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Some good progress has been made in week 2 of my quest to run a 1:07 half-marathon. Firstly, I upped my weekly mileage from 16km to 18km. That’s an increase of 12.5%. I’m aware that a weekly mileage increase of more than 10% is frowned upon by the serious runners’ bible, but hey, it’s not […]

So, I’m officially one week into my 1:07 half marathon challenge! The first week has gone pretty well, with 16 kilometres of running under my belt and a weight session at the gym. All my runs were fairly steady, but this morning’s effort was a little different. I ran a significantly quicker 5K than my […]

No, the title does not contain a typo. I want to run next year’s Robin Hood Half-Marathon in 1 hour 7 minutes, and yes, I am still taking my medication. 1:07:57 was the time of the first-place finisher in this year’s event, and the time is so ridiculous that I think it might actually keep […]

Stop Overthinking. Just Run. So, the 4-week experiment got off to a good start, but overall, it did not go to plan. In the first week, I did two Zone 2 runs of 5k and a 10k long run and was excited about my progress. My next Zone 2 run over the same route was […]

Running to a defined heart rate range is how I’m hoping to progress in my running. I’ve done a lot of stressful ‘all-in’ type of exercise and also put my mind and body through a hell of a lot in the last few years. Sometimes I am amazed I can still function as a normal […]

I’ve actually ran a decent number of times over the past 2 or 3 years. Since I downloaded the Adidas running app in Mar 2024 (I’ve since followed the herd and downloaded Strava too), I’ve run 157 times. That is approximately once a week and probably 5k on average (maybe a little less). Despite this […]