I sold my treadmill in September, and I only used it a couple of times.

I’ve made use of our treadmill during the cold snap. Not ran outside for a week. You’re still getting consistency though. I’m sure you won’t lose any progress for the marathon goals✊

Getting it done matey✊Canals are great for run routes, apart from that it has to be an out and back to stay on them.

That was a big year matey. Hope you can feel better in terms of body aches and pains in 2025🤓

You doing any bike sessions for recovery? You seem to be having too many consecutive run days? Your body may not assimilating the run training load and you end up run down. Just a thought as don’t like to think that your suffering continues 😳

How’s the body holding up mate? Getting the running done nicely by the looks of it

Still grinding it out mate 🤯. Hope the aches and pains have subsided. Japan looks amazing. My daughter has just spent 3 months there - due back next week.

Welcome back! Crazy spring double marathons then✊

Enjoy the downtime buddy

Nice one Steve! Sounds like you a great time and got it done!

Congratulations !! good luck with your next majors !

Great achievement Steve. Keep the clog going buddy!

Respect Steve. You’ve not had an easy journey. As you say, you’ve earned a good rest!

Get that hydration/gel mix going buddy! Won’t want the legs to fall off in Berlin 😮

Top running. Beatiful day for a run 😂😂

1:38🎉. Excellent! Hope you’ve recovered ok.

All the best at the GNR👊. And stay strong with the marathon training ✊

I am waiting to have some steroid injections into my lower back, not sure how long I have to wait!!

Has treatment helped your back at all Steve?

Seems like there’s some enjoyment missing in your training buddy. Hang in there. Once you’ve bagged London Marathon, time to target shorter stuff?

Nice pain cave set up. The juggling of strength work and endurance training can be tricky. I tend to do no more than 2 strength sessions a week. One session compound exercise focussed and the other more plyometrics KB single leg exercises. The suffer with DOMS all week😅.

This race is on my bucket list. Looks absolutely mega. Fair play to that bike mechanic. What a job that was by him 👌

Crikey! Marathon Man🏃Don’t get injured - any more 😮. Looks lovely there in Austria. I went there many years ago.

Hey Steve! I was your campervan neighbour in Hilpoltstein - Sean congratulations again on completing your race! I can feel your frustration knowing you would have raced a helluva lot quicker if it wasn't for those issues outside your control. But despite all that, you still pushed on and got it done 💪 I hope your back can improve, and sorry to hear you're retiring from triathlon! Good luck for your upcoming marathons - keen to see them go much better than at Roth

Wet well done Steve. Amazing effort and fortitude. Don’t know how you do it. But you did👊. Relish the achievement 🫡

Whoop whoop. Looks amazing 🤩

Boom. Well done Steve. Tracked you today. Swim looked horrendous. Fantastic resolve as always ✊. Recover now and savour the achievement

Have a great race, go smash it 💪👌

Probably worth not easing up too much with a 2 week taper Steve. Risk would be you go stale. I’m sure you’ll be ready come race day. Travel safe!

Nerd belt🥸🤓. Nice😅

Good luck in Roth, will keep an eye out for you.

Thanks Mark, I start in the last wave at 8.20, and my number is 3877.

Great effort to race no taper like that. Hope you reap the benefits of recovery week taper now! I’ll be tracking you in Roth! 👊

🥵making me tired just watching! Great commitment

Thanks Stu, last big block finishing tomorrow.

Big block of training 💪💪

Still smashing it Steve. When I trained for Ironman I didn’t do bike-run sessions further than 75 miles bike 8 miles run. Always felt that practice suffering had no benefit. But we are all different. Your mental focus is fantastic!

Do you think you may be over trained Steve? Your determination is admirable but the fatigue you describe may be due to pushing through so much volume. But well done on the race ✊

Are you getting any swim coaching to support with technique/confidence etc.

Thanks, the video and editing is harder and more time-consuming than the training lol

Phew your volume is making me tired😅. Respect for the dedication.

I did think about the a34, I'll check it out. Thanks

Agree with you ref dual carriageway riding. It is safer. Shame you got heckled. I use the A34 loops between monkey forest roundabout and Stone roundabout. Road surface ok now

Thanks Mark, Travelling out to the start on the famous yellow school buses added to the experience. Had an MRI scan this morning on my back, so I will have to wait for the results.

Wow the logistics of getting to the start looked difficult enough 😅Amazing result considering your sciatic problems. Very well done Steve 👏✊

😅 blimey that number was big enough to go round me twice. Think I’d be happy to go and just do the shake out run with Kafusi👊

Is that you RAF boys did

Lol

😆 P r o m o s m

Nearly go time! You must be there acclimatising now? How’s the sciatica?