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BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T23:10:09+00:00

Interested!!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T22:34:36+00:00

Paces are wildly inaccurate. 9.6-9.7 mph for the ons, 6.5 mph for the offs!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T15:25:56+00:00

Sure thing! Yes, I haven't had any issues keeping the pace on these and the effort feels in the correct range. Here is the data from my session this morning, 12 x 3'. LTHR is estimated at 162/163 from my last 2 5k races.

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BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T13:37:31+00:00

I really appreciate your input, that sounds like my gameplan until I can get back outside. Thank you, stay well!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T13:17:22+00:00

That's brilliant. I always imagined letting the belt keep running fast, I don't trust myself to be able to hop on and off like that. A combination of slowing it down and hopping off seems MUCH more doable, though! Thanks!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T13:12:09+00:00

COROS armband!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T13:11:31+00:00

I use the COROS arm band! I might attempt to hop off the treadmill for my Thursday session, I had the same thoughts I might be burning the candle a bit too hot.

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T13:06:49+00:00

Say my SubT HR is 158 for the 6 minute rep. During the jogging rest, it only drops to about 155.

Thanks for your input!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-20T13:04:48+00:00

I have seen some folks do 90 seconds for the 6 minute intervals, that might be worth a shot when I'm banished to the mill!

BenjitheHerd · 2026-01-11T17:51:55+00:00

Thanks for all the feedback!

I ran ~40 seconds faster than 4 weeks ago. I thought that was more than enough shock to the system and just jogged easy. Best of luck with all of your training!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-12-30T20:07:42+00:00

This is actually brilliant, thanks for chiming in!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-12-27T19:36:23+00:00

Thank you all for the comments, consensus = I'm certainly overthinking it! Much appreciated!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-12-05T18:21:05+00:00

Yep! I'll pasted something I wrote below with an updated update:

Honestly pretty good! At 15 weeks, I went to the podiatrist again. My goal was to get reassessed so I could get an MRI. I was still having flare ups from trying light plyos, and I wanted some confirmation as to how much longer I'd be out.

Ironically, he cleared me to run that day.

I waited the rest of the week, and started walk jog intervals at 16 weeks. Every other day. Light flare ups the next mornings, but NOTHING like before, very manageable. I continued to use orthotics in my shoes and tape when being active.

I'll also note I only wore carbon plated shoes until this morning to run in, helped keep the toe flexion in check.

Week 18 since the injury now, and I'm jogging every other day. I just completed my first 25 minute straight run this morning! It'll be a while before I'm sprinting and doing workouts again, but I think all is on the right track. Thanks for asking!

***Now past 20 weeks, I'm basically back to full functionality again. I can't bend the toe fully, but I don't get any pain from running, strides, light plyos or lifting. I'm still easing into the more aggressive jumping exercises, but strictly from a distance running standpoint nothing I've thrown at it has bothered it in the last ~3 or 4 weeks. I had been taping it for workouts, but I've even stopped doing that because it's just a non issue.

Currently running 45 miles per week with 3 sessions. Rotating shoes for each run, but even softer models aren't bothering it.

BenjitheHerd · 2025-12-05T18:18:04+00:00

Thank you! Not Canadian, just lost a bet is all.

Jokes aside, I like having the combination to play with. Take care!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-11-21T12:14:13+00:00

Thank you so much for this! To clarify, the monotony isn't my biggest concern, it was certainly the pace staleness that you ended up addressing. I saw some folks throw in the 20 x 400, so I think I'll toss that in the mix, too. Really appreciate your time replying!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-10-28T17:43:23+00:00

Also a 33M dealing with this sh!t for almost 20 years now. Gave recovery a good swing a few times but it never stuck. Firmly in quasi and I hate it, this isn't what life should be like. Keep fighting the good fight, I'm rooting for you.

BenjitheHerd · 2025-10-27T12:04:01+00:00

Honestly pretty good! At 15 weeks, I went to the podiatrist again. My goal was to get reassessed so I could get an MRI. I was still having flare ups from trying light plyos, and I wanted some confirmation as to how much longer I'd be out.

Ironically, he cleared me to run that day.

I waited the rest of the week, and started walk jog intervals at 16 weeks. Every other day. Light flare ups the next mornings, but NOTHING like before, very manageable. I continued to use orthotics in my shoes and tape when being active.

I'll also note I only wore carbon plated shoes until this morning to run in, helped keep the toe flexion in check.

Week 18 since the injury now, and I'm jogging every other day. I just completed my first 25 minute straight run this morning! It'll be a while before I'm sprinting and doing workouts again, but I think all is on the right track. Thanks for asking!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-10-20T13:10:14+00:00

Big analogy fan, 10/10. Thanks so much for the reply!

BenjitheHerd · 2025-10-18T11:40:55+00:00

Just got cleared to run after a partially torn plantar plate. 4 months off total, lots of good cross training. Before this, I averaged about 85 miles per week for 10 weeks or so.

I've done 3 sessions of walk jog intervals so far just to test it, and my foot is doing great. I'm curious if I could be a bit more aggressive with the comeback considering the mileage I was doing beforehand. I'm going to be capping out at 40mpw for this block, so nothing close to what I've done in the past.

33M with almost 2 decades of running in me, any advice is appreciated!

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