Honestly, I did not. @bandage had the training in the bank. Its easy to put a plan together. He has shown great commitment to follow the plan as between work and family, it would be easy to miss runs/sessions. I was obviously delighted that he hit his target, but not for me but for himself*
*and his supporters on here.
You called it yesterday morning. You said sub 1:40. And he delivered. The feel-good story of the year.
Youāre a great man
Fair play @fenwaypark - now get back to your true calling of picking winners for the rest of us!
Savage 
Itāll be like a nature programme where a kind-hearted animal lover nurses an injured bird back to health until heās strong and fit enough to spread his wings and fly.
The going into town thread will ruin all his running routines now
@gilgamboa Hard to be certain about split. Im obviously training much harder but dietās improved a lot. Not ordering takeaway 2-3 times per week after getting children to bed. Eating an early and healthy dinner with them.
@caulifloweredneanderthal No major wardrobe upgrade. Recent purchases have been for casual stuff like t-shirts, tracksuit bottoms and training gear. No need for office clothes and I have some 32 inch Nudie jeans from 2015/16 that have stood the test of time. Just wear these with t-shirts when out.
@Wexford1996 A few of us from home have signed up to run the Lisbon Marathon at the start of May. I didnāt do any research into it, just followed their lead in booking it.
Your 2022 journey to Lisbon will capture the hearts of the forum and hopefully be an inspiration for other forumites.
How did your body hold up through all the running over last year ? Itās a serious increase from what you did previously ā¦ a lot peopleās body wouldnāt be able for such an increase especially when around 40 years of age mark ā¦
Pretty good but thatās down to Fenway. As I progressed beyond 5km back in March/April, he could see on TFK Strava Group I was running 5km-10km daily as fast as I could. He educated me that was a recipe for injury and so we built up distances gradually and with a mix of endurance, speed, slow/recovery days etc.
I think getting you to the race yesterday injury free was his greatest achievement.
A great training performance
@fenwaypark trained him like a horse for Cheltenhamā¦ timed his run to perfection ā¦brought him to the boil lovely , made sure the wexican showed up for showdown yesterdayā¦ a coaching masterclass ā¦
Henry De @fenwaypark delivered in spades. Hope the college rugby team realise what a strategist they have on their hands
Canāt wait to see Bando run his first marathon and go sub 3. Anneās parkrun will lose their minds
Iām gonna run that marathon and @flattythehurdler is gonna train me and weāre gonna destroy @Bandage and @fenwaypark .