Camiel Schoonens

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Week 1 of my half marathon training plan

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With my 10k recovery run today, I completed the first week of my 12-week half marathon training plan. I ran for 3 hours and 20 minutes this week with an average heartbeat of 151 bpm, covering 32 kilometers at an average pace of 6:08 per kilometer.

Date Duration Average
Heartbeat		 Distance Pace V02Max HRV RHR
Week 1 3:19:48 151 bpm 32,63 km 6:08 43,4 54 ms 54 bpm
20250316 59:23 158 bpm 10,2 km 5:49 43,3 62 ms 56 bpm
20250314 29:13 159 bpm 5,55 km 5:16 43,4 56 ms 55 bpm
20250313 49:00 149 bpm 7,63 km 6:26 43,4 53 ms 52 bpm
20250311 30:00 159 bpm 5,00 km 6:00 43,4 56 ms 54 bpm
20250310 32:00 130 bpm 4,25 km 7:33 43,4 44 ms 52 bpm

My run log has more 2025 running stats. My personal best in the half marathon is 1:43:07.

52 Weeks – Week 25

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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 25/52: Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity

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.

Gelezen: Donker Water 📚

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Het derde boek in de ‘Erika Foster‘ serie van Robert Bryndza was een stuk beter dan het tweede deel. Het is maar goed dat ik door gegaan ben met het lezen van deze serie.

Dit boek heeft een lekkere vlotte opbouw waarbij ieder hoofdstuk spannend is. Ook vind ik dat de hoofdpersoon van het boek nu beter uit de verf komt, het karakter is verder uitgediept en niet alleen maar een ‘hoekig’ persoon die met iedereen ruzie maakt.

Run Log 20250309

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I completed my long run for this weekend, 15 kilometers at a pace of 6:08. The weather is still fantastic here; for the first time in 2025, I could run in shorts outside today.

52 Weeks – Week 24

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I’m collecting 52 songs in 52 weeks. Every Friday, I add a song to my playlist. With the chosen music, I try to capture my energy and feelings for that particular Friday.

Week 24/52: Steve Winwood – Higher Love


After 52 weeks, I will have recorded all the seasons, holidays, and high and low weeks of the year in this playlist on Apple Music. Don’t use Apple Music? Subscribe to weekly updates via RSS.

52 Weeks – Week 23

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I’m collecting 52 songs in 52 weeks. Every Friday, I add a song to my playlist. With the chosen music, I try to capture my energy and feelings for that particular Friday.

Week 23/52: Eric Clapton – Forever Man

After 52 weeks, I will have recorded all the seasons, holidays, and high and low weeks of the year in this playlist on Apple Music. Don’t use Apple Music? Subscribe to weekly updates via RSS.

Gelezen: De Stalker in de Nacht 📚

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Het tweede boek dat ik las in de Erika Foster serie viel tegen. Dit boek kwam veel te traag op gang en ook de clue van het verhaal vond ik teveel een open deur. Ik ga het derde verhaal in de serie nog een kans geven. Wanneer ook dat boek tegenvalt stop ik met deze crime reeks.

52 Weeks – Week 22

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I’m collecting 52 songs in 52 weeks. Every Friday, I add a song to my playlist. With the chosen music, I try to capture my energy and feelings of that particular Friday.

Week 22/52: Helene Fischer – Atemlos durch die Nacht

After 52 weeks, I will have recorded all the seasons, holidays, and high and low weeks of the year in this playlist on Apple Music. Don’t use Apple Music? Subscribe to weekly updates via RSS.

Progression is always there, as long as you look for it

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This morning, I completed my third run of the week and my last run of the month due to our annual skiing holiday starting tomorrow. I was disappointed with myself for not being able to run farther or faster this month than I had to date. Then I thought, why don’t I compare my 2025 January and February running results with last year’s? And so I did.

Jan ’24 Jan ’25 Feb ’24 Feb ’25
Runs 12 18 4 13
Avg. Pace 6:08 5:52 6:25 6:11
Time 8:09:25 9:43:58 3:55:45 8:26:16

My log showed me that I am progressing and will come out better this winter season than ever before.

AI assisted interviewing

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AI will not replace you, but people who use AI will.

I captured this quote from one of the speakers at our annual ReThink conference in Zürich last week. While it’s short and simple, I believe it holds a lot of truth. AI assistants will increase productivity massively, and because of this, the people who know best how to use such assistance and agents will have a considerable advantage over others.

I recently had a virtual interview with a candidate who captured my audio and passed my questions on to an agent who helped him answer them better. While I was initially amazed and somewhat opinionated, it also made me think positively about the candidate and how future-ready he was by applying new technology as it became available.

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”