It's still all about me

John, I’m glad to hear your achilles issues seem to be clearing up. If you do decide you’re finished racing for this season though, I’d like to make a suggestion.

I was looking in your old logs and in 2006 you power cleaned 75kg for a single and were doing multiple sets of 3 with 65kg. It’s now four years later and I’m not sure you’re able to replicate either feat. I don’t mean to sound like I’m putting you down, I just think that you should put some time towards getting your strength up and building a little bit of extra muscle.

Rather than doing a low volume of singles and doubles, I would suggest you shoot for higher reps and at least moderate volume. I’d put my focus on RDL variations and back squats. A little extra muscle in your glutes and hamstrings would really help you out when you start running again. Again, I don’t mean to sound like I’m dogging you, but your strength levels are very low, and if you want to break 13, you’ll likely need to be stronger.