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Runners might feel this.

3 years ago I signed up for Berlin half marathon, prepped 3-4 weeks without any plan and ran 1:42. Nice!

Last year, I was like let’s make a plan then! (In fact my partner got the plan to be fair). 

So I got this 50 bucks pdf about how to prep to run a half in 1:30 within 12 weeks.

Berlin half is always beginning of April. 

I was super committed. Started training the first day of January and didn’t miss a session.

After a few sessions though I already realized it was actually too tough. 

Remember limping in the office and asking @hellno.eth how he dealt with the pain when he was training for the full marathons!? 
He said he usually didn’t have any pain, which should have gotten me thinking.

Well, I kept on pushing. 
Pushing too hard?

Three weeks before the race I got the flue and couldn’t even walk 30 meters without loosing my breath.

I fairly recovered, started at the race and barely made it to the end. 

All that work - no reward.

dev + founder | @onsenbot @maschine @herocast

Partnerships at @gnosischain. Alumni at /herocast. Runner at half /marathon.

My biggest unlock was: if you are not active in preventing injury (stretching, hydration, sleep, strength training, protein) you WILL get injured