Thursday, April 17, 2025

Weekly Recap 15 - April 7, 2025

2 weeks until Boston and week 1 of the taper.

Monday, April 7

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 49
  • Resting HR: 55
  • Sleep Score: 79
  • Training readiness: 58
  • Body battery: 80

No alcohol

Tuesday, April 8

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 59
  • Resting HR: 53
  • Sleep Score: 87
  • Training readiness: 87
  • Body battery: 92

Strength and mobility (20 minutes)

Lunch Workout

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, lunge, calf raise, drills, and strides

Performance condition +4. Relative effort 41. 5 x 1k (4:42.8, 4:42.8, 4:40.2, 4:44.2, 4:44.0). 5 x 200m (48.4, 47.7, 47.9, 51.4, 47.1). Avg HR 153 bpm. I battled anxiety issues.

Warm down - Recover Simple Lower-Body Stretch

I went to Crafty West with the work crew. I had a good time but breweries are not really my scene.

Wednesday, April 9

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 40
  • Resting HR: 57
  • Sleep Score: 51
  • Training readiness: 32
  • Body battery: 41

A workout and 2 beers and my recovery goes to pot.

Supplement Stack

Whey protein, folic acid, Bi-Flex, magnesium glycinate

Kettlebells, Core, and Mobility (20 minutes)

While doing figure my right hamstring cramped

No alcohol

Thursday, April 10

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 55
  • Resting HR: 54
  • Sleep Score: 84
  • Training readiness: 72
  • Body battery: 85

My left calf cramped in bed. Taper tantrums!

Supplement Stack

Whey protein, folic acid, Bi-Flex, magnesium glycinate

Pre-Run

Calf raise, hip flexion, crunches, flutter kicks, and calf stretch

Morning Run

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, lunge, calf raise, and drills

Performance condition +5. Relative effort 20. 5.20 mi. Time 47:41. Avg Pace 9:10 /mi. Total Ascent 85 ft. Avg HR 141 bpm.

Warm down - Recover Simple Lower-Body Stretch

Today was a banger at work. I went 7 hours straight on a project. I had planned to do a yoga session but completely forgot about it until time for bed.

Friday, April 11

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 55
  • Resting HR: 55
  • Sleep Score: 80
  • Training readiness: 69
  • Body battery: 84

NTC Gentle Yoga (~20 minutes)

Lunch Run

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, calf raise, and hops

Performance condition +2. Relative effort 16. Aerobic run. 5.01 mi. Time 44:33. Avg Pace 8:53 /mi. Total Ascent 157 ft. Avg HR 141 bpm. My left calf is wanting to be a problem.

Warm down - nothing yet

I bottomed out this afternoon and had to take a 20 minutes nap.

Supplement Stack

Whey protein, folic acid, Bi-Flex, magnesium glycinate

Calf Therapy

Applied Magnesium Gel
Percussion therapy with the HyperVolt
Scrapping with Voltaren

Saturday, April 12

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 44
  • Resting HR: 57
  • Sleep Score: 63
  • Training readiness: 58
  • Body battery: 57

Final Long Run before Boston

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, hop and drills

Performance condition +5. Relative effort 30. 10.01 mi. Time 1:30:30. Avg Pace 9:02 /mi. Total Ascent 161 ft. Avg HR 139.

Warm down - some walking and breakfast with Justin and John

My calf was a problem and post-run my achilles was sore. I can't figure this out, was it the shoes?

Core and Mobility (20 minutes)

I did some of the Nikki Hiltz's gym routine.

Calf/Achilles Therapy

Ice
Percussion therapy with the HyperVolt
Scrapping with Voltaren

Sunday, April 13

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 44
  • Resting HR: 56
  • Sleep Score: 75
  • Training readiness: 52
  • Body battery: 55

Gym session (40 minutes)

ARC Trainer 5 minutes
Hanging Knee Raises 3/10
Good Mornings 45 3/6
Hammer Iso-lateral Shoulder Press 55 1/9 70 1/3
Hammer Iso-lateral Low Row 90 1/7 115 1/4
Hammer Iso-lateral Incline 70 1/6 90 1/3
Life Fitness Seated Leg Press 85 1/10 115 1/10 145 1/10
Life Fitness Leg Extension TKE 25 3/8
Red light therapy (8 minutes)
Hydro massage (10 minutes)

Zwift - Radio Rendezvous in Watopia

Relative effort 9. 8.74 mi. Time 1:00:16. Avg Speed 8.7 mph. Total Ascent 1,053 ft. Avg Power 96 W. Avg HR 105.

Calf/Achilles Therapy

Over night in calf sleeve
Ice
Applied Arnicare Cream