2 years after tendon pocalypse, the lion kingdom has evolved into a schedule of 1 speed work day 1 week, then 1 long run 1 week later. 2 years without speed work led to quite a degradation in the quads. They were powerful painful after the 1st speed work in 2 years. Definitely wasn't at past fitness in the last marathon. The tendon has responded better to polarized efforts. Running every day has no longer been possible for more than a few days in a row. More time sitting has also benefited it. The most dramatic change has been no longer running if the weather is sub optimal. Cutting the mileage in Oct for 1 month before the marathon led to a virtually pristine tendon on race day & for several days afterwards, but eventually it degraded to where it started. Lions pulled back before it reverted all the way to not navigating stairs. The easy month did regain the ability to navigate stairs but it experienced no permanent recovery. Wi...