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Tag: Training
August 26, 2014
Cheat Week(s)
I’d like to think I’ve been training pretty hard. This Jack Daniels’ inspired training program is a big step up from my usual training scheme, and I like it! I’m glad that I had a break from weight training and Tai Chi during the Phase III: Transition Quality period. I may have also accidentally stumbled upon another possible secret to success: The Cheat Week. I bemoan and regret when my training lags. It’s an amazing feeling to look at my dailymile stats and see the mileage and effort constantly increasing. But after pushing hard for a while, I tend to[…continue reading]
August 20, 2014
Daniels’ Training Phase IV: Final Quality
It’s amazing how quickly time flies. If feels like only yesterday that I picked up Jack Daniels’ book and started drafting my Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program. Now I’m almost done Phase III: Transition Quality and moving into the final stretch, Phase IV: Final Quality. This last phase is normally when I would be tapering, but Dr. Daniels’ takes a different approach. The last week feels almost like an anti-taper with a significant amount of easy miles. I’ve trusted the plan so far, so I’ll trust this too. The last week of this is the strangest. I’m used to taking it very easy[…continue reading]
June 14, 2014
Daniels’ Training Phase II: Early Quality
Back when I posted my plan for Phase I of my Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program, I thought that 4 weeks of easy runs would be EASY! Long story short, it wasn’t. I hope that I have the necessary base for the upcoming fun. This Early Quality phase of the program is marked by the introduction of interval work during both quality workouts. This period also has an increase in mileage. The first week of the third phase has 55km which is the peak, so I had to make sure I was ready for that. I was careful to make sure that[…continue reading]
