I started Easter the right way with two different training sessions on the track before going out for our family Easter brunch.
Training one was about shifting gears between different paces, training two was at recovery pace.
52 Weeks – Week 30
I’m collecting 52 songs in 52 weeks. Every Friday afternoon, I will add a song to my playlist. The aim is to capture my energy and feelings for that particular Friday with the chosen song.
Week 30/52: Young Gun Silver Fox – Stevie & Sly
After 52 weeks, I will have recorded all the seasons, holidays, and high and low weeks of the year (from October 2024 to September 2025) in one self-curated playlist on Apple Music. Don’t use Apple Music? Subscribe to weekly updates via RSS.
Run Log 20250418
I did my fourth run of the week this morning. It was a so-called ‘Power Pyramid’ on the track near my house: 1-min, 5-min, 10-min, 5-min, 1-min, with different durations of active recovery intervals in between.
🔥 5:00 Warm-Up
👟 1:00 at 3:50 per km
👟 0:30 active recovery at 7:00 per km
👟 5:00 at 5:30 per km
👟 2:00 active recovery at 7:00 per km
👟 10:00 at 5:45 per km
👟 3:00 active recovery at 7:00 per km
👟 5:00 at 5:00 per km
👟 2:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km
👟 1:00 at 4:00 per km
👟 0:30 active recovery at 7:00 per km
❄️ 400 meters Cool-Down
Run Log 20250414
Time to bring back consistency in my running again. I completed a 10-kilometer recovery run tonight and it just felt great.
Week 5 of my half marathon training plan
Running has been a struggle this week. Lack of time, long-haul travel, and jetlag are all contributing to increased fatigue. I kind of saw it coming last Sunday, so eventually, it was a good idea not to progress with my next training week but to do the same three out of the five runs I did last week.
| Date | Duration | Average Heartbeat |
Distance | Pace | V02Max | HRV | RHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5 | 1:28:14 | 143 bpm | 12,7 km | 6:55 | 43,1 | 65 ms | 56 bpm |
| 20250413 | 11:00 | 148 bpm | 1,65 km | 6:40 | 43,2 | 67 ms | 57 bpm |
| 20250413 | 29:00 | 141 bpm | 4,03 km | 7:11 | 43,1 | 67 ms | 57 bpm |
| 20250413 | 15:00 | 137 bpm | 2,02 km | 7:24 | 43,1 | 67 ms | 57 bpm |
| 20250408 | 33:11 | 144 bpm | 5,04 km | 6:35 | 43,2 | 58 ms | 55 bpm |
My weekly totals:
| Date | Duration | Average Heartbeat |
Distance | Pace | V02Max | HRV | RHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5 | 1:28:14 | 143 bpm | 12,7 km | 6:55 | 43,1 | 65 ms | 56 bpm |
| Week 4 | 2:43:14 | 148 bpm | 25,21 km | 6:29 | 43,1 | 61 ms | 58 bpm |
| Week 3 | 3:44:11 | 155 bpm | 37,52 km | 5:58 | 43,3 | 64 ms | 58 bpm |
| Week 2 | 3:23:30 | 148 bpm | 33,4 km | 6:05 | 43,3 | 62 ms | 56 bpm |
| Week 1 | 3:19:48 | 151 bpm | 32,63 km | 6:08 | 43,4 | 54 ms | 54 bpm |
My run log has more 2025 running stats. My personal best in the half marathon is 1:43:07, which I’m trying to beat with this training schedule.