Start running!! I started running 2 years ago at 33 and now im 35, i would love to have started running earlier to see how good i could have been by now
QOD: Run every day and train at your current, not goal, race paces. As for your Pikes Peak training cycle- I like the down cycles and 3 weeks of taper. Don’t forget to do some downhill technical training...that may be the difference of where you stand on the podium!
QD: “Completing this marathon is not going to give you a sense of accomplishment the way training and preparing for a marathon does.” In 2001 (a couple weeks after graduating HS), I ran SD R&R marathon but didn’t train for it. Hated the entire thing, didn’t feel the sense of accomplishment everyone talks about at the end. Didn’t run another one until 2019. This time, trained with a Hanson plan, enjoyed every minute of the marathon and still have such a huge sense of pride and accomplishment.
It's great to see your insight, reflection and stats on screen. Taking into account the confidence of last years results, as well as the pinch of pressure knowing you're the one to beat!
Training schedule vlogs are definitely my favorite ones ! Happy that you get out of that comfort zone and introduce rest weeks in the roller coaster and foucs on spped work, hope it will work!
QD: I took a decade completely away from any running and focused on bodybuilding and powerlifting. I’m in my second year back at age 35 and it has been a struggle to say the least. I always think of how good I could have been at this point if I never stopped .....so the one thing I would tell my 18 yr old self would be “You’re going to have a small period where you lose your passion for running and hate being skinny in a few years from now, but trust me Don’t every stop running, training and racing!”
I would have to counter this with, think about how strong you’ve gotten your legs to help prepare you from running injuries. Most runners neglect strength training so you’ve got a good base!
@@shannonsides6017 I would agree only to a point. The massive weight gain I acquired over the ten plus years made my return to distance running a very rough go thus far, plagued with a mild case of runners knee, shin splints, 10 month battle with Achilles Tendinitis and an accident where I rolled my ankle pretty bad. I use to be 120 ish pounds back in my prime running days, but upon my return starting off at 190 plus prices to very stressful on my body. Coupled with a decade in law enforcement which is brutal to the body on its own and its safe to say things have been less than smooth lol...I’ve since been slowly losing the weight and learning to adjust my training to be more sustainable and productive for my age and less resilient body.
I gotcha! Running is hard on the body, especially with extra weight and a physical career. Have you been building your mileage up slowly? I will say, I’ve been running constantly since age 14 and I didn’t train well for the first twenty, so I am also constantly warding off injury bc of overuse injury and lack of strength training.
@@shannonsides6017 I started running/racing at age 7 stopped at 23 and started back up at 33. I felt as though I was slowly building up and only got up to 9 miles for a long run and roughly 25-30 miles a week after about 8 months back in. I think I may have had to build even slower and focused more on weight reduction which I am just now doing lol
I’m SOOO excited for you about this training block. Law of diminishing returns for runners at the top of the class is a real thing, but knowing that you didn’t even add speed work in, I’m really hopeful that you can make significant improvements in your time!
I turned 18 in 1972, so I have a lot to tell my younger self. For running, "increase your mileage and be consistent". For income "Buy Microsoft, Apple, Walmart, Google, Amazon". For life, "Buy a sailboat and sail around the world", and finally "life is way too short, enjoy it".
Looking forward to hearing your plans for the descent. Your ascent time was very similar to kilian from the year before but you lost a lot on the downhill.
:QD: I would tell myself to travel and meet as many people and cultures as possible. I was so focused on getting a good career that I didn't travel. Now I have a career that I love, and money to travel, but COVID is preventing me from travelling.
Move to Colorado and start running now. Took me till I was 28 a few years ago but glad I made it here and started to regularly run. Now it's pretty much my life :)
Seth, this is super helpful! I have my first ever race in July, (I've never been interested in racing, don't know what got into me!), it's a half marathon and covers about 3100ft of vertical gain. Seeing how you are approaching your training is definitely helpful! I will only have 4 weeks to train properly as I'm nursing a knee injury at the moment; wondering if you can give any insight as to how to train effectively in a condensed window?
O My O My O My! Look at that mileage pure inspiration! I'm at a measly 10-15 miles a week cant wait to put the hard work in over the years to get to that weekly mileage!
He mentioned feeling exhausted and so his brother suggested this. A tiny Bobo before a 20 mi run didn’t seem like enough to me! I’m curious though-I’ve made overnight oats but didn’t heat them the next day so I want to hear how he’s like them and what he does to prep them!
