Camiel

Week 4 of my half marathon training plan

6 April 2025 ·

This week’s training schedule was difficult to complete as my workdays are long, and my nights are shorter than I’m used to. I adjusted my Sunday long run to a 40-minute recovery run on the track.

Next week will be another tough week to complete. I’m thinking of doing this week’s training again next week to compensate for this. Extending my 12-week schedule to a 13-week schedule isn’t an issue as I haven’t planned for a race (yet).

Date	Duration	Average Heartbeat	Distance	Pace	V02Max	HRV	RHR
Week 4	2:43:14	148 bpm	25,21 km	6:29	43,1	61 ms	58 bpm
20250406	40:00	149 bpm	6,61 km	6:03	43,3	58 ms	56 bpm
20250405	45:00	156 bpm	6,96 km	6:28	43,2	60 ms	57 bpm
20250405	15:00	146 bpm	2,31 km	6:30	43,2	60 ms	57 bpm
20250402	37:16 🏨	145 bpm	5,59 km	6:40	44,0	62 ms	60 bpm
20250401	25:56 🏨	143 bpm	3,74 km	6:56	41,6	64 ms	61 bpm

My weekly totals:

Date	Duration	Average Heartbeat	Distance	Pace	V02Max	HRV	RHR
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.

Indoor runs on the treadmill are marked with a 🏨 emoji.

52 Weeks – Week 28

4 April 2025 ·

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 28/52: The Babysitters Circus – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

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.

🛫 Lisbon – Amsterdam 🛬

3 April 2025 ·

After eight days of travel, it’s time to go home again to my wife and kids. I look forward to seeing them again tonight, although I just now learned that I will need to be patient a bit longer due to a 2-hour delay.

Run Log 20250402

2 April 2025 ·

After yesterday’s run, I completed another interval run today to take advantage of the treadmill’s fixed paces. Total distance covered in 37 minutes: 5,59 kilometers.

🔥 5:00 Warm-Up
👟00:30 at 5:30 per km at 1% incline
👟 1:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 1% incline
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👟00:30 at 5:00 per km at 1% incline
👟 1:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 1% incline
🔁 Repeat 9 times
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👟00:30 at 5:30 per km at 1% incline
👟 1:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 1% incline
—
👟00:30 at 5:00 per km at 1% incline
👟 1:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 1% incline
🔁 Repeat 9 times
❄️ Cool-Down

Run Log 20250401

1 April 2025 ·

I was back on the treadmill today, where I completed the ‘hill’ workout below at an incline of 4%. I covered a total distance of 3,75 kilometers at an average pace of 6.56 per kilometer.

🔥 5:00 Warm-Up
👟 1:00 at 6:00 per km at 4% incline
👟 2:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 0% incline
👟 0:45 at 5:00 per km at 4% incline
👟 1:30 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 0% incline
👟 0:30 at 4:00 per km at 4% incline
👟 1:00 active recovery at 7:30 per km at 0% incline
🔁 Repeat 3 times
❄️ Cool-Down