^^ the most annoying pain one has to deal with, w/ lots of running, is undoubtedly toe blisters & wrecked toenails.
hah. my feet are a wreck. 
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And for the lifter…torn callouses
Got 2 of the biches right now
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hah ya. sux lmao.
I still have remnants of callouses on my hands, seems permanent. I used to bite them off sometimes when they’d get weird.
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pre-race weekend rest day, needed it.
my new kenya running shirt shipped, slick af. love it.
08/03/2018
bw = 140
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = hamstrings barely, glutes slightly
aches/injuries = left medial hamstring insertion barely / clicky
calves painful to touch/massage = much less so lately (right more so)
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose, left clicky, bleh!
morning calf flexibility = loose, slightly thick
morning adductor flexibility = loose
toenails: 2 on left foot, 2 on right (black)
feel = good but tired
hours sleep: 9.5
wakeup = 09:30 AM (slept in)
sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 1 (km) = 5 of 50 :ibrunning:
- sub5’s: …, 2018/07/14
- sub3’s: …
data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: 37
HR high: ?
log:
09:30 AM: water
10:00 AM: food: 1/2 of a southwest chicken tender wrap (really good), beet juice, some chips, water
02:00 PM: food: 2 x banana, koia cinnamon almond drink (OMFG), water
06:00 PM: food: la fontana: small 10" pizza, bread w/ pesto, lots of water
10:00 PM: shave head/face
11:00 PM: food: koia coconut almond protein drink, koia vanilla bean protein drink, rxbar, water
11:20 PM: leg drain watching running videos
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmCOBbsFkVh/?taken-by=andrewdarqui
rest!
feel good, other than some soreness. should be gone by tomorrow morning. fast race tmw, should be fun.
again, goal is sub11 for 2.
…
these koia drinks are nuts. i thought they just got lucky with the coconut almond one, but that cinnamon one is insane also. i’m addicted. they feel so clean going down/digesting though, so not scared about it.
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Sometimes injuries are just dumb as shit and make no sense at all!
Woah! That’s alot
I’m a completely different person when i go to the gym, i turn crazy. I have to resist doing stupid shit lol
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I guess I’m lucky. Callouses have never been a problem for me really
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It’ll come young Duke It’ll come
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Good call mate 
Good luck on the weekend race/s?
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Yeah I’m thinking strongman will give me some callouses
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What Mort said!
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Thanks alot man!
Really rough/fun race this morning, but managed to get 1st overall! I’ll post more about it later. But basically this is how the top 2 turned out: #1 17:35, #2 17:40 (unofficial, bandit), #3 17:44 (bandit’s coach, track/xc coach). So #3 was really #2. I didn’t realize the h.s. kid didn’t have a bib. The kid I was battling wasn’t officially in it etc. That’s considered a no-no in the running community, but whatever, still got the W.
Feeling pretty beat up atm… Will probably feel alot better tomorrow than I do now.
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Congrats man 
First place yet again.
Beginning of a habit Huh
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Thanks man!
Yea kinda. I should keep a tally of top3 finishes in my journal posts. Just counted:
top3 finishes:
2018: 19/26, and tons of races left (hopefully, must stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1
damn… that’s kind of nuts.
I still have 3 more left in August, 5 in September… etc… Honestly it’s kind of insane. But i’ve turned races into my speed work so… and I love it. Just need to be careful during the week, ie not accumulate too much fatigue/issues that weekends/races become more risky etc. Definitely have to be careful racing this much, but I also feel pretty good during/after races. Some people need like 1-2 weeks off, it’s nuts to me.
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You’re a beast runner!!
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hah thanks man! trying. i’m somewhat fast around here but, want to get fast “nationally” (at the masters level initially). got to get my 5k into the 15’s & mile into 4:3X’s for that.
pc!
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race day!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmD2Ru0FQl1/
08/04/2018
bw = ? (heavy after the race)
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = hamstrings barely
aches/injuries = right soleus slightly (achy/weird)
calves painful to touch/massage = much less so lately (right more so)
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose, left clicky, bleh!
morning calf flexibility = loose, slightly thick
morning adductor flexibility = loose
toenails: 2 on left foot, 2 on right (black)
feel = good but tired
hours sleep: 5
wakeup = 05:20 AM
sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 1 (km) = 5 of 50 :ibrunning:
- sub5’s: …, 2018/07/14
- sub3’s: …
data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: ?
HR high: ?
log:
05:30 AM: food: oatmeal + pink salt + lots of honey, toasted english muffin with light butter, water
06:40 AM: warmup + race: Cobra 5k: 1st OA @ 17:35 - battled a bandit for 5k and won… eh. lol. :::: vo2max PR = 68 
07:30 AM: food: booths: 2 x small smoothies, some small fit-foodz cakes, 2 x water
08:30 AM: food: rxbar, water
10:00 AM: food: beet juice, 1/2 southwest chicken tender wrap, a few chips, water
01:00 PM: food: chocolate mousse, water
02:00 PM: food: koia chocolate protein drink, water
04:30 PM: food: koia coconut almond protein drink, rxbar, water
05:30 PM: leg drain: 30 minutes
07:00 PM: food: buffalo chicken wrap, salt/vinegar chips, pickle, water
08:30 PM: food: koia cinnamon/almond protein drink
09:30 PM: water
warmup + race: Cobra 5k: 1st OA @ 17:35 - battled a bandit for 5k and won… eh. lol. :::: vo2max PR = 68
- 2018 Cobra 5K Run
- 4.7 mi Run Activity on August 4, 2018 by Andrew D. on Strava
- https://www.endomondo.com/users/26420622/workouts/1171330052
- 17:35 official
- 17:28 watch
- vo2 max PR: 68 (+1 :personal-record:)
- 2-mile: 11:13
- 5k watch PR is 17:23, this was 17:28
- 5k official PR is 17:33, this was 17:35
- pretty good!
grace race. unofficial top 3 were: 17:35 (me), ~17:40 (bandit), 17:44 (bandit’s coach). official was 17:35 (me), 17:44 (bandit coach), 18:XX.
