Training log - Week ending 12/14/2025

This week was 40 miles of running, 8 "miles" pool-running, and 1500 yards of swimming

Still on the Doxycycline and still sluggish. I tweaked stuff by running on the Lever Runner at 0 pounds (basically I could feel the rig, but it wasn't lifting me).  Doing this reminds me to hold correct posture instead of bending at the waist.  However, the Lever Runner shorts are pretty tight and restrict my motion (they might even make it harder to run if not countered with weight reduction) so I did my Sunday run on the treadmill without them.

I did spend a lot of time on the treadmill this week due to very cold dry air and or ice. Completely independent of that, I also managed to swim twice this week.  The swimming definitely seems to be a helpful addition to my routine - I just wish it wasn't so hard to fit in.  When I pool-run, I can just substitute that entirely for a run.  But my swimming endurance is so limited that I don't want that to be my only aerobic activity of the day, so I have to fit in the trip to the pool/changing/finding a lane/etc with a run as well.  And I'm still trying to figure out the best way to do this.

Next week will also be a lower mileage week, since I have a colonoscopy scheduled for Tuesday morning.

Dailies:

Monday: 8 "miles" pool-running in the morning; upper body weights/core in the afternoon.  Foam rolling at night.

Tuesday: In the morning, 8 miles on the treadmill (Lever Runner at -0 pounds), including a workout of 6x3:00/2:00 + 6x0:30/2:00.  The on part for the longer intervals was 7.6-7.8 mph and the on part for the shorter intervals was 8.3 mph; the off part was 6 mph.  Followed with leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling at night.

Wednesday: 6 miles very easy (10:19 pace), with 6x100m strides in 26-27 seconds, followed by 500 yards of swimming.  Yoga and foam rolling at night.

Thursday: 3.5 miles very easy on trails (11:08), plus PT exercises. Streaming Pilates and foam rolling at night.

Friday: 7.5 miles on the Lever Runner at -0 pounds, including a workout of 5x7:30/1:30.  The intervals were at  30 second intervals were at 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, and 8.7 mph approximately.  All jogs at 6 mph.  Followed with leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling at night.

Saturday: 8 miles very easy (9:49) with drills and 4x100m in 29 down to 25 seconds.  Followed with another mile testing a new pair of shoes (Rocket X3). Upperbody weights/core and PT exercises after. Foam rolling at night.

Sunday: 6 miles on the treadmill, including alternating 2 minutes at a moderate effort on a 2.5 incline and a moderate stride (7.7 mph) on the flat. Followed with leg strength work and 1000 yards of swimming.  Foam rolling at night.

Training log - week ending 12/7/2025

This week was 33 miles of running, 7 "miles" pool-running, and 500 yards of swimming

I decided not to run Jacksonville after my lousy long run last weekend.  So, this week was an intentional pullback.

On Friday I checked in with my primary care doctor.  His conclusion was that the first round of doxycycline hadn't quite killed the sinus infection, so now I'm on it for another 21 days.  I can't say I'm crazy about this development, but it is what it is. Three weeks is long enough to really kill my intestinal biome, so at his instruction I'm adding some probiotics to my diet to hopefully offset that.

In completely unrelated news, I've decided to add in some swimming to my training week.  I used to swim regularly after each hard running workout, and I always found it really helpful as a recovery/mobility option. Something about the reaching and rotating motion in cold water really worked for me post-run.  However, I fell out of that habit due to time constraints.

I'm adding it back in because I think it could be really helpful in addressing some of the issues my Parkinsons creates. The reaching and rotating motion of freestyle is something I'm supposed to regularly incorporate into my fitness routine anyway (PD makes the body very stiff and contracted). Additionally, the action of a flip turn, where you contract into a tiny ball and then push off and stretch into an elongated stretch, is another good motion.  So 10-20 minutes of doing that in cold water is likely very good for me. Plus swimming will strengthen both my lungs and my arms.

Sunday was my first swim in nearly a year.  I was pleasantly surprised at my paces - 48-49 seconds for 50 yards (in a 25Y pool) and 1:43 for 100 yards.  Not as fast as I was when I was swimming regularly, but I was honestly expecting closer to 1:50 for 100 yards.

So yay, Now I just need to commit to fitting this in again.

Dailies:

Monday: 7 "miles" pool-running in the morning; upper body weights/core in the afternoon.  Foam rolling at night.

Tuesday: In the morning, 7 miles on the treadmill, including a workout of 6x3:00/2:00.  The on part was 7.6-7.7 mph; the off part was 6 mph.  Followed with leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling at night.

Wednesday: 5 miles, including 4x100m strides in 29-32 seconds (did these too early in the run) and 4 hill sprints.  Yoga and foam rolling at night.

Thursday: 3.5 miles very easy on trails (11:45), plus PT exercises. Foam rolling at night.

Friday: 7 miles on the Lever Run at -7 pounds, including a workout of 6x4:00/1:12+ 4x0:30/1:30.  4 minute intervals were at 7.5-7.7 mph; 30 second intervals were at 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, and 8.7 mph approximately.  All jogs at 6 mph.  Followed with leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling at night.

Saturday: 4 miles very easy (10:03) with drills and 6x100m in 28 seconds each. Streaming pilates and  PT exercises after. Foam rolling at night.

Sunday: 6.5 miles very easy (10:23) plus drills and two unmeasured strides. Followed with leg strength work and 500 yards of swimming.  Sports massage in evening.

Training log - Week ending 11/30/2025

This week was 54 miles of running and 7 "miles" pool-running.

I finished up the antibiotics on Sunday.  And...I started feeling worse, not better.  I don't feel awful, but I do feel run down and my voice is still raspy and my sinuses hurt intermittently.

I tried a marathon pace workout on Saturday, but canned it almost immediately when it became obvious that I had no power in my stride. I blamed this on going to bed too late on Friday night, so after getting much more sleep on Saturday night I tried a progressive long run on Sunday.  It didn't go much better.

Clearly I'm still off and probably fighting something.  So it's pretty clear what I need to do - can next week's marathon and check back in with my primary care doctor.  I'm guessing I need to do a longer round of antibiotics.

Dailies:

Monday: 7 "miles" pool-running in the morning; streaming yoga in the afternoon.  Foam rolling at night.

Tuesday: In the morning, 5.5 miles very easy outside (10:07) plus 6x100m strides and drills/PT exercises.  In the evening, 3.5 miles very easy on the Lever Runner at -5 pounds (9:58) and a sports massage.

Wednesday: 10 miles on the track, including a workout of 3x3200 in 16:10 (8:08/8:02), 15:53 (8:01/7:52), and 15:25 (7:48/7:37).  Followed with leg strengthwork. Foam rolling at night.

Thursday: 4.5 miles very easy on trails (11:39), followed by streaming Pilates and PT exercises.  Cranberry sauce and turkey in the afternoon. Foam rolling at night.

Friday: 8.5 miles very easy (9:48) with 10x100m in 27 seconds plus two short hill sprints.  Upperbody weights/core and foam rolling at night.

Saturday: 9.5 miles (9:59) - went out intending to do a marathon pace workout, but had no power. So bailed on the workout.  PT exercises after. Foam rolling at night.

Sunday: 12.5 miles, split as the first 5 miles averaging 10:10 pace, the next 3 miles averaging 9:10 pace, and the last 4.5 miles averaging 8:27 pace. Followed with leg strength work. Foam rolling at night.