Thank you for watching, Lucy! I might retire from running after this (.008% chance) - but even so - I’ll still keep making KZfaq videos

Thanks, Luis! Please 🙏🏼 check in on me if I post a video without jokes (send help).

@@MidLifeRunner instead of watching you blinking twice, if no joke, I got you 👍🏼 😆🤣😂

Thanks 🙏🏼 Nick! I’m grateful for the support! It motivates me to continue to carry the GoPro against all odds 😂

Man, that’s awesome! I cut out a piece after I talked about the 12 week block - talking about training from last March. March - June 20 was a big aerobic base building Maffetone block and then I did a Higher Running training plan for 16 weeks going into the Chicago marathon Oct 9. What marathon are you running ?

@@MidLifeRunner ahh that makes sense. I’m debating doing something similar since I have so much time till October. I’m running the Toronto Marathon. Just virtually this year, want to get a feel for it, and then hopefully next year do a legit one

Thanks Martha!

🙏🏼 thanks brother. I’m ready to retire now

🙏🏼 thank you! I will bring the GoPro and it should be entertaining one way or the other. Train wrecks are fun to watch 😅

Thank you, Eric. I am currently reading the endurance of speed by Jason Karp and having my 🤯 mind blown. I recommend

@@MidLifeRunner I'm interested to know what you think. His book just came out a few days ago. After you tempted to train your speed first?

@@ericchevalley yes. But only after 2 months of MAF, letting body recover from q macro level from Chicago, Austin, woodlands and Buffalo. I also want to do 6 month maf block so I’m going back and forth. The idea behind speed is that you’re racing at a fraction of your top end so if you improve that, you race faster, not ignoring endurance- but shifting to it after 16 week block of speed. ( Into marathon block with threshold, then MP work and long run). I guess the biggest philosophical difference is that Maffetone isolates the aerobic system and says no stress while focusing on aerobic recovery and Karp says your body recovers equally because it doesn’t know. I did a plan before Maffetone (Hansen)-and did not improve much. As you know, I did maf and got much faster. So I’m torn. Because if I can get an 8 min maf test down to 7 min maf test in 6 months, I feel like I’ll also be able to run a lot faster because now 7 min is “easy” so when I pick up the pace to 6, that’s my new MP

Thanks 🙏🏼 brother. Hope your running is coming along as well :)

@@MidLifeRunner we're getting there...8 month old is giving me a bit more sleep now, which helps!

@@peterkirktenor outside of some potential teething or sleep regressions, I think you’re in the clear! ✊🪵

@@MidLifeRunner her sleep couldn't regress nay further! I'm using TrainAsOne to get back in shape, being trained by an algorithm, so far so good..

Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼 I usually take care of my metric friends in my videos but rushed this video out before leaving out of town for work without putting in the conversions. Never again! 😂

@@MidLifeRunner No prob - usually I can do the math myself, but it's not quite so easy to do on the fly while watching such an exciting recap. 🙂

🫶🏼thank you for watching 👀

Running brothers! I love it. Do you have anything lined up to race or are you currently cruising ?

​@@MidLifeRunner currently juggling a semi injured right innerside ankle atm. Goal is a potential 2:59 Marathon in 13wks this Saturday...although I'm still deciding whether to implement a ton of Lydiard 1/4" Effort (65-70% Heartrate Reserve). For myself 1/4 Effort is 144-152bpm. Maf by 180 minus 40 being 130-140bpm which puts me in Zone1. 135-145bpm if I Plus 5 :P . I find all the math very interesting and the Tanda scale interesting with choosing the desired pace vs duration/volume. Im undecided whether to run 8wks at 100-110km plus throw in a wrkout style fortnightly longrun which builds in strong Aerobic Ability...extending the blocks near m.p like 9wks out = 7x2k (8min), 7wks out = 5x3k (12:30), 5wks out =5x4k (17min), 3wks out =4x5k (21min). 2wks out easy 30k, 1wk out 20k with say 14k /1hr @ m.p. What do you think :) ?

I am actually making a batch of videos including HR inside a marathon, the MARCO negative split approach, and Tanda/metathon/crPlots for upcoming marathon. I have only run one marathon through (Chicago) and 4m45seconds faster than predicted so crplots has that as my offset. (You can adjust- do you know your offset)? Now, for the ankle I would do banded work ((made a short with a song by the Shins doing shin/ankle work)). When I get into higher volume, I feel it below the knee. If you look at CR plots also, they have charts you can look to see X km @ Y pace, HOWEVER, I think it’s best to do say 6x1500km or 6x2km @threshold pace with a 60-90 second active recovery with WU and cool down for one day. Cr plots/tanda will tell you that’s a workout on par for a 2:48 or 2:50 or whatever. The next day, you would run 13-14k @ that steady easy pace 65-70HRR and that will likely be a 3:07 or something above a 3:00. By the end of the week, the average is closer to that 3:00. And if it’s above 3 and you’re 7 or 6 weeks out, you’re still good as the volume will increase for peak weeks. The main thing for me is trying not to “chase it” and let it dictate my training too much or I’ll get injured. My video on Friday is on strength training, that’s really helped injury prevention, especially the accessory work like the bands I was telling you about

2:59:58! Since 2:59:59 has already been done before 😂

🥳🥳🥳🥳let’s gooooo! I did the half last year. It’s so much fun (and flat!)

😮i thought you were going to say lose the tights, show them legs! 😂 so you Just bulge out? I will start doing that in training and see how naked I feel

@@MidLifeRunner haha as a avid tight runner myself, I would never say lose the tights. I was actually afraid of you being to warm, but it's difficult to tell what's your optimal running outfit is. And for sure yes, show what you got, if it's a shrimp and a pair of buns or something more 🥒 own it. You are running so fast that nobody can focus on you any way! 😎

@@stevenb.o.2767 💀 all valid points

😂😂i wish! The Woodlands is about as flat as they get. It’s north Houston and Houston is very flat, especially compared to Austin and San Antonio (where I live). I did the woodlands half last year and it was maybe 200m elevation

I shall follow , thank you 🙏🏼

Awesome! It’s my new favorite race. Definitely doing it every year I can. How were your quads feeling the week after? 😂