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

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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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Marathon Training 2025, Masters Running, Running After 50, Running After 60, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K

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

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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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Marathon Training 2025, Masters Running, Running After 50, Running After 60, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K

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

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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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Marathon Training 2025, Running After 50, Running After 60, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K
Wide, vintage comic‑style illustration of a middle‑aged Black runner wearing a blue tank, black 7‑inch shorts, blue/gray cap, Shokz Open Move headphones, Garmin on the left wrist, and blue Altra Experience Flows, sprinting across the frame. Behind him, a TrainingPeaks‑style blue interval bar strip spans the width, with a faint Maurten Mix 160 + Gel 160 fuel‑timing line graph layered behind the bars.

Spicy Intervals in the Cool Morning Air – August 15, 2025

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Build Phase 2 | Week 3 | Run 3 — My Road to TOWaterfront 42K Introduction Today’s Build Phase 2 | Week 3 | Run 3 had a bit of everything: cool morning air, an alternating 2-min-on / 1-min-off speed set, and just enough spice in the legs for a final push. Coming in with

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Marathon Training, Speed Workouts, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K
Comic-style illustration of a middle-aged male runner asleep in bed, dreaming of himself running. The dream version wears sunglasses, Shokz Open Move headphones, and a Garmin watch. The bedroom is dimly lit while the dream is bright and vivid.

Threshold Run – August 1, 2025

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Build Phase 2 / Week 1 / Run 3 – Road to TOWaterfront 42K Today’s threshold run was one of those deceptive workouts: it looks simple on paper but finds a way to squeeze every drop out of you. While I hit my targets, I felt absolutely drained by the end. I got a much

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Build Phase, Daily Run Log, Marathon Training, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K, Train for your first Maraton
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