I’m not delusional enough that I ever thought that would happen. It would have been nice if the medals had some similar design elements but mostly I just want the Olympic rings to be bigger. If you blink, you’ll miss them.Aww, no leftover Eiffel Tower bits?
. I was really annoyed about the default lapping notifications. Do people really enjoy that beeping noise? A bit of googling and I was able to disable that and the audio lap info. 
. They usually describe it as a positive because it should result in a more tactical race and less of a time trial but yeeesh, I’m still not excited for those hills. 
I think……if you press start (to get to the run screen) and then hold down the up button, you’ll see training on the screen. Hit start again, then scroll up one to training calendar and hit start. It should prompt you to download your calendar. Hope it works, I’m using daily suggested workouts at the moment so I’m not so familiar with the calendar.
Have you been watching Clayton Young's training updates on YouTube? In the last one I watched they did a tempo run basically up a mountain and I was like, "no thank you"I just keep telling myself the heat and hills are necessary to prepare me for Paris. I’ve been consuming lots of content with the elite Americans and they’re constantly mentioning how tough the course will be
I've been enjoying the series though!
I actually just got it to resync by adding a dummy workout to be removed later. I think my issue was that I enabled the daily suggested workouts and that overrode the ones I had input into my calendar. I’ve since disabled the suggested workouts but it didn’t automatically resync the calendar. Thanks for the suggestion though! I am able to find my workouts following your steps so if they disappear again at least I won’t be totally lost.
I love those videos! It’s been fun to watch what an elite runner does for training. He recently mentioned they were just starting to work on hills and my first reaction was “why have I been running hills for weeks if he hasn’t even started?!?”Have you been watching Clayton Young's training updates on YouTube? In the last one I watched they did a tempo run basically up a mountain and I was like, "no thank you"
admittedly, I need a lot more work than he does and I don’t have access to mountains so it’s not exactly a fair comparison.
Another well executed week. It's still very warm here so I've been running in the am which is not my fav but when it's already 80 and only getting warmer, it's the lesser of two evils.
. The short version is that there's been lots of starts and stops. Anyway, I thought that I had already done week 5 but apparently I had only made it to week 4. Regardless, the repeats went better than last time and my R pacing was within a second or two for each rep. My legs were definitely tired afterwards so I tried to do an "easier" strength routine and it probably was slightly easier but still involved a lot of the same moves so not quite the break that I had envisioned. Even though there have been a few gaps and adjustments, I'm definitely getting stronger and reaping the benefits of what I have been able to compete.. It still thinks I'm spending too much time going slow but I really don't care. 
but training is going really well. This is the fittest that I have felt in years. 
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Y'all, I don't want to brag, I don't want to boast
That's really great. When I first read through your plan, I completely thought that you meant four 10K runs which would be 38 miles. Slightly different than 4 hills at 10K speed.Road to Paris - Week 12/18
Planned:
M - Easy 4
Tu - Easy 4
W - Rest
Th - 4x10K uphill + 4x200 R
F - Easy 4
Sa - Easy 7
Su - M Tempo 8
Completed:
M - Easy 4
Tu - Easy 4
W - Rest
Th - 4x10K uphill + 4x200 R
F - Easy 4
Sa - Easy 7
Su - M Tempo 8
Total miles: 38.53
Strength sessions: 2
Y'all, I don't want to brag, I don't want to boast
Started off the week quite warm. It was 85 before 6 am on Tuesday but I went for my run anyway because I knew it'd only get worse. For some reason I skipped my strength training that day but I did fit it in on Sunday so no harm no foul.
By Thursday the weather was a bit better and I had another successful 10K + hill session. I I really need to work on my mental focus though. I kept finding myself daydreaming about breakfast during the repeats. Nailed the Rs again too
I postponed my Saturday run to the afternoon because I didn't wake up early enough to fit it in before my volunteer shift at the zoo. I thought for sure I'd regret not setting an alarm, but it turned out okay. It was a bit warm but not very humid and plenty of clouds until the last 2 miles.
Sunday was sunny but I found plenty of shade and it was only in the 60s. I did lose my water bottle twice during some downhills in the first tempo mile. I think pushing the pace lead to more bouncing than normal. This got in my head a bit and I definitely slowed down more than I should have. I never race with my own water so it's never been a problem before but I think I might need to find a new water solution for these longer runs with faster paces. Anyway, completed 12 hilly miles and felt great. As mentioned, still good enough to do my strength workout.
3 more weeks of building and then time to start the taper!
You're gonna rock Paris!
The Paris races have some of the most beautiful and elegant medals. I LOVE this past year's medal for the Paris Marathon.Medal reveal!!!!
I must admit, I’m not in love. I wanted something more Olympic-y. But, it’s not bad and I definitely am looking forward to earning it in 60 days
Huge thanks to you for your role in this!
That would be a bit intense! I wasn't sure the best way to describe it. Officially, it's supposed to be half mile repeats at 10K pace but my hill is only 1/3 mile. (Working with what I've got in the flatlands of Iowa). Regardless, the hill is still quite intense and definitely improving my hill durability.That's really great. When I first read through your plan, I completely thought that you meant four 10K runs which would be 38 miles. Slightly different than 4 hills at 10K speed.
I have the same problem in pancake flat South Florida. When the time comes to do some hill training, I'll likely have to use a treadmill to do so.
Happy Birthday!!!
I must admit, I pay very little attention to medals for races that I'm not running. I had to Google them
. I've been told no more vacation races (wdw excluded) for a bit but maybe I'll be back one day. Bridges or stadium stairs can also be a worthwhile substitute! I'd recommend a few bridges if you can find them. That way you can also practice the downhills.
Thank you!!
So happy for you that your training is going well! Boast away, you’ve earned it!!!
My wife has told me that she'd gladly go to one of my bucket list races in London, Paris or Rome. However, she is not keen on going to Chicago or New York (we moved to Florida from NYC 22 years ago).I must admit, I pay very little attention to medals for races that I'm not running. I had to Google them
Thanks for the great idea about the bridges. The closest bridge is 30 minutes away from me, but worth it to practice the downhill. I don't have any stadiums that I can practice on by me, but had fun running the stairs at University of Florida this past weekend when I dropped my daughter off at school.
My partner feels the same about Chicago. It's in driving distance and fairly easy to get in so I always thought it'd be my first major but he'd rather go to Berlin
(or anywhere else really). Thank you! There is supposed to be some sort of tracking but I don't have any info yet. We just got an email today about packet pickup so maybe in a few weeks when bibs/start groups are announced. I highly doubt it's televised but I'll share here if I hear of any opportunities to watch.
