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11 May 2025 ·

I packed my stuff again for four days of travel to Barcelona. I’m on the first flight out tomorrow morning, so I needed to pack my stuff this evening. I don’t enjoy packing my suitcase for work on Sundays. Starting to pack means the weekend is over, at least mentally.

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Week 7 of my half marathon training plan

11 May 2025 ·

While this is technically Week 7 of my half-marathon training plan, I needed to return to Week 4 training levels to pick things up again.

Week 4 of my training schedule ended on April 20th. Between then and May 5th, I could only complete four runs, which is now leading to this setback in my schedule. While my initial goal was to increase my pace, I have now adjusted my goal to completing another Half-Marathon distance under 2 hours. The reasoning is twofold:

  1. I need colder weather conditions to beat my personal best (set in December 2016).
  2. My fatigue is high due to a busy period with work-related travel.

Finishing under two hours would still be an improvement compared to my last half-marathon distance run on March 30th of this year.

Date Duration Average
Heartbeat
Distance Pace V02Max HRV RHR
Week 7 2:56:27 156 bpm 29,6 km 5:57 41,6 59 ms 59 bpm
20250511 1:24:20 157 bpm 12,88 km 6:33 41,5 54 ms 62 bpm
20250510 16:15 160 bpm 3,24 km 5:01 41,6 68 ms 60 bpm
20250508 6:28 149 bpm 1,02 km 6:20 41,6 61 ms 58 bpm
20250508 26:18 167 bpm 5,04 km 5:13 41,7 61 ms 58 bpm
20250505 28:00 158 bpm 5,03 km 5:34 41,7 54 ms 57 bpm
20250505 15:04 145 bpm 2,43 km 6:31 41,7 54 ms 57 bpm

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Website Update

10 May 2025 ·

I updated this website last night and made some final CSS changes to the front page this morning. I’m happy with how things have turned out. As you can see, I decided to design the front page around the topics that matter most to me: Running and Photography.

Apart from updating the design, I also updated the technology behind my site. As a result, everything posted here is automatically shared with the Fediverse. The easiest way to follow updates remains RSS, but if you prefer seeing these updates in your favorite Mastodon client, you can also follow the account @blog@camiel.schoonens.nl.

Now that the design and technology are in place, I will start structuring my content differently to make the overall browsing experience more consistent when browsing different site sections.

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Run Log 20250510

10 May 2025 ·

To assess my running pace, I repeated the same interval workout today that I did on March 26. While I’m not quite back to where I was a little over six weeks ago, I am pleased with today’s training, as I was able to increase my pace for each set.

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52 Weeks – Week 33

9 May 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 33/52: Simply Red – Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) [Fire Island Vox Remix]

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.

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