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wow man, absolutely crushing it. are you eyeing a particular race to go for 3:30?

another attempt to get some logging consistency!!

running > 3 weeks out from marathon, last long run of 22miles done (@4.59 pace but elapsed time was a little longer due to some GI trouble HA). This came the day after a road relay race (6km - 22m46s pace and also a 5k PB of 19.19 in there apparently). Now going to start cutting back mileage a little bit this week then a lot more the couple weeks after. Feel well on track for 3.30 and secretly thinking 3.15ish may be on the cards considering it's a very flat marathon and all my training has involved lots of hills. Peak mileage week last week at 60 miles.

lifting > meh just hitting upper body 1x week and doing some light lower body stuff ~1x a week

meditation/yoga stuff > eased up a bit on this, still doing a bit most days but simply haven't had time to do 1hr/day plus all the running... once the marathons over hopefully get back into it

life > got a job in New Zealand starting in January so will soon be moving to the otherside of the world for a year, exciting (but stressful OH so much paperwork to do).

21/9
run 8km at 4.59m/km pace
stretched calves
bit sore. extensor tendon left big toe a bit sore, sometimes happens after long runs

Awesome!!! 3:27 is no joke either! 

I would guess that those last few grinding miles did it. When i 'hit the wall' , if that's what its called and that's what happens, i suddenly get insanely stiff, it feels like am not running anymore, no joints no tendons no bounce, just force pushing my body with leg muscles. Doing a few miles like that with the added muscle fatigue of another 20+ PR pace miles on your back, would make perfect sense to cause a total quads annihilation to me.

Well its been a funny old week, without going into too many details basically had a bit of a mental breakdown that ultimately resulted in reaching out to my family and close friends for the help I've probably needed for a long time. unfortunately running and meditating for hours a day didn't quite cut it here!!

anyway training wise been very inconsistent since the marathon a few 5-8ks here and there. gonna try start logging consistently again cos whilst it's not the total solution the positivity of this place and our collective effort toward personal improvement are definitely gonna be a huge part of recovery!

did a walk/jog with gf whos making an effort to get into running to help deal with some of her troubles too which was nice to do together

hit the gym this evening, lost a lot of strength..

pull up 10 9 6
db bp 36kg x 5 30kg x 11
db ohp 16kg 2 x 10
face pull 14kg 2 x 15
db curl 16kg x 12
tri pdown 14kg x 15
Lateral raise 4kg x 15

Well its been a funny old week, without going into too many details basically had a bit of a mental breakdown that ultimately resulted in reaching out to my family and close friends for the help I've probably needed for a long time. unfortunately running and meditating for hours a day didn't quite cut it here!!

yo, belatedly saying big ups for reaching out for help. there's no hug emoji on here but i'm offering a transatlantic hug anyway. hope your people are taking care of you.