What April Taught Me About Performance Under Real-Life Pressure
In the first half of April, work, family, travel, training, recovery, and race logistics all collided in the same stretch. Istanbul became the clearest test, but the real lesson wa
When Stress Changed the Protocol
A week of jet lag, bad news, disrupted sleep, family meals, and emotional strain forced me to change my training and nutrition approach. Instead of forcing the ideal protocol, I fo
WbMT Weekly Journal — 2026-W08
A travel-heavy week with low training and fragmented sleep pushed my willpower to the edge—until a muddy walk to Neefapark, a small community bridge project, and a simple decisio
The Week I Stopped Guessing: My VO₂ Baseline, My Zones, and a Very Nervous Fitbit
A busy week… and a smarter kind of progress This week felt overwhelming—because it was. A lot of in-house work during the day, then evenings (Wednesday through Saturday) spent
Fasted Half Marathon — Endurance Under Constraint
On September 21, 2025, I ran the Colmar Half Marathon in 1:31:54 — fully fasted. This is not a manifesto. It is a physiological field report. This expanded analysis examines subs
2025-W32 — August Base Building
Three weeks at home in August became a quiet training block: fasted runs, steady mileage, more family time, and the kind of boring consistency that builds real race confidence.
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