Lessons on hybrid endurance, time-efficient training for busy parents, sub-3 marathon strategy, and HYROX prep.
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Breaking Sub-3: Why Running More Wasn't Enough
Nine minutes stood between a 3:09 and sub-3. It took three more marathons, a strength overhaul, and dialed-in fueling before 2:58:45 in Riga proved training smarter beats training harder.
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Race Strategy & Lessons
Breaking Sub-3: Why Running More Wasn't Enough
Nine minutes stood between a 3:09 and sub-3. It took three more marathons, a strength overhaul, and dialed-in fueling before 2:58:45 in Riga proved training smarter beats training harder.
4 min read
Late Bloomer Stories
My Journey to Running: How It All Started
How becoming a dad, a lucky Berlin Marathon lottery entry, and one brutal race-day collapse at 23 km set me on the road to sub-3.
3 min read
Hybrid Endurance & Strength
Lessons from Food Logging
A month of logging every meal revealed how much fuel high-volume training actually demands—and where my macro and micronutrient assumptions fell short.
4 min read
Hybrid Endurance & Strength
HYROX Preparation Without Losing Your Run Base
How to blend running economy, strength work, and compromised running without turning every week into a grind.
8 min read
Late Bloomer Stories
Training as a 38-Year-Old: Lessons From Building Fitness in My Late Thirties
At 38, I'm in the best shape of my life—built not on youth or raw talent, but on routine, nutrition, sleep, and a long-term mindset shaped by fatherhood.
4 min read
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