Brother in-law just ran the Valencia Marathon in 2 hr 53! 
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Tell him everyone knows Valencia is an easy course, do a hard one and get a good time 
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He’s doing the Rotterdam one next. Another flat one.
Flat track bully 
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Physio booked in today…so of course my calf feels much better.
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https://www.athletics.com.au/news/buchanan-shatters-australian-marathon-record-in-valencia
Bendigo high school teacher breaks Australian men’s record at Valencia, with 2:06’22.
Incredible stuff.
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What was the diagnosis? Hopefully nothing serious.
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Overall good given I was no longer in pain, reckons keep off it for another two weeks or so. Follow up session next week with some exercises to do in the mean time.
A month with no running sucks though.
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24 hour record for Oceania has also fallen over the weekend:
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I realise this is more of a you guys running thread but it seems the most appropriate pace for it.
Gout Gout ran 10.04 yesterday. Fourth fastest Australian ever and also the fourth fastest U-18 ever.
Lad has that crazy top end speed. Amazing.
Video of the race:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1h880nx/16_yearold_australian_sprinter_gout_gout_runs_a/
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Wont count as he reportedly had too strong a tail wind
Just did the 200 in 20.04
2nd fastest ever at u18, quicker than bolt. Would have placed him 6th in Paris too!
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Australian record at 16.
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Cracked 1,000km for the year for the first time ever.
Wish I was faster but the average 200m elevation per 10km didn’t help.
Aiming for 1,500km next year, in preparation for the Sydney Marathon. Following that I want to drop back down to a casual 15-20km per week but I’ve said that before 
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Well done!
I haven’t run since my calf injury in November (and subsequent physio exercise injured the higher calf muscle - at the physio’s office no less).
Aiming to get out this afternoon for a short 5km test, so I can start ramping up in January.
Only started mid August. Just need to not make the same mistake of trying to hit 100km/month within 3 months. Also need to keep doing strength exercises!
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Nice. 100km/month is a lot, for me anyway.
I believe finding that elusive balance is key. I suspect 15km per week is enough for long term fitness, but when I did that for a year or two it got boring AF and I found myself entering events to spice it up. But once I knock off some goals, it’s where I want to end up again. I mean if I want excitement I’m probably in the wrong sport
Always jealous of people who can run. I feel like I’m on evolutionary branch all of my own and failing 100,000 years of ancestors. Even when I was young, and the few times I have been partially fit, I was unable to run well or comfortably. I really should have learned to fight because fleeing ain’t an option.
I’m similar
I can run in a sporting sense (football etc) but cannot run distances… tried with the wife a while back and it turns out I have a complete inability to actually jog
Jesus! Hope they gave you a discount!
Pretty inconsistent for myself with various little injuries and my first bout of covid to finish the year, but the most volume I’ve managed since the pandemic started 
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Didn’t manage to 45 mins for Rome 10k. Ended up doing it in 46.42 mins, which I’ll take! Good way to finish 2024.
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