Hey Seth , first of all thanks for all the videos and everything u do helps me a lot and keep me motivated . QD : I am 20 years old now so really young hahahah but if I could go back I would say " Don't rush , be patient " to my 18y old version .
QD: It's been an amazing ride and many things happened for purpose I wouldn't change the single day as after low there's always high, guess I would say "keep going young man and follow your destiny" 🌞
haven’t you see back to the future Seth? This is time gets all messed up haha, but if I could only say one thing it would be “care about yourself as much as you for others”. Very difficult to keep pushing forward nonstop if your body, heart, mind, etc are not in peak shape too
QD: I’d tell my 18 yr old self that by far the majority of things we worry about never happen, and something we can’t possibly anticipate and so didn’t worry about is what took me by surprise at age 47-a benign brain tumor. Fortunately I had the mother of all headaches one day and 3 days later was in surgery for a meningioma (a type of brain tumor that is benign 99% of the time but can kill you if the location is inaccessible or dangerous). I consider myself very lucky and it’s till a lifelong practice to not waste time and energy and healthy worrying about things that probably won’t happen. In a way, that trauma brought personal growth because I made some decisions to do things I’d not have otherwise done. So later in life many good things came my way, including a late but very meaningful running career! Martha
Thanks for giving us insight into your training block, I totally agree with you, we have to make changes in our training block. For me I don't have a lot of time so instead of trying to hit a certain amount of miles I am training with vertical gain each week and I have never done that so we will see if that works.
Seth i noticed in your videos when you are at the gym you wear the same shoes you run in and in this video you are wearing the Rebel v2's while you were squatting. A suggestion (many others suggest as well) is to take your shoes off when squatting and/or deadlifting. Running shoes actually can cause different types of injuries (ankle, back. etc.) with these lifts because they lean you forward. You want a more flat harder surface for these. Also QD: "Start to learn about investing and other ways to make income"
Running the Pikes Peak Ascent for the first time in August! I am going to have to rely on the rolling hills in the Texas Hill Country for my elevation practice
QD: when I was 18 I would have loved to tell myself that not everything is about me. My father, may he rest, later in life told me as I was stressing about a staff meeting at work that not everything was about me and he was right. That meeting I thought was going to be all about me wasn't about me at all. That demonstrated to me how much importance I put on myself and my perspective started to change. Now trying hard to always put others before myself, especially my family, that lesson would have been better learned way earlier in life and sure would have made life much easier lol.
Seth, one word of advice for Pikes Peak this summer. It’s common knowledge here in the Springs, that Matt Carpenter knew the trail better than anybody. He ran it pretty much every week and knew every twist and turn inside out. That was a huge advantage for him. Get down here and run it as much as you can. It will serve you well.
Among all the mountain speed work you are planning to do, I am wondering with you will include the Kilian training technique for descending quickly, which he talked about when you did the live together: training to analyze and memorize the terrain doing few steps with your eyes closed... this tip blew my mind, and I wonder if it is just a Jornet's idiosyncrasie! and QOD: don't rush into life, patience is gold.
Seth, Ahmed from the Maldives, For QOD, I got one for you, IF I Could go back and give my self advice, I got just one word "RUN" I wish I had discovered this sooner.
QD: In the future you will take running seriously, wait for it to happen, but at 18 why learn as much a you can about it (Strength, Nutrition, Aerobic, would be a good start). Great video Seth, and good to hear about your Pike Peak training Plan.
QD: considering i’m 21, i’m not really sure 🤣🤣 i’d tell myself that i’m more capable than i think i am and can accomplish great things with consistent hard work
In Greece there is a hyped race called Olympus Marathon (44K, 10,400’ roughly) and the record 4h24 min and people treat the record holder (some guy from Spain) like a hero... And you raced and ran the Pikes Peak Marathon in 3h36!!!! Could you please one day get to Olympus to run that race? It would be so interesting!
Without any professional training, you're already a better runner than almost anyone you know. If you make a habit of it you'll actually love it. And all that stuff they keep saying about it feeling good... It feels soo good!
I would tell my 18 year old self... don't slow down and don't let anyone slow you down, keep hammering... As Cam Hanes would say. For context, a lot of people get to a point and slow down when it comes to taking opportunities, or working long days, working out consistently then some of those people look back and can't get back to that same level of pace as we get older. Sometimes its better to stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
On the squats, it might be a good idea to not do them in trainers. The springy foam makes it unstable. Instability isn't necessarily a bad thing. You could use instability to work on balance. However, there are better options for that, and adding instability takes away from the loading of the muscle. If you want to work on balance then likely a bulgarian split squat will be better as you will have to balance on one foot. For working on strength alone, barbell back squat with solid ground contact (no springy shoes, and no plate for heel elevation) is the go-to exercise. For back squats, barefoot is fine, lifting shoes also work.
