5 fast, 5 slow | PUM day 23

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Hi all, welcome back!

Today I did a 10km route in which I started with a 5km tempo run after which I took a minute to recover after which I finished another 5km but at recovery pace.

With 2 weeks to go for the beach marathon I tried to reduce my weekly miles a bit. After last week where my total was 85k , I aim for this week to finish somewhere between 60 and 70 km. Sofar I did 32.6 km in 3 runs - while incorporating some speedwork.

Today's run:

I started my training with a short tempo run. The run did go pretty well, but I felt next time I could improve my time by incorporating a shorter warmup. Not only because it is better in preventing injuries, I also lost quite some energy in the first 300m (and again at 1km) in a slope under a bridge. By incorporating a 1km warmup my route should be totally flat which might help me break my 20 min 5km goal.


The route I use for tempo runs is flat like this, and to reach 5km you would have to make only 4 turns - so it would be perfect for setting a PR.


Making a selfie while doing a tempo run =D

After the tempo run I took a minute to get my heartbeat back under control and resumed with a recovery slow pace run. Another 5km but now on unpaved roads

Shoe problem

My upcoming marathon is an unpaved beach and dune run. While I got 4 pair of running shoes, I do not have trailrunning shoes, with 2 weeks before the event I do not have sufficient time to break in new shoes. So I will have to try and use the most sturdy shoes (and hope for the best).

The shoes I would had considerd most sturdy would be the Karhu shoes (first row, left).

But looking at the damage these shoes endured I can say I postponed new shoes a bit too long =D So I will either go for the New Balance or the Nimbus. But far from ideal haha.

Happy running!

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Great job! Keep up the good work! 👏 !STRIDE (Comment !STOPSTRIDE to stop receiving upvotes & STR)

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Great job! Keep up the good work! 👏 !STRIDE (Comment !STOPSTRIDE to stop receiving upvotes & STR)

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Another great run, it's inspirational. Even though I don't run, I admire the get-out-and-go mentality. Starting is the hardest part. !BBH

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Thank you, very cool to read it is inspirable!

For me, running is like mindfullness. I really have "me-time" without any stress, just being outside and enjoy the views.

Getting started is indeed the hardest part, in doing so it might help to just register for a 5-10km event. Once you can cover that distance (in whatever pace) it becomes very relaxing on the mind aswell!

!duo !lolz

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I have no idea what my running capabilities are right now. I do know my walking stamina grew from 2 hours to 8 hours with repetition. !BBH

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It'd break my heart to go with the nimbus to a beach marathon.

Nice pace you got there on the first 5!

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Haha yeah! Both the nimbus and the metaspeed skyparis are not suitable. I will go for the new balance!

Thanks! Hope to break 5k/ 20min this year!

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