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Couch to 10K (week 12 of 12)
——week 12— Day 78. Sunday November 19th 2023. I was hoping for a short session today, but the plan said 40 minutes. It felt like a slow, hard effort today, and my time reflected that. It was also really cold out, and my heart rate always seems to be through the roof in these conditions.…
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Couch to 10K (week 11 of 12)
Day 71. Sunday November 12th 2023. A 45 minute run. I traveled 6.5k in this time, and was really happy with my effort. My average was 6’59” per km. I might never be a fast runner, but I’m willing to give my best effort into going the distance. Day 72. Monday November 13th 2023. Yoga…
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Couch to 10K. (Week 10 of 12)
—-week 10—- Day 64. Sunday November 5th 2023. The biggest session so far. 20 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, 20 minutes running. I covered 6km. Today’s pace was slow, but after the busy week I had, I’m not too concerned about speed. Day 65. Monday November 6th 2023. Today was the first yoga session in…
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Couch to 10K (week 9 of 12)
Day 57. Sunday October 29th 2023. This 9th week is a de-loading week for my running, and the last week of interval running. 10 minutes running, 3 minutes walking, 16 minutes running. Day 58. Monday October 30th 2023. I had a lot of stuff I needed to do for my job, and didn’t make it…
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Couch to 10K week 8 of 12.
Day 50. Sunday October 22nd 2023. After sleeping for close to 10 hours last night, today’s run was the best I’ve had for a long time. 15 minutes running, 5 minutes walking X2. Day 51. Monday October 23rd 2023. A yoga session today. Day 52. Tuesday October 24th 2023. Today’s run felt like I was…
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Couch to 10K (week 7)
Day 43. Sunday October 15th 2023. I woke up this morning to heavy rain falling. The forecast said it would stop around lunchtime, therefore I decided to have breakfast and wait until it cleared. 99.9% of my runs are early morning before eating anything. However, I’ve been hearing that although this is fine, it’s not…
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Week 6 (of 12) Couch to 10K.
Day 36. Sunday October 8th 2023. The beginning of week 6. I’m happy to get here. I know it’s not technically, but it feels like the halfway point. Technically the halfway point will be at the end of this week. We stepped it up today with 8 minute run sessions. 8 X 3, with a…
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Week 5 Couch to 10K (12 weeks)
Day 29. Sunday October 1st 2023. Unfortunately, I have to start off week 5 with a rest day. My back feels better, but my ankle still seems a little funny. It’s fine, but has that feeling that the wrong move could set it off. However, on top of these issues, I feel tired. I haven’t…
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Couch to 10k (week 4) spoiler; It doesn’t end well.
—- Week 4 —— Day 22. Sunday September 24th 2023. It’s the beginning of a new week again. I just got back from 5 min runs 3 min walk X 4. It was really enjoyable, and by the last effort I was really noticing the longer run time. My time dropped a lot from the…
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Couch to 10k. (Week 3)
Day 15. Sunday September 17th 2023. I look forward to the first day of a new training week when I’m doing a challenge. I love the step-up from the last last run. It never usually feels too much, but just enough for you to have to dig a little deeper than you did the week…