Thanks for all your kind words and sponsorship, made it round the marathon in 3:35, happy with that on windy day 
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Tryinh to regain running enthusiasm so started doing park run which is such a wonderful thing
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Have you tried going to bed listening to white/pink noise to mask the tinnitus?
It’s funny but my wife and I blast out the tumble dryer sound from the Calm app out of a Bluetooth speaker all night. It helps to filter out city noise and also has a strange, womb-like effect that is conducive to sleep. Bit like how Wayne Rooney used to sleep with his hoover on…
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I’ve tried various apps and white noise generators but they seem to exacerbate my T.
It’s listening to Peep Show on YouTube at the moment that gets me off to sleep 
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I used to do that with only fools and horses, engaging enough to keep your mind off but familiar enough that you don’t care if you miss something.
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Rain and quiet storm noises send me off a treat.
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Exactly this
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Have you tried this? Tinnitus Sound Therapy
Paper is here (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378595525001534?via%3Dihub)
Tinnitus can be really challenging; however, it is working for me at the moment.
I dedicate 1 hour a day to it, and while I’m working, I completely forget about it.
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Have you tried a tinnitus chiropractor? A mate of mine said it worked well for him, although his tinnitus wasn’t caused by noise damage but was a TMJ issue.
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I do have that bookmarked!
Plus this
I swear it started for me when I clenched my jaw really hard upside down underwater on an offshore helicopter underwater escape training course
(long story)
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We’ve all been there.
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On the topic of tinnitus mine started the day after an acid trip about 10/11 years ago and has just never went away. I find it bizarre how that was what seemingly caused it for me.
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One day I’ll write the book!
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I need to hear more about this!
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Did my first (and probably last) half marathon yesterday, completed the Hackney Half Marathon in just over 2 hrs 21 mins First 11 miles were surprisingly comfortable, but really struggled in the last 2.
What an amazing day and amazing atmosphere, crowds were 4-5 deep in some places. The energy and positivity coming from the spectators was a wonderful counterpoint to Yaxley-Lennon’s mob on Saturday. This was London (especially East London) at its best.
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Well done Ian - that’s a great achievement. I did a half marathon once and know exactly the pain that you experienced at the end. What a buzz though !!
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Nice one - they say you can split a half marathon into two sections - the first ten miles and the last three. Also, never say never again!
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Honestly the best thing I have done health wise in years is make sure that I drink enough water and take 3g of creatine a day. Brain fog gone.
Not going to run a half marathon any time soon though, that is a mighty effort.
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Creatines a mad one I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety for the best part of my life and then I started taking creatine every morning for a couple month til I ran out and looking back I actually felt so much better. It’s been a few months without it so I’m gonna buy some more and start taking it again to see if it actually was the creatine
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