Today is the day of the Marathon The Hague. I will be running the 10K distance this afternoon. I raised money to fund cancer research, also via the /poidh bounty below.
My last run before the event was a short one, just to move the legs and play a little with speed. But I have confidence I'm going to make that 10k today.
https://poidh.xyz/base/bounty/1377
created by @arjantupan with @viniapp
Back to running. Did not really go well, today. But it was a delight to be out there.
Less than a week to the 10K event, and I know that I will make it, but probably not in the time I hoped. Still, getting out there is a great start of the week.
Tracked and compared 2 numbers all week:
🥗 1,748 menu items sold
👟 81.81 miles run
That’s 21.4 salads & smoothies sold per 1 mile run.
Am I the only one who thinks about business-to-_______ ratios?
The Backyard Ultra World Championships are now at 60 hours in.
19/67 countries left.
USA has 10 of 15 runners left.
I'm seeing A LOT of people hitting Personal Bests, which is mindblowing and a reminder that the sport of backyard ultras is in its infancy.
Meanwhile... I managed another 10K yesterday! Was struggling for the first half. A slight incline and storms in my head. Second half was better and I'm happy I persisted.
Always aim higher.
Staying out of a calorie deficit as I ramp up mileage has been one of the biggest challenges of this training block. The training volume is one thing, but consistently fueling enough to match the workload has been a discipline of its own.
I’ll surpass my ATH miles in a year, this coming Tuesday (2,282 in 2025).
It’s fitting, because next week kicks off a 40% increase in weekly mileage😅
5 weeks out from ultramarathon number 26, the Stuffed Turkey 100 mile trail race🤠
Took a week off of running. Last run gave me some weird nag in my leg. Felt like a sign to take some rest. Back at it today with 10K.
Happy MonYay!
PS: there's still time to motivate me and raise funds to fight cancer by adding funds to this bounty:
https://poidh.xyz/base/bounty/1377
Oof. MonYAY run club felt a bit like a struggle. I had a feeling my GPS data was off, and therefore my pace. But maybe it wasn't. Total distance seems to have been similar to previous runs on this route. But still.
Anyway, was good to be out thete and start the week with some exercise.