I was leading through mile 1.5. then we rounded the u-turn and they took off, so now i’m behind. I catch up & we’re in this small pack. They talk spanish, presumably so I can’t understand it (LMAO), because they speak good english. shortly after, his athlete takes off. He builds a ~15s lead or so… at 2.5, I decide to kick. As i’m chasing him down, coach yells to him that i’m coming etc. Just kept pushing, and I could see that he was in trouble. Felt great to pass him and separate from both of them. It was game over at that point. Really great race tho.
i really fixed that third mile… would have been bad if i didn’t take off. also shows I had alot more in me than I was putting out at the time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmEDRw9lmyk/?taken-by=andrewdarqui
ballooned up with water weight after the 5k. lots of water etc. haha. probably drank 4 lb of water.
I also have a few ok video clips i’ll upload to IG tmw maybe.
Smoothie Whirld took a dope photo of me! will re-post that on my ig later… haha.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmD7modgjBJ/?taken-by=smoothiewhirldboynton
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race day! again!
08/05/2018
bw = ?
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = hamstrings slightly, calves slightly
aches/injuries = adductors barely, right soleus slightly (achy/weird)
other = feeling a little sick upon waking up/all day (slightly sore throat)
calves painful to touch/massage = much less so lately (right more so)
cramping = none
morning quad flexibility = loose
morning hamstring flexibility = loose, left clicky, bleh!
morning calf flexibility = loose, slightly thick
morning adductor flexibility = loose
toenails: 2 on left foot, 2 on right (black)
feel = good but tired
hours sleep: 6
wakeup = 05:20 AM
sub5 mile or sub3 km splits in 2018: 4 (mi) + 1 (km) = 5 of 50 :ibrunning:
- sub5’s: …, 2018/07/14
- sub3’s: …
top3 finishes:
2018: 20/27 (stay healthy!)
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1
data collected throughout the day when I have my watch on:
HR low: 42
HR high: 187
log:
05:30 AM: food: oatmeal + pink salt + lots of honey, toasted english muffin with light butter, water
06:40 AM: warmup + race: Dash Back to School 5k: 1st OA @ 17:42 :: another rough battle with a bandit. very brutal course - tons of small turns :: dropped a kick w/ 4:34 peak to try and beat the bandit (surprisingly impressive h.s. kid), seemed like a photo finish // vo2max PR = 69 :personal-record:
07:30 AM: food: rxbar, water
09:00 AM: food: dunkin donuts: 4 x egg & cheese wraps, 1 x donut, small frozen butter pecan coffee w/ whipped cream
02:00 PM: food: koia coconut almond drink, chocolate covered almonds, yogurt covered raisins, water
06:00 PM: food: “golden milk” (lol) turmeric rebbl drink, water
08:00 PM: workout: light shuffle (grass, legs toast); 1 hour @ relaxed noodle :: vo2max PR from earlier = 69 lol.
09:30 PM: food: 1/2 turkey thai peanut wrap, plantain chips, water
10:00 PM: food: koia cinnamon almond drink, water
10:30 PM: some self massage on soleus/calves
warmup + race:
Dash Back to School 5k: 1st OA @ 17:42 :: another rough battle with a bandit. very brutal course - tons of small turns :: dropped a kick w/ 4:34 peak to try and beat the bandit (surprisingly impressive h.s. kid), seemed like a photo finish
- Dash Back to School 5K, 08/05/2018 : : my.race|result
- 5k official: 17:42
- 5k watch: didn’t register, stood around at the finish so… either course was short (3 other people @ 3.05 mi instead of 3.1) or GPS issues (tons of tight turns). looks like it was a little short.
if a bandit is fast… I still try to beat them… lmao. Don’t know who this kid was, but he was crazy impressive. It was basically a photo finish, he might have gotten me by a hair if he had a bib. I literally leaned, almost dove, to try and beat someone who didn’t have a bib. I knew he was banditing and it still didn’t matter… Honestly, proud of myself for that.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmGlq3YFWfP/?taken-by=andrewdarqui
workout: light shuffle (grass, legs toast); 1 hour @ relaxed noodle :: vo2max PR from earlier = 69 lol.
will post funny vo2max photo tmw.
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^^ im toast. think i might be getting a cold too. too much stress probably.
I hope they have drone footage of the finish. It was a pretty interesting finish. I asked, and got some obscure answer saying after the photos are posted, but not confirming they have footage of it.
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Congrats again man, when you race you race, doesn’t matter if the other guy is wearing a bib or not.
Well done.
Hopefully you’ll fight that cold before you’ll have to lay off a week or more.
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