Personal

Today, I deliberately chose a less exciting track, but it provided the consistency I needed and, importantly, offered about half shade, which was a relief in this heat. The strong sun made the 10K feel tougher than usual, yet I managed to maintain a steady pace of 5:51/km, with an average heart rate of 153 bpm and a cadence of 161 steps per minute. It took some mental fitness to finish, but I’m glad I did. Overall, it was a solid sweat session and a nice balance ahead of the barbecue I’m hosting tonight.

Yesterday, Willem reminded me about the importance of consistency in running. He was right; I’ve known this all along, but I guess I just needed an extra push to get motivated again.

So here I am on the local track tonight, ready for a 25-minute run that includes a 20-minute ‘Fartlek’ exercise.

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I’ve been struggling to keep my running consistency up this week. My last run was on Saturday, and although I planned for two short morning runs on Monday and Tuesday, I couldn’t complete them because my mind was playing tricks on me.

I’m happy with getting tonight’s run in, from here, the only way is up!

This was my first speed run in a long time, and fortunately, it went well. I enjoyed my time at the track this morning, and I’m giving my legs as much rest as possible the rest of the day.

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