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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 31/52: Mick Jagger – Strange Game
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.
Week 6 was a good week for running. I slowed down on my longer and recovery runs and intensified my training during my two interval/speed runs. I covered a total distance of almost 28 kilometers this week, more than double that of last week.
| Date | Duration | Average Heartbeat |
Distance | Pace | V02Max | HRV | RHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 6 | 2:54:53 | 145 bpm | 27,9 km | 6:15 | 42,6 | 64 ms | 57 bpm |
| 20250420 | 27:12 | 160 bpm | 4,01 km | 6:47 | 42,3 | 73 ms | 58 bpm |
| 20250420 | 18:59 | 145 bpm | 3,61 km | 5:16 | 42,3 | 73 ms | 58 bpm |
| 20250418 | 29:35 | 151 bpm | 5,26 km | 5:38 | 42,6 | 60 ms | 56 bpm |
| 20250416 | 22:07 | 138 bpm | 3,00 km | 7:22 | 42,7 | 61 ms | 58 bpm |
| 20250416 | 15:00 | 129 bpm | 2,03 km | 7:24 | 42,8 | 61 ms | 58 bpm |
| 20250414 | 1:01:56 | 151 bpm | 10,08 km | 6:08 | 42,9 | 60 ms | 58 bpm |
My weekly totals:
| Date | Duration | Average Heartbeat |
Distance | Pace | V02Max | HRV | RHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 6 | 2:54:53 | 145 bpm | 27,9 km | 6:15 | 42,6 | 64 ms | 57 bpm |
| 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.
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.
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.
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
Time to bring back consistency in my running again. I completed a 10-kilometer recovery run tonight and it just felt great.
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.
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 29/52: Jean Tonique – Un rêve à deux (feat. Bleu Platine)
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.
Running has been a struggle the first two days of this week. I’m dealing with some fatigue, which is putting me back a bit on my planned speed runs. As an alternative, I completed a 33-minute recovery run today. I will complete another recovery run on the treadmill tomorrow morning, depending on how my travel goes tonight.
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.