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Julien Wanders continues to smash European Records, insane half marathon @ RAK Half

btw.. he got 4th. also crazy given the field, but there was also two sub 59's.

We're so excited about the numbers in our 13th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon. Here are the top three elite men and women.

Senbere Teferi 1:05:45
Netsanet Gudeta 1:05:45
Zeineba Yimer 1:05:46

Stephen Kiprop 58:42
Abadi Hadis 58:44
Fikadu Haftu 59:08

https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/mike-wardian-and-susannah-gill-win-world-marathon-challenge/

mike wardian wins the 7 marathons 7 continents 7 days challenge.

Mike Wardian of Arlington, Virginia and Susannah Gill of Great Britain have won the World Marathon Challenge, which took place on seven continents over the last seven days. Wardian finished the final marathon, in Miami, last night in 2:53:03. Gill finished in 3:26:34, winning all but the first of the seven marathons (she was second in Antarctica on January 31), setting a new world record in the process, with an average finishing time of 3:28. (The previous women’s record of 3:55 was held by Becca Pizzi of Belmont, Mass.) Wardian holds the world record for men, of 2:45, from 2017.

im really confused tho.... there was a marathon in Miami last night? wtf?

light day. felt good but tired.

sat down for too long at work, left hip flexor a little tight/achy. i've been doing standing desk alot lately, not much sitting, so seems like I "overdid sitting" lol.



02/06/2019

diet:
- ate light/clean. finished with a cookies & cream milkshake w/ whipped cream + a "chinese chicken salad".

08:30 AM: very light + kinda-hard-uphill: 1h28m w/ {45m steep hill path} ::: (grass/dirt, tired)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2128141189





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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 4/6
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

Quote from: adarqui on February 06, 2019, 02:33:32 pm

dno.

what made my back/knees/body feel great while squatting, was:

1) half squat
2) plates under heels or olympic lifting shoes
3) getting in tons of air each rep
4) knowing when to back off & when to push, or when to stop doing a movement/variation

that's it for me.

back shouldn't be hurting during or after squats. if there is back pain (or any pain) for a few days following squatting, and/or that back pain is preventing you from performing other movements (like broad jumps etc), then squatting sounds like it's hurting, not helping.

pain "cycles" are a problem. training shouldn't hurt.

hurting ones self in training is a big problem. theoretically, we should never get hurt in training. in competition yes (it's a possibility), but not training. training injuries are often related to our stubbornness.

IMHO, one should *always* work "below" pain threshold or simply avoid movements that cause pain.

acole has brought up tons of good points.

Great points. I have a disadvantage structure wise and it is my stubbornness that I want to do things that a person should be able to do and then I look for alternatives. I feel like this pain won't go away so I just work with it trying to minimize it the best I can. It's not painful pain but that niggling pain, which just stays in the background when your body is at a certain posture i.e. sitting, getting up and so forth.

You have mentioned half squats before and I did do them and then I went on to BSS and then I saw box squats were good for hips, so I wanted to do them, but not good for my back.

I will try out a few things you and acole suggested and try and work my way towards a pain free workout.

cool, sounds good.

but having pain with things like "sitting, getting up" etc, is a sign that you probably need to not exacerbate it anymore (not cause it to reoccur) etc, and try to get it to heal fully. anything that causes your back to have pain when sitting or standing up, is not worth it. plenty of other movements that can substitute without causing such symptoms. those symptoms can lead to real injury at some point, best to try and avoid that IMHO.

pc!

dno.

what made my back/knees/body feel great while squatting, was:

1) half squat
2) plates under heels or olympic lifting shoes
3) getting in tons of air each rep
4) knowing when to back off & when to push, or when to stop doing a movement/variation

that's it for me.

back shouldn't be hurting during or after squats. if there is back pain (or any pain) for a few days following squatting, and/or that back pain is preventing you from performing other movements (like broad jumps etc), then squatting sounds like it's hurting, not helping.

pain "cycles" are a problem. training shouldn't hurt.

hurting ones self in training is a big problem. theoretically, we should never get hurt in training. in competition yes (it's a possibility), but not training. training injuries are often related to our stubbornness.

IMHO, one should *always* work "below" pain threshold or simply avoid movements that cause pain.

acole has brought up tons of good points.

felt incredible today.

needed that rest day yesterday.. calves loosened up. hopefully they stay loose since I have a race saturday.

legs felt sooooo loose/strong all day. love hills.



02/05/2019

diet:
- ate light/clean. lots of bananas!

07:45 AM: light w/ mod up-hill: 1h49m w/ {~1h10m on the steep hill path, 27 x uphill} ::: (grass/dirt, felt GREAT, nice weather)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2125836257

even though it was a light session, probably one of my best sessions on this steep hill path. felt strong today.

trying not to push it at all during the week, want to be fresh for a race Saturday (and maybe Sunday dno).





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footer stats:

top3 finishes:
2019: 4/6
2018: 30/45
2017: 6/12
2016: 4/10
2015: 0/2
2006: 0/1

sub5 mi's, sub3 1k's:
2019: 0, 0
2018: 12, 15
2017: 1, 1
2016: 0, 0
2015: 0, 0

lol it's reassuring that he occasionally excoriates himself for "laziness!!"

hah yup.

I ordered his book "Marathon Man", should be here soon. I've been fascinated with Bill Rodgers lately.. Seems like he had a very simple formula, and after several years, it took him to the "promised land". Just a high mileage guy, who loved to race. Pretty simple for the most part. Interested to see what he says in his book.

I have "Self Made Olympian" from Ron Daws, another high mileage guy who raced often. I love that style.