Le Marathon Du Médoc 26

COUNTDOWN: 109 days till Pauillac · 15 long Sundays to suffer through · PHASE: Week 4 of 18 — Foundation · Cutback week. Recover before the build phase. · ROLL CALL: 7 of 13 still ghosting the dashboard · we see you, lads · LEADERBOARD: Top three this season: Fred > Louis > Blaise · everyone below has months to do something about it · GAP: Dan sits 80km behind Fred · the gap is now a chasm · BREAKING: Louis just clocked a 24.4km long run · the groom is putting in the work — what's everyone else's excuse? · RIVALRY: Fred OUTRUNNING the groom by 20km · Louis, where's the alpha energy? · DARK HORSE: Blaise quietly stacking 96km · the non-Illigs have arrived · PB: Matt drops −0:34/km on long runs · the engine is warming up · PACE WATCH: Freddy averaging 5:36/km · brisk if you're carrying the shopping · TARGET: Squad at 48% of this week's target · respectable for amateurs, embarrassing for trainees · PROJECTION: Group projection 4:24 · +24:02 to sub-4 — but we still have months · MILESTONE: 591km combined · 14 marathons' worth between the squad · DRESS CODE: Costumes are mandatory · this is non-negotiable, yes it'll chafe · RUMOUR: One château allegedly pours grand cru · find the queue, join it, lose 12 minutes · PSA: If you can hold a conversation on your long run the pace is right · if you're explaining politics, you're going too easy · COUNTDOWN: 109 days till Pauillac · 15 long Sundays to suffer through · PHASE: Week 4 of 18 — Foundation · Cutback week. Recover before the build phase. · ROLL CALL: 7 of 13 still ghosting the dashboard · we see you, lads · LEADERBOARD: Top three this season: Fred > Louis > Blaise · everyone below has months to do something about it · GAP: Dan sits 80km behind Fred · the gap is now a chasm · BREAKING: Louis just clocked a 24.4km long run · the groom is putting in the work — what's everyone else's excuse? · RIVALRY: Fred OUTRUNNING the groom by 20km · Louis, where's the alpha energy? · DARK HORSE: Blaise quietly stacking 96km · the non-Illigs have arrived · PB: Matt drops −0:34/km on long runs · the engine is warming up · PACE WATCH: Freddy averaging 5:36/km · brisk if you're carrying the shopping · TARGET: Squad at 48% of this week's target · respectable for amateurs, embarrassing for trainees · PROJECTION: Group projection 4:24 · +24:02 to sub-4 — but we still have months · MILESTONE: 591km combined · 14 marathons' worth between the squad · DRESS CODE: Costumes are mandatory · this is non-negotiable, yes it'll chafe · RUMOUR: One château allegedly pours grand cru · find the queue, join it, lose 12 minutes · PSA: If you can hold a conversation on your long run the pace is right · if you're explaining politics, you're going too easy ·