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Training I started training 15 weeks before the race with a plan by YouTuber Ben Parkes. I had used plans before for triathlons, but this was my first marathon-specific plan. The workouts were challenging but manageable, gradually building my endurance and speed while keeping me injury-free. The plan built up to 80 km of weekly mileage with usually two rest days. At first, I wasn’t sure about having that many rest days (‘one is enough,’ I naively thought), but I quickly came to appreciate them, as they made me well-rested for the harder key sessions....

Yo I’m running again. I have decided to take up on running (again) at the end of July 2021. Having been plagued by knee injuries for the past few years I did’t think I would seriously take up running and be pain-free again. It’s been about 4 months now. Those Strava activity heatmaps sure look pretty. So what changed? I actually followed a plan towards running (in contrast to the I will just run as hard as possible approach)...