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Mental & Mindset, Racing

Did I Really Lose 50% of My Fitness Like Strava Says

Here’s the thing that grinds my gears: I ran a 3:01 marathon a few months back. I’d say decent, right? Then I took some time to recover like a normal human being, kept training, and stayed active. I’m not marathon-fit […]

Hypothetical Theoretical, Mental & Mindset, Racing

Stop Chasing Race Times & Start Building On Your Current Fitness

The Push of Patient Racing vs the Pull of Forced Pacing There’s something oddly liberating about letting fitness dictate the race, rather than the other way around, which is where most people pick an arbitrary time (i.e., sub-3 hours for […]

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