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Category: Weekly Review

  • Weekly Review: Training in Page, AZ

    Travel can easily derail fitness routines but it can also create opportunities to train in new and unexpected ways. I spent the week in Page, Arizona, balancing sightseeing, hiking, running and a few lessons learned about traveling with training gear. While not everything went according to plan, the week reinforced an important principle: progress isn’t…

  • Weekly Review; Starting with Hills

    This was a strong, nearly complete week of training with a standout hill workout and continued progress coming off Pat’s Run. I’m seeing improvements in pace and intensity while also making smarter decisions around recovery and injury management. Not perfect—but clearly moving in the right direction.

  • Weekly Review; 5K PR Smashed

    Overall, this was a pretty typical week—and that’s a good thing. The routine is settling in and consistency is starting to stack up. I did set some new milestones, a new PR for my 5k and a new record elevation gain on the bike.

  • Weekly Review; A Great Run and an Awesome Climb

    This was a great week.  Every workout was completed as planned, 2 of them were significantly better.  I had a run that wasn’t my fastest, but showed me I was close, something it feels like I haven’t seen for ages.  I had a bike ride where I far exceeded the expectations I set for myself.

  • Weekly Review: It’s Getting Hot in Here

    This was my first week with an adjusted training plan, starting 80/20 running and returning to longer strength training sessions, the week started off strong. Overall things went well, though of course there is always an opportunity to do better.