UTMB 2023 Preparations // Chamonix // NOT what I was hoping for

[@JustinGLockwood]

Keep up the good work mate. All of us Aussie's are rooting for ya. Love the videos.

[@lukewbarrett]

Cheers mate!

[@thijsburms9037]

I stumbled across your channel earlier today and watched your videos from the last 3 months preparing for UTMB while doing a long run on my treadmill (I prefer running outsoor, but looking after the kids..). I love the format of your videos and enjoyed watching all of them so far. I look forward to follow along on your further preparations and will check back on your earlier videos as well. Excited to be following another Austrialian runner after discovering Dan Whitehead a few years back. I hope your health gets better soon so you can go out running all those great Alpine mountains. Cheers from Belgium 👍🇧🇪!

[@lukewbarrett]

Thanks so much! Kind words. 🙏

[@gorath0007]

I used to ski in the area, it’s great to see you out there and capture the post card moments. I sympathise with the sickness. I didn’t take care of an infection adequately and got stuck with chronic sinusitis for months now. Mental resilience is certainly being tested. EU can be strict in providing strong antibiotics, indeed make sure you get the right ones. Hope you get over it soon!

[@lukewbarrett]

Thanks mate. Me too!

[@peterm5877]

Luke I'm living the next 5 weeks vicariously through you since turning down a utmb lottery place. So stay fit mate! So great to follow your adventure from afar. 👍

[@lukewbarrett]

Haha alright. Just for you 😂 Cheers!

[@DanWhitehead]

A week of rest won’t have any effect on your race mate if anything you’ll benefit from it. I sympathise though resting in Chamonix is not easy 😂. All the best, I’m jealous.

[@lukewbarrett]

Thanks mate. Perspective is always hard to see in the moment. So hard!

[@stopsign38]

All my fingers are crossed for you 🤞🤞

[@lukewbarrett]

Thanks so much!

[@owenearl9121]

You’ll recover!! You’ve got a huge base of fitness behind you. A few intervals when you’ve recovered and you’ll open up that vo2. I’m now into my second week without running due to a foot injury… watching the fitness score plummet so trying to get motivated to cross train lol.

[@lukewbarrett]

Thanks mate. Hope the foot is good to go soon.

[@Intrepid_women]

You got this Luke

[@lukewbarrett]

If by ‘this’ you mean the nervous poops, then yeah! I got this! 😂

[@StokesCrew]

Ain’t nothin’ I can say you don’t already know … sending recovery strength!

[@lukewbarrett]

🙏

[@FilmMyRun]

See you on the start line

[@lukewbarrett]

👀

[@mr10ferguj]

Super frustrating mate! Similar experience for me this year…Marathon in May came down with proper flu for the first time in years a week before. Ultra in July shin developed a niggle a week out. The year for it but all part of the game I guess. Didn’t run the mara. Pushed through on the ultra and cooked my shin properly - worth it, even if I’m still not back to running 😂

[@lukewbarrett]

Gotta stand by the choices we make! Hope you’re back running soon

[@stevenbromham1594]

Stay smart, stay strong don’t overcook it while the engine is hurting.

[@lukewbarrett]

But I want to run so bad! 😂

[@mitchellthornton6393]

Cool hat!

[@lukewbarrett]

I’ll get you a discount code 😂

[@mytrailrunsaustralia4094]

Hope you recover and have legs of steel.

[@lukewbarrett]

Me too! Things seem to be back on track now. 🙏

[@TheRealJavahead]

Bummer. You want to toe the line healthy though.

[@lukewbarrett]

That’s the plan!