L Folks,
Busy week ahead with a change; NO SATURDAY HR/XT workout this weekend workout due to family coming into town for our early Thanksgiving celebration and a fifth birthday for our grandson.
More about the octogenarian women’s Marin Rowing team: The octogenarian eight women rowers from Marin Rowing who competed at the recently held world famous HEAD OF THE CHARLES rowing regatta in Boston last week. This international competition includes over 11, 000 men and women rowers from all over the world competing in eights, quads and doubles. The rowing distance is 5000 meters (5K); not the Olympic 2000 meter distance when conducted on rivers and lakes. The Marin team had to first row 5000 meters to the start and then row the race! This 80 and over team of eight women rowers completed the distance in 27 minutes while beating the Princeton men’s 80+ team by one and half minute! The Marin team were the celebrity interest of the meet with interviews with the Boston Globe, European papers and the Baltic countries. The other fun touch was that there was a young women’s eight team who volunteered to help each one of the Marin rowers with transporting their equipment and lifting the scull out of the water (an eight is heavy); thereby saving the older ladies’ shoulders and backs. It was wonderful gesture and connection made with the young and old generation of rowers. A memory maker of a trip.
11/14/26. SATURDAY. KETTLEBELL 101 WORKSHOP for beginners and as a detailed review for the key kettlebell movements: the goblet squat, kettlebell swing, and get-up. …more tba
11/1/26 NYC MARATHON 2026 featured 60,000 runners where for the first time a Swede won the race. ANDREAS ALMGREN ran his debut marathon in 2:06:01. This young man was no slouch and came from a track background with solid credentials: a 5000 in 12:44, 10K in 26:45, and a 58:41 half marathon! He is self coached, put in some 125 mpw including double threshold runs one day per week (comes from the Norwegian and Swedish systems supported by good research). He attributed a good part of his success on race day to the Nike Apex race shoes: they are comfortable while hammering on the pavement for the 26.2 mile distance and responsive energy return feature. .
11/3/26 TUESDAY. TEMPO run pieces with brief recovery jog recoveries. Select a flat to rolling dirt or paved terrain course to hold a steady high aerobic, but controlled 10K effort output.
6′ Tempo (1′ easy jog) – 10′ tempo (1:30 easy) – 7′ tempo; the n easy run to finish of workout.
11/4/26 WEDNESDAY. STRENGTH TRAINING CIRCUIT/MOBILITY/SWINGS/KB LIFTS/CARRIES/DEADLIFTS. 8 AM; at Warren’s gym. When you arrive get in your mobility exercises and swings prior to the start of the circuit.
Two feet to the bench Alt Hip Bridges / Grip plate or DB Straight arm Pullovers
Right leg Seated Straight Leg Raises over KB / Right, Half kneeling Windmills
Left Leg Seated Straight Leg Raises over KB / Left, Half kneeling Windmills
Deficit KB Deadlifts
Incline Push-Ups x 8
“Hang” from Chin Bar
KB/DB Slant Board Full Squats x 5 / KB/DB Slant Board Romanian Deadliifts
Grip Plate Clean & Press x 6-8
DGB Sit-Up & Reach
DB “Hammer Curls” x 8
X6 R/L DB or KB Standing “Wood-chops”
Farmer Carry / Rack Carry
Finisher: 3 sets of 3-4 reps BB Deadlifts or Trap Bar Deadlifts
11/5//26 THURSDAY. SPEED-WORK at your local track. Several runners from our workout groups use the COM track.
11/7/26 SATURDAY…..no workout today….home workout tba






