Dewa here! Well, I'm obviously not 18 yet, but if I could go back a year, I would tell my 12 year-old self before racing Kendall Mountain, "Eat some himalayan salt; just trust me." Daddy here! ... oh man...that's 41 years ago!!! um, probably; "You're going great, PACE yourself, enjoy the PROCESS, and remember; the upcoming difficulties are like spiritual barbells; they are designed to make you STRONGER!" head bowed, lots love fr(om) Durango,
QD: Well you see, I am 18 right now so I would have said to myself on the day of my birthday, "don't do the 18 miler." I did an 18 miles on my 18b birthday without really preparing enough...I have been injured for 6 months now and missed my entire senior track season. Don't push what you know you don't have yet, only what you know is within your reach (functional overreaching vs overreaching).
QD: "Run everyday, for the mental clarity it will bring you. Don't compare yourself to other people. Focus on yourself and the life you want. Believe you can achieve that life. Take small steps everyday toward your goals to attain that life and become the man you strive to be. Patience, my young Padawan."
Seth. You showed that clip of you doing squats in the new rebel v2. If you want to ruin your knees that's one way to fast track that. Do not do squats in running shoes, especially ones that are soft as marshmallows
bare feet is great, or converses (the toe box is pretty narrow though). It is important for the body, and also for the lift, you are wasting your strength with the sole's absorption of the impact instead of pushing hard on the floor and get the energy in return.
Goodness, this is actually tough. I used to say I would change a lot of my life ... however, I have kids and I wouldn't give them up for anything. If I changed the course of my life at 18, they'd never happen 😥 So, let's see - probably something like "Change what you eat and drink NOW - you'll be so much happier."
Seth, I'm not sure you have to change much to be faster than last year. You've now strung together an additional 4-5 training blocks since last year. I would try repeating several workouts that you did in last year's buildup, including a speed w/o, and see how they compare. Maybe repeating one of your fkt's as well. You may surprise yourself!
Start running!! I started running 2 years ago at 33 and now im 35, i would love to have started running earlier to see how good i could have been by now
QOD: Run every day and train at your current, not goal, race paces.
As for your Pikes Peak training cycle- I like the down cycles and 3 weeks of taper. Don’t forget to do some downhill technical training...that may be the difference of where you stand on the podium!
QD: “Completing this marathon is not going to give you a sense of accomplishment the way training and preparing for a marathon does.” In 2001 (a couple weeks after graduating HS), I ran SD R&R marathon but didn’t train for it. Hated the entire thing, didn’t feel the sense of accomplishment everyone talks about at the end. Didn’t run another one until 2019. This time, trained with a Hanson plan, enjoyed every minute of the marathon and still have such a huge sense of pride and accomplishment.
Very interesting point of view.
It's great to see your insight, reflection and stats on screen. Taking into account the confidence of last years results, as well as the pinch of pressure knowing you're the one to beat!
Training schedule vlogs are definitely my favorite ones ! Happy that you get out of that comfort zone and introduce rest weeks in the roller coaster and foucs on spped work, hope it will work!
I signed up for my first marathon today, Maine Marathon. 18 weeks out!
QD: I’m 18 so looking for some good advice 😁
How’d it go
QD: “don’t worry so much about it. Things will work out”.
This is great - thank you for sharing this!! I would love to be able to run like you Seth!! Keep up the good work!! Sending Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
QD: I took a decade completely away from any running and focused on bodybuilding and powerlifting. I’m in my second year back at age 35 and it has been a struggle to say the least. I always think of how good I could have been at this point if I never stopped .....so the one thing I would tell my 18 yr old self would be “You’re going to have a small period where you lose your passion for running and hate being skinny in a few years from now, but trust me Don’t every stop running, training and racing!”
I would have to counter this with, think about how strong you’ve gotten your legs to help prepare you from running injuries. Most runners neglect strength training so you’ve got a good base!
@@shannonsides6017 I would agree only to a point. The massive weight gain I acquired over the ten plus years made my return to distance running a very rough go thus far, plagued with a mild case of runners knee, shin splints, 10 month battle with Achilles Tendinitis and an accident where I rolled my ankle pretty bad. I use to be 120 ish pounds back in my prime running days, but upon my return starting off at 190 plus prices to very stressful on my body. Coupled with a decade in law enforcement which is brutal to the body on its own and its safe to say things have been less than smooth lol...I’ve since been slowly losing the weight and learning to adjust my training to be more sustainable and productive for my age and less resilient body.
