I've been training to hit 1:25 since my half marathon at St. George last October. My PR is 1:29.
Unfortunately, the training hasn't gone to plan. Despite running hills, threshold intervals, long tempos, and lots of slow easy runs, the best I can probably hope for is 1:28.
However, this course is more difficult having about 1/3 the elevation drop of St. George and some rolling hills. 1:28 would mean a significant fitness improvement.
Friday:
102 seconds of plank
11 minutes of yoga for runners
30 minutes of HIIT
20 minutes of strength training
5.24 km of #running (17°C, 100% humidity)
Everything up to the run was tough, but fine. The run was best described as suffering in motion. By the time I was done, there was a Humidex of 26°C, and I did not handle it well.
It's mid-May and it's too hot out in the morning. I know this is only going to get worse, short and long term.
We were there again this year with some colleagues and successfully completed the 5.3 km course. Georg represented us superbly with a time of 21:38! 🥇
However, all the runners who make the M-net company run a special event every year deserve special recognition. We are already looking forward to next year! 🙂
Ran 6.3km in 47:02.
I'm on track for three runs this week, and sometimes I get an itch to run in the afternoon. on my off days. Not compatible with my daily responsibilities, though.
Well, it seems today is PB Day, not that I set out to do PB, or PR as Strava calls it. (same thing) I knew I'd gone off a bit quick for 5k, but I was cool with that, because I thought, I'll just tap the brakes a bit as I run to 10k, obviously not tapped hard enough because I set a PB for 10k, then it started raining, so my new shoes got a proper test, and I felt steady, stable with no slipping as the surface got greasy, good shoes:) #running#motivation#runnersofmastodon
Things have been hectic at home. Tonight was my first run in a week and just the second in two weeks. Both terrible outings. My legs were so dead I couldn’t continue. Super frustrated and down. #Running
Being a touch unwell is no excuse -- so I'm hitting the pavements again as I (somewhat painfully) plough through 100km to raise funds for MS research. Read the latest blog update and donate TODAY!
Fundraising update
I mentioned a few weeks back that I'm participating in the SickKids Foundation #fundraising activity for May, called 1001 reasons to run. People have been really generous and I'm so grateful!
❝Trying to do as best as I can, is all there is to do. After all, I’m the only one here putting this pressure on me. And probably also the only one judging here.
—Nick Cusseneers https://nickcusseneers.substack.com/p/hills-pay-the-bills