Hey and welcome to the third episode of the No Media Athlete Podcast, I'm Matt Frazier here again with Ben

Benulis and we have a special episode today because Ben just this past weekend completed

his first half marathon.

So what we're going to do is kind of get two different perspectives here.

We have Ben's perspective of someone who just trained for his half marathon

and it went well, a successful race. And me who actually I wrote the half marathon and it went well successful race and me who actually I wrote the

half marathon roadmap which is the program that Ben used to trade so I've done

actually not all that many half marathons but a lot of marathons and

altras so we have that perspective

versus Ben's who's someone who just completed his first. So hopefully you'll get a lot of good

advice here. Maybe some different approaches that you can kind of pick and choose what works for you.

So Ben, how are you feeling now?

I'm feeling pretty good.

I was sore the day after, and then yesterday and today, like a tiny bit sore but pretty much fully

recovered and just feeling just really good this week not just because I have an

accomplishment under my belt but I just I don't know I feel a little different and I'm just I don't want to say happier or just been in a good mood all week.

Yeah I actually understand what you mean there, because that's a feeling that, you know, you always get after a good raise or big accomplishment, and it always does seem to last for about a week, and then, for me at least, I start, these thoughts start creeping in of like okay what's next

like what do I do now because you kind of get addicted to that training and the idea of

working towards something so I hope it keeps lasting, the happiness.

Thanks, yeah.

And I know, I think I know what you're talking about.

I've started to, the next day, I asked myself,

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