higher-athletics

Starting back from square 0.5! Setting a 5:30 IM70.3 goal for next summer

finally met w @hamdi irl 

just so inspired by the consistency and hard work of this man ↑

OverPowered

this was BRUTAL but completed my birthday (& first ever) marathon! 

grateful for all the friends that joined along the way

Insane what you can accomplish if there's a desire & will for it

higher!

First long run since the IM. My base level of fitness for running got cooked in just 2 weeks! 😭

HR was above 160 the whole time, really had to dig deep

We're back running again!!! Check engine lights are off!! (but still flickering 🤣)

Went higher and ran a marathon to celebrate turning 26 📈📈🎂🎂

Shoutout @hamdi longer runs incoming 😈

Will be running 27mi for my 27th this month (Oct 17)!! Also my first attempt at a marathon

Haven't run at all the last two weeks w some leg pains from the IM so we'll see how this goes 😅

Moxie Protocol

Am I late 🙈

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Scout Game

Always building 🛠️

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the Superchain

OP Stack

It's been a while since I said "Wow" out loud when testing a dev tool. Supersim (https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/supersim) did that for me

Props to @fahimsach for the pointer!

Now how does one stay in decent IM70.3 shape while reclaiming time for other things 🤔 

Hoping to strike some balance with a lower but consistent weekly load and ramp up ~3mo out from the next race

What a journey this was with a lot of unexpected twists doing the IM 70.3 with @zain 

Very grateful to finish considering a flat tire I could not fix alone in the cold.

I had a sub 6hr goal that I couldn't meet but that'll just make the next race feel that much better 🫡 💪🏾

Contributing to OP Labs. Come join me on the track if you’re in /austin @ atxsprint.club

Wrapped up my first Iron Man 70.3 with @hamdi this past weekend. 

tl;dr: I came up short in my first Ironman 70.3, earning a DNF (Did Not Finish) during the bike portion of the race. Three hours and 23 minutes in, with less than eight miles to go, the local police pulled me over as they opened traffic back up. I was under the impression I had 4 hours and 30 minutes for the bike—standard for 70.3 races—so I paced myself accordingly, keeping an average heart rate of 110, saving my energy for the run, where I felt strongest. Complaining won’t undo the DNF, but I won’t ignore that I put myself in this position. 

Full reflection here: https://github.com/zainbacchus/public_blog/blob/main/content/8.%2070.3%20reflections.md

Amazing framework for dealing with tough challenges. Especially one that can have uncontrollable external factors (BAD WEATHER).

& this is just the beginning. Higher

Went from swimming ~600yds in 1hr (45m rest lol) 3 months ago to swimming 3500yds in 1hr 20m

Unbelievable how far u can go if you just stick with it (I almost quit after day 2!)

Higher

So excited to share what DevX has been cookin this quarter, local Superchain development with 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙢!! 🔴

Locally observe cross-chain interactions & iterate on multi-chain apps 🚀
◦ ship experimental features early (interop 👀)
◦ locally use OP protocol features and contracts
◦ fork a subset or all superchain remote state
◦ package in 3rdparty integrations (i.e bundlers)

So excited to share what DevX has been cookin this quarter, local Superchain development with 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙢!! 🔴

Locally observe cross-chain interactions & iterate on multi-chain apps 🚀
◦ ship experimental features early (interop 👀)
◦ locally use OP protocol features and contracts
◦ fork a subset or all superchain remote state
◦ package in 3rdparty integrations (i.e bundlers)

https://www.loom.com/share/fd149b788ab244cdaab84e6533ca60c0?sid=8caae3e6-f3a9-48ff-b876-df36fc2ef3a5

Race in < 2 weeks! Reflected & lol'd at this exchange. Pretty sure I googled what a tri was

Me: I signed up for my first half!!

@zain: Ur ready.

3 days of rest felt like an eternity!! Felt really good to swim/bike today. 

Still holding off on running as my leg isn't 100% yet

Legs are still giving me some trouble so i'm starting my taper early to sort it out

Had a good run on the receipts leaderboard 🫡

Reminder to foam roll and stretch!! My left calf pain i'm sure is due to tightness all over my leg from high load. so bad i've been slightly limping the last week

Just had the most excruciating massage that's already helped a ton 😭