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On Tuesday eve I had one of my best workouts ever at my club's Track Session. 10 x 600m (2' rec) Started at 1:59 and worked down to 1:54. Felt smooth and controlled. Nominally this was supposed to be at 5k pace, would indicate a big PB incoming if that's the case. Let's see!!

I've been gradually ramping training over the past 3 months and have started to notice obvious signs of levelling-up like easy pace dropping, faster recovery after runs. Cool one this morning was seeing clearly defined veins on my calves. The machine is getting built.

Saturday: 17km w/ 3x3km sub-T Reps in 3:54, 3:53, 3:51/km (3' jog rec) This was somewhat of a grind mentally, but the effort was good and I just approached the bottom end of threshold HR on my last rep, which is where I want to be.

This is a great read. Not just applicable to Ireland.

I love my Garmin but I turn off all the smart watch functions. The last thing I want/need are more notifications or more connection to the internet. Timex Ironman watches were elite, I had one, used it for track work and lifting.

Re: bike safety. There is clearly risk. I pick my routes and the weather I cycle in carefully. I am lit up like a Christmas tree, probably visible from space. And I cycle conservatively. Yesterday I saw 2 cyclists out for Sunday spins wearing 100% black, no lights. Shocking.

Sunday: 2hrs LR @ 4:34/km avg This was great. The Superblast 2s are so, so good for long runs, and spending time outside in autumn taking in the sights is just... 😍 Legs were sore going into this but felt good during. Definitely due a down day now.

Kipchoge and it's not even close. The number of true elite distance runners that have attempted 100mi is close to zero. Show me someone with a sub 2:10 marathon who has gone for the 100mi record.

Training Week 43 2025: 20-26 Oct Another 85km+ week! ✅ m: 30' TM Rec + 30' lift t: track 10x600m + bike commute w: 50' Rec t: 50' E f: 20' TM E + 30' lift s: 17km w/ 3x3km sub-T s: 2hr LR - 27km

I'm racing the 2026 Barcelona Marathon next March 🎯 Excited to see what I can do in my marathon debut I'll be 36 next month I'm fit, healthy, and ready to take on a big block of training My baby girl is napping peacefully in my arms Life is good man

Doomed to be a reply guy for a while yet

Started my marathon block off today with a REST DAY LFG 🚀

My morning pre-run stack

It's 05:26 in Cork this morning, 9°C / 48°F , we've got 60mins E + strides on deck and I am team full tights all the way.

Can't stop thinking about this. My strategy, assuming I'm alone: run ~5km at race effort (adrenaline is a hell of a drug), ideally uphill, and then find a big tree or a cave. If I was with my wife and daughter we'd be fucked.

I am so glad I don't fly often enough that I need to optimise airport time. The below take is absolutely insane to me. I'd much rather arrive in plenty of time and enjoy a coffee / read / play with my daughter while waiting to board.

My toxic running trait is that I run my strides too fast

Gonna dip out from twitter for a while. Need a reset. Training continues. Catch me on Strava 🤙