I gotcha! Running is hard on the body, especially with extra weight and a physical career. Have you been building your mileage up slowly? I will say, I’ve been running constantly since age 14 and I didn’t train well for the first twenty, so I am also constantly warding off injury bc of overuse injury and lack of strength training.
@@shannonsides6017 I started running/racing at age 7 stopped at 23 and started back up at 33. I felt as though I was slowly building up and only got up to 9 miles for a long run and roughly 25-30 miles a week after about 8 months back in. I think I may have had to build even slower and focused more on weight reduction which I am just now doing lol
QOD: The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times. Zig Ziglar quote.
I’m SOOO excited for you about this training block. Law of diminishing returns for runners at the top of the class is a real thing, but knowing that you didn’t even add speed work in, I’m really hopeful that you can make significant improvements in your time!
I turned 18 in 1972, so I have a lot to tell my younger self. For running, "increase your mileage and be consistent". For income "Buy Microsoft, Apple, Walmart, Google, Amazon". For life, "Buy a sailboat and sail around the world", and finally "life is way too short, enjoy it".
Looking forward to hearing your plans for the descent. Your ascent time was very similar to kilian from the year before but you lost a lot on the downhill.
:QD: I would tell myself to travel and meet as many people and cultures as possible. I was so focused on getting a good career that I didn't travel. Now I have a career that I love, and money to travel, but COVID is preventing me from travelling.
Move to Colorado and start running now. Took me till I was 28 a few years ago but glad I made it here and started to regularly run. Now it's pretty much my life :)
qd: Take the time to get to know yourself well and discover what you really want for you, rather than simply doing what others expect of you.
Seth, this is super helpful! I have my first ever race in July, (I've never been interested in racing, don't know what got into me!), it's a half marathon and covers about 3100ft of vertical gain. Seeing how you are approaching your training is definitely helpful! I will only have 4 weeks to train properly as I'm nursing a knee injury at the moment; wondering if you can give any insight as to how to train effectively in a condensed window?
Love a good Seth poster board vlog, graphics are overrated
i was 18 in 1995: "Purchase Apple stock ASAP, and in 2010 figure out to buy a thing called Bitcoin, and dont marry Deborah".
😂
QOD: Never drink, all those wasted years...
O My O My O My! Look at that mileage pure inspiration! I'm at a measly 10-15 miles a week cant wait to put the hard work in over the years to get to that weekly mileage!
Seth please do a video on your new overnight oats. What you put in it and how you make it. Seems like you’re taking a break from BoBo
He mentioned feeling exhausted and so his brother suggested this. A tiny Bobo before a 20 mi run didn’t seem like enough to me! I’m curious though-I’ve made overnight oats but didn’t heat them the next day so I want to hear how he’s like them and what he does to prep them!
Hey Seth , first of all thanks for all the videos and everything u do helps me a lot and keep me motivated . QD : I am 20 years old now so really young hahahah but if I could go back I would say " Don't rush , be patient " to my 18y old version .
QD: It's been an amazing ride and many things happened for purpose I wouldn't change the single day as after low there's always high, guess I would say "keep going young man and follow your destiny" 🌞
haven’t you see back to the future Seth? This is time gets all messed up haha, but if I could only say one thing it would be “care about yourself as much as you for others”.
Very difficult to keep pushing forward nonstop if your body, heart, mind, etc are not in peak shape too
QD: I'd say, "Work well with others, strive to align your goals with similar others', and you'll go farther than you could ever hope to alone".
QD: I’d tell my 18 yr old self that by far the majority of things we worry about never happen, and something we can’t possibly anticipate and so didn’t worry about is what took me by surprise at age 47-a benign brain tumor. Fortunately I had the mother of all headaches one day and 3 days later was in surgery for a meningioma (a type of brain tumor that is benign 99% of the time but can kill you if the location is inaccessible or dangerous). I consider myself very lucky and it’s till a lifelong practice to not waste time and energy and healthy worrying about things that probably won’t happen. In a way, that trauma brought personal growth because I made some decisions to do things I’d not have otherwise done. So later in life many good things came my way, including a late but very meaningful running career! Martha
Thanks for giving us insight into your training block, I totally agree with you, we have to make changes in our training block. For me I don't have a lot of time so instead of trying to hit a certain amount of miles I am training with vertical gain each week and I have never done that so we will see if that works.
