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Haha yeah give me a nice flat road race any day

Thank you and good luck!!

Thank you! Ahh good luck, hopefully will see you up there!

Thanks very much! Yeah that’s always a big help in attracting a high quality field. Hopefully see you out there!

​@@Ryan.ThomsonTom Scott is a great race.. 👍🏻👍🏻I've just seen u in an advert at the start line for the Babcock 10k...😂

Yeah this’ll be my 3rd year in a row running it! Haha, I haven’t seen that. Will need to keep an eye out 😂

Thank you! I worked remotely until going all in on the marathon in late 2023. Luckily I had built enough savings to keep me going over the next 9-10months (thanks mostly to mum and dads very reasonable dig prices). At this point I’m coaching a few athletes and making a small amount from TH-cam so can continue to support my lifestyle which doesn’t require much beyond food, rent and running shoes

@ great stuff and I hope you can keep improving and also posting quality content. Fantastic run from fellow Scot in Leeds yesterday Logan Rees who won the Leeds xc event!

Thank you!! Haha, the sign appears to be a permanent fixture on the hedge next to the space now. Not sure if I just completely missed it for the first 3 weeks I was here 😂

Lucky olive is queen spider hunter then

Thank you!

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@ 😂😂😂 just really wanted him to know

You’re too kind

That profile picture! 😂😂

Thanks baby

Not as fast as you ❤️

@@Ryan.Thomson thanks for replying to each of my comments 🤝

I don’t know much about the Fort William course. Doesn’t sound like one for PBs though 😂

Yeah it was definitely a challenge!

Thank you 🙏

Thank you! I actually do no upper body work. I did pull ups and dumbbell pulls until I broke my wrist in September 2023. With 3 months of not being able to do those, I didn’t see any negative effects so just left them out. Core I do twice a week on top of this heavy lifting in the gym. This also includes some more body weight stuff like hamstring curls, fire hydrants and crab walks

@ Great, thanks. Hope you’re enjoying life in Leeds. Born here and some great places to train especially if you love hills!

Oh I actually like the sound of that track. I’ve been doing pretty much all my morning sessions next to the power station and if that was lit at night Leeds would be the perfect running spot

@ the cinder track isn’t lit but the circle street round the corner from it works well. Search “Southway” in Maps, the run up there is a good warm up. Quiet enough to run on the road. Visibility is decent at the power station at night, I done all my marathon effort long runs on the 3mile loop there.

Haha yep. I can confirm that’s how he lives and that he wasn’t just saying it in the moment 😂

It seems to depend on where you look on google. From what I can tell Lanark may be slower because the course is more twisty but drumchapel the hilliest. We would need to hear from someone who’s done both!

Haha yeah, I had just come off the Valencia marathon which has less than half the elevation gain for over 8x the distance so definitely had not trained for those hills

@@Fizz_Runner thank you! Haha yeah and maybe a little more downhill 😬

Yeahhh I think we can still claim them. They’re just a little harder to find!

Thank you! It was a really good day

Haha 100m over a 5K is definitely a lot for a road runner

Yeah I’ll have to at some point. Not sure when!

I can assure you that I run because I love it and have done so for the past 20 years. I’ve never shied away from the fact that sometimes it’s hard and worse than you expect sometimes but this is the case for anything when you try to pursue it at a high level. So if “chi” means I’ll never run a faster marathon then “chi” ain’t for me 🤷‍♂️

Yeah it was tough. I do run a lot better on a nice flat road though so may not be as hard as I made it seem! Haha

Thank you! We actually hired a car which helped with getting to the expo and stuff as well. Don’t have any experience with a bus but holly got the train herself in 2023 and said it was very easy (taxi from airport to station then train directly to Valencia). The race starts right next to the Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofia. From what I can see on the map the best area to stay is called Quatre Carreres. Hope that helps!

​@@Ryan.Thomson thanks a mill ryan appreciate that

Currently coaching and making TH-cam videos while trying to be as fast as possible!

yup

Yeah he switched around the new year!

Thank you! Yeah I’d love to get around to a lot more, especially some of the more difficult ones. Unfortunately it’s hard to fit in around training at the moment

@Ryan.Thomson yeah I can imagine it must be tough. Just keep doing what makes you happy 💪

Thank you!

I’m currently just coaching and making TH-cam videos! Also, I’m not going to mention my next marathon just yet. I’m in the elite field and sometimes they can be strict about announcing anything before they do. It won’t be in the spring though!

😂 can we call it on marathon time? He made it quite a bit more difficult over the half yesterday

Yeah it’s amazing. Easy to not really understand how impressive some people are when you see race times or Strava splits. Seeing it done in person is completely different. Just gotta keep working! Thank you!!

I really appreciate this. Thank you very much! I hope you’re doing well!

Oh lovely! It must be really nice getting out when it’s a big quieter

Thank you! Yeah she’s really good, starting to get into her London marathon training!

Haha, and what a detailed and 100% accurate map it was 😂

Sometimes I forget how good he is at running and then he reminds me by recovering at my session pace. Yeah fingers crossed! Already seeing some good benefits it seems!

Yes and I especially love that the feeling is mutual and that he would never abandon me..

😂 that’s the real reason but she told me she doesn’t want to be a star so I had to make some stuff up about running instead

I just try to mix it up but don’t feel there’s too much difference based on how you do it. Longer reps may give a little bit more benefit but shorter reps allow you to run a bit quicker so try to use a mix of both if you can! I prefer running in Leeds during the day (maybe because the routes are fresh and I usually have company) but it lacks a good nighttime loop so overall Glasgow probably wins

Thank you! Yeah the canal is absolutely packed on Sunday mornings. Hopefully see you out at some point in the next few weeks!

Thanks very much!

I usually just remember them by going over them in my head a lot before. This is made a lot easier by the fact that they tend to repeat themselves. I program some sessions into my watch but usually the ones that are easier to program

​@@Ryan.Thomson Thanks

Good stuff! Keep it up!

It’s a kiprun running belt from decathlon. Looks like they’ve just restocked and reduced the price! tidd.ly/3OM6scY

Hope this is more positive than it sounds!

@@Ryan.Thomson Only depress people go run around like a lost hamster.

@@desmomotodesmomoto2033 you should try it. You might like it

@ Why should I cause pre mature aging for myself. I am not depressed neither.

Yeah I raced a few back in 2018. My official PB is 4:18 but a 3:52 1500m from 2022 would suggest that 4:10 would’ve been possible

I’ve been running pretty much my whole life. Consistency is always gonna be most important