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Actually recovery was not too bad. Blisters are mostly healed now. Ankles and feet swelled after the race but compression socks fixed that. Now the ankle I rolled several times just needs a few more days of recovery to stabilize. Back to running next week so two weeks off. I think all the climbing and moving around the technical trail plus walking the last 20 miles meant the whole thing was much easier on the body than a flatter run (my much faster Autumn 100 run had me in a lot of body pain for a week after).

Completed Eastern States 100 mile 21,000 feet of climbing technical trail ultramarathon on 9th August in 27 hours for 11th place.
Very challenging event. Biggest lesson learned is to get feet dry in aid stations. I didn’t do this and paid for it but walking the last 20 miles of the race on painful blisters. It caused my friend to have to DNF because of trench foot. Other than that, a great experience, felt strong, ran into 6th place between 30-60 miles, and enjoyed all the climbing, descending, and technical trail. Best part of it was having my brother and friends crew, and my brother paced me through the night from mile 80 to the finish. Couldn’t have done it without him. Next race is arc of attrition 100 mile in Cornwall in January.

@Jcaz6996 sounds brutal dude. The blues from not being able to train due to injury can be intense. You’ll be better soon and back to it though. Hopefully doctor or physio will have some recommendations on how to avoid in the future, but injuries are a part of the game…

I have a history of ankle instability @Alex partly from years of skateboarding as a teenager. Single leg calf raises are supposed to be the most effective physical training to strengthen the muscles around the ankle and add stability. Can be good to do all sorts of balance stuff too and lots of single leg variations on most leg strength exercises will help.
As for shoes the cool ones are Norda, then Hoka seems to have the largest market share at the moment, but lots of brands have good trail shoes. Ones with lower stack height midsoles and wider platforms on the outsoles will be more stable. Hoka speedgoat is a popular option. Satisfy have a trail shoe coming out soon called The Rocker that could be cool. The firmer insoles of Brooks can be good for stability too.

Very cool @simmosn its funny how quickly the mind changes from never again to yes please

@Graham Yeah I’ve been to Nowhere twice for tattoos from Adam Sage now. Nice place good vibes there. Is it Thomas that you have tattoos from there?

Satisfy, Real McCoy's, Norda

I’ll take deranged

@seawolf I smile when running (and cycling) and see lots of other people doing it too

Like Andy Glaze says, ‘Smile or you’re doing it wrong’

2nd place at a local trail 50km yesterday. Was fun to go out with the fast pack. At 4 miles or so the pack thinned and at 7 miles I was passed by two runners. Then passed again at mile 12. Managed to run my way back to second place on the last few hills.

I'll watch. Was fortunate enough last year to have a mountain stage finish near where my wife's family lives in central France so got to ride to see the race in person at a secluded pass, managed to catch a few silly promo things from the caravan of sponsor novelty vehicles that pass before the peloton, and several teams stayed in the local village so got to get up close to their impressive bikes. There most memorable part of the day was seeing Pogacar and Vingegaard speed over the pass with intense concentration. Sadly no photo of that but it was too special to not fully take in in the moment.

Cool, looking forward to seeing the new collection and congrats on new spaces

@AdamC broadcasting from the London location today?

Looks great @ARNC

Fantastic run @Jcaz6996

Hell yeah these are so cool great work on your pair @Ross

@EdH just wearing whatever is the most comfortable thing around…
Hope you have a good trip, looking forward to seeing the results

@goosehd pretty good, first race in less than 4 weeks, looking forward to seeing how I stack up