“Accomplishments don’t lead to happiness; find joy in the process”
Love the sound effect ZZZ!
QD: Don't take to heart what other people say if it is negative - they could have just had had a hard/bad day
QD: Don’t take opportunities for granted!
QD: "Learn to enjoy the process."
Seth i noticed in your videos when you are at the gym you wear the same shoes you run in and in this video you are wearing the Rebel v2's while you were squatting. A suggestion (many others suggest as well) is to take your shoes off when squatting and/or deadlifting. Running shoes actually can cause different types of injuries (ankle, back. etc.) with these lifts because they lean you forward. You want a more flat harder surface for these.
Also QD: "Start to learn about investing and other ways to make income"
QD: One word: Run! One Sentence: Run away from toxic people!
Running the Pikes Peak Ascent for the first time in August!
I am going to have to rely on the rolling hills in the Texas Hill Country for my elevation practice
QD: when I was 18 I would have loved to tell myself that not everything is about me. My father, may he rest, later in life told me as I was stressing about a staff meeting at work that not everything was about me and he was right. That meeting I thought was going to be all about me wasn't about me at all. That demonstrated to me how much importance I put on myself and my perspective started to change. Now trying hard to always put others before myself, especially my family, that lesson would have been better learned way earlier in life and sure would have made life much easier lol.
Seth, one word of advice for Pikes Peak this summer. It’s common knowledge here in the Springs, that Matt Carpenter knew the trail better than anybody. He ran it pretty much every week and knew every twist and turn inside out. That was a huge advantage for him. Get down here and run it as much as you can. It will serve you well.
Good morning everyone!
“You’re on the right track. Keep it up.”
QD: Meditate and spend time developing a daily self care routine
"Happiness above all else, don't be afraid to put yourself first"
I do all of my plans in excel but love your old skool paper & marker. Easier to visual on paper sometimes, keep it 👍
: “Stay humble, commit and persevere”
Among all the mountain speed work you are planning to do, I am wondering with you will include the Kilian training technique for descending quickly, which he talked about when you did the live together: training to analyze and memorize the terrain doing few steps with your eyes closed... this tip blew my mind, and I wonder if it is just a Jornet's idiosyncrasie!
and QOD: don't rush into life, patience is gold.
Seth, Ahmed from the Maldives, For QOD, I got one for you,
IF I Could go back and give my self advice, I got just one word
"RUN"
I wish I had discovered this sooner.
There is nothing you can't do with hard work, keep going and don't give up life is a journey, enjoy the ride
Good Evening from Australia! 9pm here.
I still hand write all my training plans down. Helps get me motivated.
QOD: I would say "Buy shares in Amazon!!!!" ;))
Or Apple
QD: In the future you will take running seriously, wait for it to happen, but at 18 why learn as much a you can about it (Strength, Nutrition, Aerobic, would be a good start). Great video Seth, and good to hear about your Pike Peak training Plan.
QD: considering i’m 21, i’m not really sure 🤣🤣 i’d tell myself that i’m more capable than i think i am and can accomplish great things with consistent hard work
QD: Mariela keep chasing your dreams!
In Greece there is a hyped race called Olympus Marathon (44K, 10,400’ roughly) and the record 4h24 min and people treat the record holder (some guy from Spain) like a hero... And you raced and ran the Pikes Peak Marathon in 3h36!!!! Could you please one day get to Olympus to run that race? It would be so interesting!
Stop listening to anyone who says you can’t, because you can!!
Without any professional training, you're already a better runner than almost anyone you know. If you make a habit of it you'll actually love it. And all that stuff they keep saying about it feeling good... It feels soo good!
: you’ll lose people and be heart broken but at the end of it all, you’ll find peace in your life because of those lessons.
”put carbon fibre in a shoe!”
I would tell my 18 year old self... don't slow down and don't let anyone slow you down, keep hammering... As Cam Hanes would say. For context, a lot of people get to a point and slow down when it comes to taking opportunities, or working long days, working out consistently then some of those people look back and can't get back to that same level of pace as we get older. Sometimes its better to stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
On the squats, it might be a good idea to not do them in trainers. The springy foam makes it unstable. Instability isn't necessarily a bad thing. You could use instability to work on balance. However, there are better options for that, and adding instability takes away from the loading of the muscle. If you want to work on balance then likely a bulgarian split squat will be better as you will have to balance on one foot. For working on strength alone, barbell back squat with solid ground contact (no springy shoes, and no plate for heel elevation) is the go-to exercise. For back squats, barefoot is fine, lifting shoes also work.
