 Today that is the question of the day. We can talk about life. We can talk about running out in the comments How are we getting better today? Listen, I did not want to lose the pike speak ascent I wanted to win the pike speak ascent. It didn't happen by three minutes and 45 seconds and But compared to two years ago, uh, that's a that's a big improvement. And so I just But the age is a number, right? I'm frankly a little shocked that as I'm getting older it appears I'm getting a little stronger at least with mountain run to get better. I'm not done getting better I hope you're not done getting better. That is the message today 14,200 and I think 11 feet. You can do this too, ladies and gentlemen. You can do this too Gotta believe gotta believe down we go. Oh, yeah, it's steep cars not doing so well So hopefully hopefully it makes it back to Denver. We will see all right putting on my recovery sleeves right now I must say the calves feel really good right now. I put them on for three hours yesterday I think after today's run, I'll do four or five hours in the compression sleeves. Ah, there we go We got them on. All right. See you back at the house. Are you done? Getting better. All right, YouTube family I was very specific in choosing that the title of today's vlog now I could have said are we done getting better because it's a two-way street here on YouTube. You're motivating me That's right. I thought about you guys a lot in the pike's peak ascent I just want you to know everyone cheering me on and it sounds like there was a little bit of a Takeover in the live stream. So I'm hearing through the grapevine. So that is great news But you're motivating me and I hope I'm motivating you so but at the same time the reason I said are You done getting better is because I really want to hone in on this question of the day So that you can sit back think about it reflect like am I embracing where I'm at and that's you know That's in my training in my life or am I taking the little steps Every single day to get better like the you know for me I think the big thing for me this year has been the maintenance of my body with Aquajogging with the foam rolling with now going once a week to a massage therapist. What else am I doing? It's like all like we can run all day We can like if we want like we love running like if you're watching this channel There's probably a good chance you love running, but it's those little things in between the running that I think help Make the difference now today. You're probably wondering wait a minute Seth You just said you're getting ready for the Amsterdam marathon. What the heck are you doing going and running another 14er? With 58 so today's run was 14 miles 22 kilometers 5800 feet of vertical gain and loss which is about 1,700 meters of gain and loss now most marathon runners and racers don't train like that, right? I get it I get it, but here's an announcement. Yes, I'm racing two more races Between now and the Amsterdam marathon on October 20th two more one of them I've actually already announced the other one I have not so let's go with the one I already announced I will be going to New Hampshire September 29th. Don't quote me. It's Sunday. That's Sunday I think it's the 29th of September for the USA Mountain Trail running championships in New Hampshire at a ski resort out there It's like Sun something not Sun Valley, but anyway, it's in New Hampshire So I'll be out there in late September. So if you're in the New Hampshire area or Massachusetts or Vermont Oh my gosh, that'd be amazing to meet the East Coast crew out there And then the next race that yes, I had on my radar But frankly I wasn't talking about it at all because I just did not know if my left foot And I'm looking down at my left foot right now if my left foot was gonna hold up through the Pikes Peak ascent training and race and Sure enough it did and we're moving forward So the next race is not this weekend not Saturday But a week from set when you're watching this a week from now. So let's see September 7th. I do believe in Utah at snowbird, that's right snowbird Utah near Salt Lake City It's the last stop in the Cirque series. So it's a nine mile race So not too bad about 3,500 feet of vertical gain and loss So there is downhill in this race, but I feel like I've built up enough strength in my legs to be able to withstand The downhill now and in my foot. All right and before signing off I just I just have to dig a little bit deeper into this question that I did not come up with it I heard it recently. I forget where it's probably on the radio. Maybe a podcast Are you done getting better? For some reason that question when I heard it just hit me like a ton of bricks like no I'm not done getting better. In fact, I feel like I just proved to myself that To I just cut nine minutes now It was a two-year period of training and that's another plug for patients Especially for all the high schoolers and college students out there all the veteran runners out there, you know Patience patience your aerobic base your stamina It will continue to build if you are consistent in your training If you can stay healthy as much as possible, and if you're patient So a little two-month injury now, I know that's a lot of time But it's that's a little blip in the in the system compared to your long-term aerobic development as a runner and so Are you done getting better? Frankly? I might just be getting started. That's what I'm telling myself I'm just figuring out this mountain running business and Three minutes and 45 seconds, I just keep I was repeating that to myself a little bit too much on today's run like I Got this three minutes and 45 seconds like that's a lot, but it's not a lot at the same time So I'm excited. Thank you all for being here I think keyword is better because I know we can all be better in Running and in life and the two often intersect. I think they feed off of each other so well We're very fortunate as runners to have this drive every single day to get out the door Breathe fresh air We're like we the exercise like that most people despise doing and we most of us Enjoy doing and love doing like the benefit for us long term for our health is off the charts So keep going. I'm here for you. You are here for me I know you are and are you done getting better? No, we are not we are not all right. I love you guys. Thanks a meter Thanks for watching two vlogs on the right or the left both of them I feel like are very Motivational vlogs so check those out on the right or the left. I'd appreciate it and that's all for today All right. See beauty work hard and love each other. See you tomorrow You