’s progression
Daily Run Log — Easy Run (August 20, 2025) Read Post »
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Build Phase3 | Week 1 | Run 1 Today’s Progression Run (August 19, 2025) marked the start of Build Phase 3 | Week 1. The weather was cooperative – 16 °C, 70% humidity, light ENE breeze – ideal for testing steady progression pacing and practicing fueling on the move. For this Progression run I followed
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This week of marathon training threw everything at me-short Z2 work, tempos with strides, spicy intervals, a cadence reset, and finally, a rainy long run that tested both patience and grit. Each session carried its own lesson, and together they shaped another solid block in the build. Workouts Tempo Run with Strides – Aug 13
Weekly Recap Build Phase 2 | Week 3 – August 11 to August 17, 2025 Read Post »
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Build Phase 2 | Week 3 | Run 5 – My Road to TOWaterfront 42K And the rains came! 🌧️ I couldn’t really tell how heavy it was at first – just that steady patter that makes you wonder whether to wait it out. In the meantime, I downed a banana (which turned into a
Running in the Rain – August 17, 2025 Read Post »
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Another week logged on the road to my first marathon, the Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2025, and this one felt like a lesson in patience, persistence, and adaptability. With temperatures stubbornly high and the dew point hanging over every session, I leaned on cadence work, nutrition tweaks, and some mental grit to carry me through. Workouts
Weekly Recap Build Phase 2 | Week 2 – August 4 to August 10, 2025 Read Post »
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