:qod: Don’t be afraid to look silly.
This will open so many doors for you, and the whole world is just an ask away.
QD: Being slow and patient is the key to everything you do in life😊
Good morning, DGR!
Dewa here! Well, I'm obviously not 18 yet, but if I could go back a year, I would tell my 12 year-old self before racing Kendall Mountain, "Eat some himalayan salt; just trust me."
Daddy here! ... oh man...that's 41 years ago!!! um, probably; "You're going great, PACE yourself, enjoy the PROCESS, and remember; the upcoming difficulties are like spiritual barbells; they are designed to make you STRONGER!"
head bowed, lots love fr(om) Durango,
You must get faster on the downhill and do not need so much milage Seth. GREETINGS FROM SALZBURG/AUSTRIA!!!
Be yourself and don’t let society dictates your future!! Believe in your dreams, anything is possible if you work hard!!
if you knew your true potential ,Always think about how others feel first and foremost when you interact,and never ever take anything for granted
QOD: Follow your dreams & don’t listen to the naysayers.
DGR STRONG 💪
That was 51 year ago for me! I would say to my 18-year-old self: "Work hard and you will achieve your dreams."
Qod - learn to embrace a growth mindset, embrace who you are and work out you want (not others want of you), and create your own story.
QD: Especially regarding your children, a quote from a Rascal Flatts song, "It ain't a question of if they will it's how they remember you."
QD: Well you see, I am 18 right now so I would have said to myself on the day of my birthday, "don't do the 18 miler." I did an 18 miles on my 18b birthday without really preparing enough...I have been injured for 6 months now and missed my entire senior track season. Don't push what you know you don't have yet, only what you know is within your reach (functional overreaching vs overreaching).
QD: Don't sweat the small stuff.
QOD: Athletic ability is less about inborn talent and more about good training and nutrition!
whatever your passionate about, pursue it and build your dream around it🤔🤔👌
QD: "Run everyday, for the mental clarity it will bring you. Don't compare yourself to other people. Focus on yourself and the life you want. Believe you can achieve that life. Take small steps everyday toward your goals to attain that life and become the man you strive to be. Patience, my young Padawan."
Qd " never be scared to do what you feel is right "
Seth. You showed that clip of you doing squats in the new rebel v2.
If you want to ruin your knees that's one way to fast track that. Do not do squats in running shoes, especially ones that are soft as marshmallows
bare feet is great, or converses (the toe box is pretty narrow though). It is important for the body, and also for the lift, you are wasting your strength with the sole's absorption of the impact instead of pushing hard on the floor and get the energy in return.
QD: “keep it simple” and don’t forget to Pause. 👍🏼😎
life is to short to hold on to anger and fear, love early and long because life is short.
Goodness, this is actually tough. I used to say I would change a lot of my life ... however, I have kids and I wouldn't give them up for anything. If I changed the course of my life at 18, they'd never happen 😥 So, let's see - probably something like "Change what you eat and drink NOW - you'll be so much happier."
I suggest use weight lifting shoes not running shoes for squats. I am sure some brand will send you some If you ask.
Seth, I'm not sure you have to change much to be faster than last year. You've now strung together an additional 4-5 training blocks since last year. I would try repeating several workouts that you did in last year's buildup, including a speed w/o, and see how they compare. Maybe repeating one of your fkt's as well. You may surprise yourself!
QD: life gets better!
Focus on what makes you happy
You can’t plot charts in Microsoft excel or google sheets and take a large print out :)
Don't be so high and mighty that you don't take advantage of the humble opportunities that are granted to you..
QOD: "Quit smoking you stupid idiot!" I smoked until I was 40. Happy to have finally escaped that habit.
QD: Be confident and believe you can suceed - this opportunity may not come again
QD: If I could turn back time I will start my running routine I'm 34 here but it's better late than never.
Don’t follow other people’s dream for your life.
Will you be wearing the Saucony endorphin trail? Seems like it is going to be the super shoe for trail races?
Seth any chance you can drop your favorite trail running shoes?
QD: " Don't be afraid to make mistakes"
QD: It's okay to take rest days! Easy runs should be easy!
QD: " Be confident in life, grateful, work hard towards what you truly love, AND follow Seth James DeMoor in 10 years "
Hotel looks like the room from the HBO show "Room 104"
QD: Practice wisdom.... Do the things you know you should do, and don’t do the things you know in your heart you shouldn’t do.
QD:"Embrace the process".