 Hey guys, it's been a while. I wanted to give you guys a little bit of an update video I want to talk about my training. I want to talk about my recent half marathon race just last weekend I want to talk about my upcoming marathon in like a week And also a little bit about some other stuff. So let's get into it So it has indeed been a while since the last video I as I always say nowadays I've been saying it for a while that I'm intending to get back into videos and I really am intending to it's just You know, I'm just very busy with my coaching business as a running coach Training has been Since my marathon last year. It's been a little bit up and down just been very busy with moving into my little house here setting things up here and Just working on my coaching business and building it and and of course attending to all my clients. So Things have been good. Training has been up and down as I said, but Actually, it's been pretty good over the last six months though So for the last three months, especially I've been able to sort of get my volume up a little bit and Get in some really good quality workouts. I Was training for a half marathon that I ran last weekend So Just a quick summary of that race. It's called drummen half marathon drummen halmarathon It's a city here close close to Oslo flat race 4,000 people pretty high Level a lot of good runners But also slower runners, you know, it's open for everyone very good good day. I was feeling Great on the day The days before I was a little bit tired, but probably quite normal when you're tapering down, etc But I felt good on the day went out and my goal was to go sub 125 I was in a big group with a pacer pacing for 125. Unfortunately. He Kind of ran too fast for most of the race, especially the beginning which of course Costs me a little bit more because I was just on that Edge of being able to go under 125. I think so for me to sort of go a little faster than that pace in the beginning I think caused me to not be able to go quite sub 125, but ended up running 125 24 Which is really good. It's my best race so far actually So it's a PR my last PR was on from 2021 12848 So over three minutes PR Just fun really good stuff, I mean I was working so hard I'll put some pictures here. Maybe some videos even it was a brutal race like even from like kilometer five or so I was already, you know, sort of doubting as to whether I would be able to keep up the pace simply because I was working so hard I wasn't expecting to be working so hard so early, but I was But looking at the splits it looks like I was able to more or less keep it up throughout the race and finish very close to my Goal time. So My execution, I'm really happy about it. The 24 seconds are quite annoying, but you know, that's how it is just a formality really and Yeah, overall just very happy about it. I had my parents there cheering me on had some loss of acquaintances looking at the race and Of course, I had several of my running clients here from Norway Also running in the race and you know, when you pass each other in the race because it's like out 5k back 5k out k 5k and back 5k Approximately so you see each other several times throughout the race and a couple of times I was able to even high five my clients as we were passing and and friends etc. So That was fun. So it's a good race now I've done something crazy and signed up for a marathon just two weeks after my half marathon. It's it's not ideal. I typically Need a couple of weeks to recover from a half marathon like a hundred percent to get back to proper training And that's exactly the time between the half marathon and the marathon. So it's it's gonna be a tight fit, but Yeah, that's just I just wanted to to do it So my last half mark my left marathon, of course didn't go very well. It was in this was a heat wave I ended up Struggling a lot, you know, I made another video about that but I Wanted to give it another try. I haven't been marathon training though. I was focusing on my half marathon which was like my main priority race this season and so I've I've been lacking on the really long runs I've had 134k long run, but that's it Otherwise, it's just been shorter long runs of like 20 to 25k and like half marathon specific workouts Which of course sets me up pretty well for a marathon But not quite as well as I would ideally like to but then again, I'm not actually prioritizing this race I'm I'm doing it more or less for fun Because also the route or the the course is rough. It is not flat at all It's all slow marathon is very hilly. So Goes up and down and and it's gonna be a slow Race essentially so I'm kind of thinking that you know on a good day on a flat course With proper marathon training. I'd probably again. I'm pretty sure that I am in sub three shape With that course being like three to five minutes at least slower than the flat course That means three or five to three ten would actually be my like absolute Capacity I think in that race coming up now. So I'm gonna even pull it back further and say three fifteen That's what I'm gonna go for but if it ends up being 320 or 325 even 329 I'm okay with that because I'm not actually that Invested in the time. I'm more all about just having a good race feeling You know the flow of the race finding a good progression and not sort of Collapsing towards the end like I did in this So my PR from there or my only marathon time 3 30 31 I think I need to be that I need to get under 3 30 though That's what I really want to do But I think 3 15 the 3 15 pacing group would be a good place to sort of just start out And then we'll see if I'm able to just keep that up which theoretically I should Or if I'm gonna have to back off a little bit and go for like 320 or 25 But again, I'm not too concerned with the time just sort of focusing on completing the race and executing a good race In a sort of relaxed sense like not really putting too much pressure on myself So that's on the horizon next week and other than that after that I'm gonna get back into base training and build a hell of a base I want to get up to like a hundred Cape or week. That's my goal I guess before Christmas and then 2024 is going to be epic Running wise. I hope I think Fun, I like the process. I like the training. I like all of it and And my coaching business is thriving as I said, so I'm gonna keep building that Of course, if you haven't checked out my e-book yet, I came out with an e-book a few months ago There's a link in the description. Anyway, that's all I just wanted to check in I wanted to say hi It's been a while. I'm looking at getting a new camera so that I can set it up here and really get Properly back into the videos because that's what I really want to do But for now, it's sort of like on the back burner a little bit while I'm focusing on attending to my coaching clients and building my business and Etc etc etc etc Anyways, I hope you're doing well post a comment. Tell me what you're up to You have any races on the horizon any plans any training questions. Go ahead. Just post them down below I'll be sure to answer them for you And if if you're interested in any coaching or checking out my e-book or whatever something like that I want to learn about running Go check out my website. The link is in the description as I said Alrighty have a good day and happy running. See you around