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This week I faced the hardest decision in marathon training: keep going or rest. After my half marathon, my Achilles flared up and I had to decide whether to push through or back off. In this episode of Copying Clayton, I break down what pros like Clayton Young, Conner Mantz, and other elites actually do when something hurts—and how I applied the same logic to my own training. I talk through the injury scare, bailing on workouts, managing pain, adjusting my plan, and how to stay on track for CIM even after a bad training week. This is the mental side of marathon prep, injury prevention, training through niggles, and trusting the process. Chapters: 00:00 Achilles flare 00:17 Testing out the achilles w/easy running. Is it good? 00:55 Friday's workout 01:23 Insight from Drew Hunter & Reed Fischer 02:30 How to trust the program/plan when something goes wrong? 03:14 Racing and running is a series of small choices 03:50 20mi long run at 640 pace 04:10 What happens when pro's get hurt (three things) - 1: know your body 04:23 What happens when pro's get hurt (number 2) - VOLUME & BASS 04:55 What happens when pro's get hurt (number 3) - Hills 05:45 - What do pro's do when injured, conclusion 06:09 - Stop paying for treatment if training is the issue 06:53 Santa Barbara Half - I ran a great race, but is it 2:30 shape? 07:16 - Injury details 07:30 - 20mi Long run review, paces, how achilles felt 7:55 - what's next in training #claytonyoung #connermantz #marathontraining #runninginjury #marathontips