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Rehab Week 9

  • Post author:Ben
  • Post published:May 21, 2018
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Gizmo hiding
Didn’t take many photos this week, so here’s Gizmo trying to hide at the vet.

Just an overview of rehab stuff for the week!

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Rehab update

  • Post author:Ben
  • Post published:May 17, 2018
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Meeting Borobi at the Commonwealth Games
Meeting Borobi at the Commonwealth Games

It’s been a couple of months since my last post so I figured it’s time for an update on my rehab from the stress reaction in my femor.

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Week 4: Femoral stress reaction

  • Post author:Ben
  • Post published:March 25, 2018
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MRI image of femoral stress reaction
MRI image of femoral stress reaction

Not the ideal result…

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Week 3: Sidelined

  • Post author:Ben
  • Post published:March 18, 2018
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Saturday bike ride
Saturday bike ride

Sidelined with a week of no running and further investigation into my left leg soreness.

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Week 2: Let’s get back on track

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  • Post published:March 12, 2018
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Werribee South beach water recovery
Werribee South beach water recovery

Not a bad week, still managing a sore left leg but getting through training ok, with some further adjustment to come. Re-focusing on nutrition and getting back down to a better racing weight.

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Week 1: Back with new goals

  • Post author:Ben
  • Post published:March 6, 2018
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Half marathon finishers
Gold Coast Half Marathon 2017

I’m back to the blog, I wasn’t sure if this day would come or not but here we are. It has been nearly 5 months since Melbourne Marathon, so I’ll start off with a short summary of what’s happened since then and then jump into the latest week of training.

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Week 36: Melbourne Marathon 2017

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  • Post published:October 16, 2017
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Melbourne Marathon 2017

The conclusion…

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Week 35: Taper and marathon goals

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  • Post published:October 9, 2017
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1km reps at Olympic Park Oval
1km reps at Olympic Park Oval

Well it’s officially taper time. Volume this week was reduced to about two thirds of usual weekly volume. Also some thinking on goals for the marathon.

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Week 34: Last long run completed

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  • Post published:October 2, 2017
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Last long training run

Last long run and proper training phase now complete. It’s a good feeling knowing the hard training is done and the next couple weeks lighten off to prepare for marathon day!

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Week 33: Counting down 3 weeks to go

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  • Post published:September 25, 2017
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Training at the track Thursday
Training at the track Thursday – Photo by Brenda

After a big weekend of racing and a 3 and a half hour long run it turns out my legs were more tired than I first thought this week. Not too surprising really; so some minor changes to the plan to get on top of it early. Only 3 weeks to go now until marathon day.

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About Ben

Ben running Australia Day Fun Run 26 January 2017

I am training to run my second marathon targeting Melbourne Marathon 2017. After a slightly disappointing first marathon I'm hoping to go better this time! Training begins 6th of February 2017 and will be a 36 week program to Melbourne Marathon! I'll be documenting my training and adventures along the way. Want to know more? Read my training background.

March 2018 Update:
Melbourne Marathon 2017 - 3:46:53 ✓
New goal underway - Gold Coast Half Marathon 2018 / XCR'18 ah perhaps not... injured.

November 2022 Update:
Great Ocean Road Marathon - 4:09.34 (Marathon split 3:53.46) ✓
I'm currently training for track and 5km and planning on either Sydney or Melbourne marathon in 2023

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