Bill, 240lbs, Training for His First Marathon
Bill is 240lbs and has decided: I’m running a marathon this year. Not to “get skinny”. To prove to himself he can.
His world now has:
- Beginner marathon training plans
- YouTube videos on form
- Articles on running at higher weight
- Shoe and gear reviews
- A calendar mapping out long runs
- Nutrition and recovery guides
Without TabStax
He keeps googling the same stuff. Training plans in one tab, shoe reviews in another, a random blog post open on his phone. He forgets which plan he chose. Every time he thinks “I should train” he has to rebuild the universe.
With TabStax
He builds “Bill – Marathon 2025” Stax:
- The one training plan he chose
- A shoe store tab with his shortlist
- A spreadsheet logging runs
- A YouTube playlist: “Running Form & Recovery”
- A calendar showing the 16–20 week build
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Start Page with:
- “This week’s long run: 5 miles on Saturday.”
- “Next Action TODAY: 20-minute easy run + 5 minutes form drills.”
He shares this Stax with his running buddy / partner / accountability friend:
- They see his plan.
- They can drop comments (“I added a link about knee-friendly strength work.”).
Every time doubt creeps in, the task is simple: open the Marathon Stax.
- The plan
- The progress
- The “why”
…all load at once. He’s not restarting the project every time he laces up — he’s continuing a story.