Well yeah!
Less than 48 hours until go time. Getting myself mentally prepared to wake up at 3am on Sunday.
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God speed, Sir Evan! We’ll be watching, but not that early. 
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I understand. 
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#twaaw
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I’ll be there with you Sir Evan. I should be just finishing stage 3 and 4 hours in at that point. 
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I’ve done too much work trying to be close to the top of my work’s fitness challenge, and then I carried my 75lbs son on my shoulders up our stairs last night. I was having some random lower back twinges in the afternoons over the past week, so with all my back issues i finally tipped myself over the edge.
So, I am going to use my discretion and push off my quest and shoot for sometime between Thursday and Monday. But if I have to wait two weeks, so be it. I could complete the quest on my knees and be knocked out for a month or more, but I’d rather be able to walk away from it than crawl.
I am definitely a sad and frustrated, but nonetheless I am just as determined as ever. My dad would likely be more proud of me using logic to make a smart decision rather than me choosing to plow ahead in blatant disregard for myself.
This is not defeat or weakness. Just a pause to regather and come back stronger.
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The mark of a true Knight. No one here would ever doubt you. Just let us know when so we can cheer you on.
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I can absolutely FEEL YOUR PAIN! How OFTEN I’ve “carried the 75# son” (I don’t have one, but my bag of substitutes is full, bent over too long in poor form weeding the flower beds… carrying heavy things around that cannot be carried with proper form… lugging in (instead of wheeling in on a dolly) the salt crystals to pile next to the water softener… etc. etc. … and ending with missing too many days of riding whilst doing other chores, AND missing too many days doing my critical Foundation Training workout that restores so much of my back alignment and firms up my posture.
As I read your post, my mind rolled back through so many similar scenarios, feeling the early warnings that things aren’t right, but continuing on doing whatever came up without regard for my own WELL KNOWN propensity for RE-STRAINING a weak place (rather than RESTRAINING from doing what I knew I shouldn’t, or at least should do with assistance or with other methods.)
I pray you will heal well and have wisdom about when to take on the self-challenge again, and will resist ANY impulse to do it before strength and readiness is fully realized.
Listen to your Dad’s voice… (…I said to myself.)
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My kids love that when I start to sweat it makes a heart shape on the front of my shirt. Thanks to my daughter for taking these recent photos. 
My back is much improved and I’ve had some rest, so hopefully I will get these KOS attempt back on track this month. I’m hoping to get it done on the 25th. That will be exactly 6 months since my dad’s passing. But if I have to tweak the date to match up with other family events then so be it. We will see how it goes as the month progresses.
Until then, thank you to my phone for making a nice slideshow of my first KOS back in 2020. It’s too big to post here, but here’s a screenshot of the opening 2 slides.
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One week to go. My legs and energy levels aren’t where they were last year in November for my third KOS, but I know I will still get it done for dad.
There will likely be more than SUF holy water on the floor. But they definitely won’t be tears of the vanquished.
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You elevate us all Sir Evan @emacdoug. Seriously.
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Might not be appropriate but I’d like to propose a toast to your late father Sir Evan @emacdoug and to the suffering you will subject yourself to.
#tuhntf
All the best this Friday!
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Good luck for Friday and…
CRUSH IT !!!
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Cheers, Sir! Absolutely nothing more appropriate than that. I’ll toast to that!
And that reminds me I need to pick up a couple for my post-KOS events. Celebration or sorrows.
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My preparation for this Friday has begun.
Saturday: ISLTA
Sunday: Rest Day
Monday: Endurance+ 90 min Z2
Today: 12 minutes custom strength workout… then Power Station - that’s just like doing Tapers, right? Right? 
Now my glutes hurt. 
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Whew! Today was 12 more minutes of strength plus 15 minutes of yoga and then a 30 minute recovery spin using Open 30.
Tomorrow is Primers. And also all things prep day.
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You will crush it!
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