#mastersxc

Gotta say, and those of you who are #garminrunning watch users know the feeling, that I'm getting real tired of seeing this on my watch after Every. Damn. Workout. lately. Not only that but my #vo2max is declining. The watch clearly thinks I am overtraining, and it may be right. I've tried to factor in more rest to see if that gets me back on track - two months ago I was regularly in "Maintaining," "Productive," or even "Peaking" mode on occasion. So something is off now. The problem is, now is when I wanted to be peaking, for fall and #mastersxc season. But it seems not to be. Instead I have to now gut it out for a couple more races and just endure. Once the last race is done (probably in November), I can take some time off, reboot and figure what went wrong this time. Anyway, #hillrepeats earlier today, 8x90 seconds up a 7% average grade. I've set my schedule up to have the rest of the week as recovery time until I race on Saturday, so maybe that will get me back on course. #runblr #mcmillanrunteam #mastersxcrunner #stubbornrunner #fallrunning #trainsmarter #whichiamnotdoing #frustratedrunner https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBgxkHnZNe/?igshid=14dhky5jndx17

Not seen on my run, but right before it. Mama and her two fawns were out for a stroll and no doubt some shrub foraging in the evening drizzle. Part of life in #mantuava. #fartlekrun this evening and while it was still crazy humid, I was grateful for the cooler temps. 15 minutes warmup trot, then 8 x 1 minute at increasing intensity every two reps. The first two felt easy at 60% effort but the last two at 90% were a nice challenge. Overall I was happy with the results. Ideally I would have gotten gradually faster as the intensity increased, but the hills of this route make that progression tough. That said my last two, on relatively flat grade, were my fastest. I’ll take that. #runblr #fitblr #summerrunning #5ktraining #masterstrackathlete #mastersxc #fairfaxcountyva (at Mantua, Virginia)
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Kick-butt #trackworkout ✅ Friday night 🍕🍺 to refuel ✅ Crushed my 6 x 1000 tonight, best workout I have had in a very long time. And the @cigarcitybrewing IPA goes down really well afterwards. #craftbeer #runblr #fitblr #5ktraining #summerracingseason #summerrunning #masterstrackathlete #mastersxc (at Lost Dog Cafe - Dunn Loring) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Z1P6onbOK/?igshid=wgz47injjrcd

#puttinginwork in the basement tonight thanks to flash thunderstorms outside. My plan called for an easy 30-45 minutes but once I got going it turned into a 5-mile #progressionrun - 9:40, 9:03, 8:23, 8:03, 7:43. That felt good and made up for the fact I couldn't do a #fastfinish on Saturday due to the heat. #runblr #fitblr #summerrunning #5ktraining #masterstrackathlete #mastersxc #summerrunning #treadmillrunning #mcmillanrunning #mcmillanrunteam (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Pl5GWnY1E/?igshid=idcexf9tl9mb