I’m Officially in Marathon Mode

8 weeks until we tango in Valencia.

One week after racing the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, I was back on a start line at Boulderthon and came away with 3rd. Two races in eight days was a fun way to close out that chapter, and you'll see some of that here.

From there it's straight into marathon mode. This was the first real week of getting after it again, and it was a big one: 116 miles.

Tuesday was a bridge workout on the Wahoo to get the legs turning over again. Friday I linked up with Ethan Shuley on the track for 400s on very little rest. Sunday we finished the week together on Lake Mary Road with a big long run, closing it out with 3x3 mile with a 1 mile float.

I'm excited to start ripping the training in this block. Valencia is coming. Let's tango.

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Strava:
Sunday September 27th, 2026
Boulderthon 2026- 🥉
strava.com/activities/20353251159

Tuesday September 29th, 2026
5x10’ @ T w/2’ jog
strava.com/activities/20380825078

Friday October 2nd, 2026
24x400m off “blink twice and it’s over rest.”
strava.com/activities/20423377235

Sunday October 4th, 2026
Long with 3x3 Mile off 1 mile easy
strava.com/activities/20451495716

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0:00 Intro
0:14 Boulderthon Half
10:46 Bridge Workout
15:01 Track Workout w/ Ethan
18:34 Sunday 22 mi Long Run
28:00 Workout Debrief
29:25 Tango en Valencia