Fall European Tour - Starting the Journey to LA 2028

Summer's in the books. Time to go racing again.

It's been a full few months away from the start line. We welcomed our third child into the world this summer, which has reshaped just about everything about what a day looks like right now — in the best way possible. Somewhere in the middle of all that, the training kept rolling.

I also spent time at Commons Clinic getting a real look under the hood — full testing, and finally some answers about what my body is actually doing out there. I get into those results in this one and what they've changed about how I'm approaching this block.

And with just over a week to go before the Canadian Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton.

So here's the plan for the fall:
Edmonton Half Marathon — Canadian Championships — Aug 16
Brussels Diamond League, 1 Hour — Sep 4
World Road Running Championships Half Marathon, Copenhagen — Sep 20 (pending selection)
Valencia Marathon — Dec 6

Edmonton is the first test and a national title is on the line. Brussels is something completely different, and I'm genuinely excited to find out what an hour on the track feels like. Copenhagen would be a huge one on a fast course. And then everything points to Valencia in December — the fastest marathon course in the world, and the place I want to put together the best race of my life.

Big fall ahead. Thanks for following along.

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Father of 3
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0:00 Intro
0:52 Race Schedule Announcement
5:07 Becoming A Father of 3
6:13 What We've been Up To & Goals
8:58 Tuesday Workout 800's
12:12 Workout Thoughts
13:16 The Commons Clinic Findings
18:02 Outro

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