My watch can divide a run into tidy coloured zones. The untidy question is whether those zones describe me. Here’s how I used a field baseline, RPE, breathing and later runs to create provisional numbers without pretending they’re laboratory results.
Heart Rate Zones for Runners Over 50: Why Mine Are Provisional Read Post »
Experiment
Build Phase 2 | Week 3 | Run 4 – My Road to TOWaterfront 42K How it Began I had stomach distress through the night into the wee hours, so I decided to keep this one short and easy. Other than a couple of SaltStick tabs and swigs of Nuun, I ran fasted. By the
Zone 2 Cadence Reset – August 16, 2025 Read Post »
Marathon Training, Running Journey, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K
Build Phase 2 / Week 2 / Run 1 – My Road to TOWaterfront 42K 🏃♂️ Run Debrief Nothing fancy! My pre-run nibbles consisted of… nothing. Just a tablespoon of Brain Octane MCT oil, a few sips of Nuun, and 2 SaltStick Fastchew tabs. That was enough to kickstart me into a brisk but comfortable
Zone 2 Easy Run – August 5, 2025 Read Post »
Build Phase, Daily Run Logs, Marathon Training, Running Journey, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K
Build Phase 1 / Week 3 / Run 4 – Road to TOWaterfront 42K Setting the Scene About an hour before my run, I chomped down a Maurten Solid 160 – still my favorite brick of engineered energy. I also began sipping Nuun, which is basically on autopilot for me at this point. I’m fairly
Aerobic Endurance in Parry Sound – July 26, 2025 Read Post »
TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K
Build Phase 1 / Week 3 / Run3 – The Road to TOWaterfront 42K Setting the Scene With my new pace and heart rate zones dialed in, I was feeling ready to rip. My wife and I were on a mini vacation in Parry Sound, but the training plan doesn’t pause for pretty scenery –
Speed Workout in Parry Sound – July 25, 2025 Read Post »
TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K
Road to TCS TO Waterfront 42K – 2025 Today was Build Phase 1 / Week 3 / Run 1-a 30-minute Zone 2 easy run. I’ll admit it: my head was already thinking about tomorrow’s time trial. But I reminded myself that every run deserves presence, not just the ones with the word “test” in them.
Zone 2 Easy Run – Building Consistency One Step at a Time Read Post »
Daily Run Log, Training Phase: Build, Zone 2 Training
Build Phase 1, Week 1 – My Road to TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 🏁 Week Overview Cutback complete — Build begins.This week closed out the final phase of Base 2 and laid the groundwork for entering Build Phase 1. With summer heat on the rise, I focused on heart rate control, fueling precision, and strategic
🗓️ Weekly Recap – June 30 to July 6, 2025 Read Post »
Weekly Recap
The Conundrum That Sparked a Deep Dive You lace up, track your training, put in the klicks or miles, and check your devices hoping for some feedback. And then you see it: your Garmin race predictor says you could run a sub-2 hour half marathon, while Strava suggests you’ll be closer to 2:20. So who’s
Why are My Garmin and Strava Race Predictors so far off? I asked AI. Read Post »
Running JourneyEvery long run has a rhythm, a turning point, and if you’re lucky, a moment of flow. On June 29, I ran 11.1 km over 1 hour and 20 minutes, and what unfolded was a masterclass in effort regulation, fueling strategy, and physiological feedback. Let’s break down the anatomy of a long run, using real-time
Anatomy of a Long Run: Breaking Down the Distance, Step by Step Read Post »
Marathon Build, Running Journey, TOWaterfront40KFor a long time, I trained like most age-group runners: I followed the plan, logged the miles, and hoped the math would work itself out. But as a masters runner, I needed more than a one-size-fits-all approach. That’s when I discovered Training Peaks for masters runners — a tool that tailors training and brings confidence
Training Peaks for Masters Runners: Out of the Comfort Zone — Into the Training Zone Read Post »
Masters Running