progression run

Comic-style digital illustration of a fit, Black male runner progressing across seven bold training blocks, representing a structured Zone 2 to Zone 4 progression run. The scene mirrors a TrainingPeaks-style workout graph, visually capturing the ascending intensity stages of the run.

Zone 2 to Zone 4 Progression Run – August 6, 2025

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Build Phase 2 / Week 2 / Run 2 – My Road to TOWaterfront 42K 1 hr 15 mins before the run, I began sipping a Maurten Mix 160. About 15 mins before my warm-up, I accidentally took a Gel 160 instead of a Gel 100 – oops! I rolled with it. Two SaltStick Fastchews, […]

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Progression Run, TCS Toronto Waterfront 42K, TOWaterfront42K
Comic-style illustration of a heat-adapted runner locked in the Zone, embodying mid-summer grit and aerobic flow.

Weekly Recap: Heat Warnings, Heart Rates, and Hard Truths (July 7–13, 2025)

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Resilience in the Heat This week tested everything: pacing discipline, hydration smarts, mantras, and heat adaptation. From a rocket-fueled progression run to a long Zone 2 slog under heat warning skies, it was a clinic in listening to the body – and a quiet triumph in staying upright, focused, and unshaken when conditions tried to

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Weekly Recap
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