London Marathon didn't quite go as I had hoped, and I finally sit down with my coaches to debrief and troubleshoot. The early elevated HR definitely signaled that something was wrong. What exactly it signaled, I'm still not sure. But we go over some things that it could have been that, either alone or taken as a whole, could help explain what went wrong.

0:00 intro
2:59 headspace going in to the race
6:38 working during a taper
10:30 how I felt during the race
14:53 elevated HR
18:14 feeling cold
20:20 I'm a half tights guy
22:40 poor meal planning
27:54 too many beers?
30:59 tweaking the training plan
35:35 plan moving forward

For further detail:
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11231514057
London Marathon Race video: https://youtu.be/flAQNO5CGJ0?si=y9Ip2z9QS_jlTDaO
London Marathon Runner's Weekend: https://youtu.be/ClfMSlVzi64?si=CmNmyeds1NkBIn0F

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