Here is my thingsThisWeek #016. It’s a short one, enjoy the read. Previous thingsThisWeek’s can be found here.
thingsThisWeek #016
Week 6 of my half marathon training plan
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.
Run Log 20250420
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.
52 Weeks – Week 30
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.
Run Log 20250418
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