Running

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 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.