So here we are two weeks into marathon training and I am making a video I never ever wanted to be making.
After London Marathon and not hitting my goal my plan was to go all in to getting the best result possible this training block but as you’ll see in the video IT IS NOT GOING TO PLAN.
Please show some love in the comments, I definitely need it rn.
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What’s in this video:
00:00 Hello Team 👋🏻
01:30 These Things Come In Threes
03:12 The Fall
05:14 What I Never Want This Channel To Become
07:18 The Next Video 🤞🏼
08:02 What LTG Means
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24 Comments
You’ll be back stronger than ever very soon – keep yer chin up kid. You’re getting all of the rubbish out of the way early in this block ❤️❤️
Sending best wishes. Must be tough for you but you’ll get through it
I have already decided this is coming january will be my last marathon. why? because i LOVE to run… and I want to run for the rest of my life. marathon training is brutal on the bod. too much for me. I think I'm going to build up over the years and see if my fitness ever gets back to a point where I can just run 26 without a huge build-up, but otherwise I'm sticking to halfs and trails 🙂 keep grinding!!
That truly is a series of unfortunate events. Nowhere to go but up from here Phily!!! Hang in there girl 💥
One or two years from now, you will look back at this moment, as the start of the butterfly effect to your success.
That really sucks, but give yourself time to recover and you'll come back strong again. Sadly, setbacks are part of life, especially running!
I want to take a moment and thank you for always being so open an candid about the setbacks and frustrations. Too often I see Elite runners or even running influencers only showing us the good side of running. Or that everything always goes perfectly. This realness is what is needed in the running community. Thank you for being authentic and yourself <3 one of my favorite runners for a reason
Love your attitude, yes it happens – glad you are ok. Focus on the recovery!!
Thanks for sharing the highs and lows. This might be the universe making you rest.
As you can already gleam from the comments, this may actually be a good thing. You can have the perfect training block and fail to reach a goal and have the weirdest most unideal block and smash shit up. For how many years we've studied exercise as humans, exercise science it still not understood fully as no two people are alike nor react to the same stimuli similarly even within periods of time it may change if one tiny factor is varied. All this to say I'm completely not worried that you're about to have a blast of a time up ahead.
Hi Phily, I really sympathise with your battles. Thank you for being so open about your challenges. Here's an idea. I'm going to pray for you every day for the next 6 months and please see if there is a change in your overall wellbeing, physically and emotionally. We would all love to see you being an Olympian
Wow, make sure you take quercitin and high dose fish oil so you dont get auto immune systems and secondary infections. If you are vacinnated, you are primed
When I have a shit day I remember this, and it tends to help: on your time on this earth you will experience a certain number of shit days, but that list is finite. Every time you have a day like this you strike another one of those days off the list.
Thanks for all you do, you were a great inspiration and guide for me even I trained for my first marathon earlier in the year, here’s hoping for a swift recovery!
I had the perfect prep, reached all my goals and then got pneumonia. That sucks to badly, during peak summer season.
And I'm not even a competitive, let alone professional athlete.
I feel that and wish you all very speedy recovery.
So sorry this happened Philly, this will be in the rear view mirror soon enough!
I definitely don't think everything happens for a reason, but you can usually make purpose and meaning from what happens. For better or worse. Adversity can be something you overcome and, in so doing, become a stronger person, or it can be a excuse to throw in the towel. Or just a bunch of stuff that happens.
Phew, I thought it was going to be something REALLY bad!
Covid: You'll get over it
Glute: Sounds like you know what it's all about
Knee: Sounds like an impact injury not a strain or tear.
Take it easy and get positive.
You are amazing 🎉
Thank you for posting this🥹
Then there's us earthlings trying to jam in a 10 miler between office meetings, school book week parades, carrying about 12 different niggles, sleep deprivation and still hoping to finish strong at the Sydney marathon in 15 days. A marathon, in my limited understanding, is the art of dealing with discomfort. You're like a Bugatti Chiron dealing with a speed bump. Get out there.
Sending you lots of positivity and a quick recovery ❤❤
I can totally relate to this – I came down with covid a few days after a race last year, and when I finally recovered and started running, I tripped over a rock and broke my ribs. I swear my brain and reaction time wasn't all there right after covid either. I don't think I got a third thing but things got better later one – stuff just happens sometimes.
Feeling your pain, I’m sick as a dog right now and can’t train for my race either 😢 Hope you heal well and soon!
Sounds like a necessary shutdown Phily. I'm a kickboxer and a very casual runner… I've passed three black belt exams since 2020. Each time I've graded I have got CV exactly one month before which has thrown my head and my training out the window (I passed them anyway). It is a crap initiation but it has got me to slow down and rest when I normally wouldn't.