Hey hey, I'm still here! Enjoying Poland and roaming around my old neighbourhood, even dropped a quick threshold SESSION, visiting the track. Fastest 7K!
Yesterday we went to Łódź for Project Hail Mary (IMAX) - no surprise, it's a good movie. Today is more of a chill day.
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Was planning to run this loop for about 2 years now and finally the stars aligned.
Had amazing weather - fresh breeze, sunny, had a day of rest beforehand. But the best part was my dad on a bike next to me - can't get enough of those moments when living abroad.
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Last time going out in the morning to run in Liverpool for a while - travelling to Poland tomorrow, so I'll be exploring some new routes.
Was supposed to be a standard Threshold session, but nature had other plans and I had to cut it short. No harm done.
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A bit of faster tempo today, with 15 minutes at threshold values. Figured I'll go and explore all of the park's main routes excluding the part where installing a massive £30M underground water catcher is taking place.
Happy to avoid the rain! It didn't even drizzled.
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Listened to the suggested pace, so today's run was a recovery one. Really tried to ramp up the cadence aka be mindful of it, ended up with an alright number of 164. Could be better.
Works at the park are continuing, so I wanted to bang out some short laps.
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Long Run Sunday, this time the direction was south. Visited Woolton, so some hills were in order, also really pretty streets and houses. Plenty of blooming trees, went through a massive cemetery, plodded up Camphill...
Enjoyable and varied run!
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Friday's can be a bit different, innit? Instead of running in the morning, I opted for a lunch run and went to the Childwall Woods for a loop.
Everything is getting more green, plenty of flowering trees too. It's like a relaxing bath in the greenery, well worth the detour.
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First faster session since the 10K bonanza, so I was curious on how the legs will take it. Still - it was decent!
Sure, they're not the freshest but held the pace fine, it became 15 min at 4:32/k with 10 min warmup and 10 min cooldown.
Lovely day today, plenty of sunshine!
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Look at this glorious shape - the lap is just a bit over 1K, and with the ongoing works in the park I might be running it more often... Or consider going somewhere else for a change.
Legs are feeling better, still a bit heavy but it came easier to me today.
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First run after the 10K race effort - legs feel stiff, especially the left one, but it's still decent for a base run. Suggestion was threshold... Maybe later.
Went out of the park to rack up some K's around the neighbourhood - good weather, traffic wasn't too bad.
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Was supposed to be tomorrow, but I've got a party to attend (and the weather was gorgeous).
Went for sub-45, got 45:04.
Overall happy, it was a very hard effort, glad I kept it together, but had to dig quite deep. Now I can have a few weeks off-plan and enjoy the Easter 😎🐰
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Windy today! That's why it's a bit shorter than usual, also trying to keep some freshness for Sunday. Still happy I went out in the morning, as some proper gusts are about to appear and with rain tomorrow top it off.
Body felt good. Had to grab my hat once, not to lose it 😅
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Decided to change things up a bit - went to the woods instead of the usual park route and I'm thinking of solely using the new shoes this week, just to break them up a bit.
Pace a bit higher than usual - maybe it's the route, maybe the sudden urge to visit the loo... 😅
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Was tempted to go for a long run as usual, but you know what? It's taper week! I guess I'm gonna listen to the recommended sessions over the next few outings.
Was a pleasant run, just standard 4 loops round the park, plenty of runners around. Good weather is coming!
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Went out wearing a t-shirt and shorts after realising that "hey, it's not 10+ degrees anymore" 😅 But then... decided to still give it a go.
Wasn't bad! Maybe a tiny bit nippy, but it was a refreshing run. Happy to go below 5:40/k and still maintain a base HR! Good work.
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Threshold run today! Wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, but still doable, with a steady pace.
Tested out the new shoes for the first time - there's less softness, but they feel really light. No issues with the fit. Gonna be great to run a fast 10K in them.
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Kinda repeat from yesterday, but shorter and a bit faster - HR wasn't amazing this time, but it behaved well. Felt great to be running loops in the full sun, a slight breeze and plenty of room to just unwind.
Enjoyed a homemade chicken wrap afterwards, it was delish!
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Wow, that's a nice surprise! Got myself to the Excellent vo2max range in Garmin for the very first time! I've been on the verge a few times, but never went over. Finally!
Also had a very early run, just woke up, got ready and went out the door. That's how it's supposed to be!
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Some lighter running after yesterday's threshold.
Just realised that I haven't done much walking this week, so I'm tempted to rack up some steps over the next few days. Garmin badges are a serious game! 😉
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Threshold session in the park, no rain yet so I'm happy. Was able to have a proper push, felt good.
Overheard a convo between a guy and a small kid. "So in this game, the humans are called the UNSC..." Wow, somebody's introduced to Halo at a young age 😄
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Earliest run in a while! Wanted to concentrate a bit more on the cadence, so it came slightly slower than usual, but still a base effort, so I'm satisfied.
Someone scraped their car against a roadside skip while I was in the park, can't say I envy them 😅
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Base morning run done, good weather, albeit a bit windy in the park. Still, happy to have it done and dusted, cherry on top was Garmin putting this effort into the Base bracket. As it should be be! 😅
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Woke up and went out in less than 30 minutes, which is a success. Had a good Base run overall, bit of rain throughout, but nothing major or bothersome.
Now a little birdie tells me I have a delivery to expect today... It's quite exciting, can't wait to share some pics!
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Another lunch run, woo! Decided to avoid the frosty morning and get some sunshine instead - well worth it!
15 minutes at threshold pace, wasn't too hard, felt strong. Breathing wasn't getting significantly harder, so that's a plus. Really enjoyed this one.
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Today was a combo of unusual running: recovery pace at lunchtime in a windy park. I guess having over 20km yesterday (run +walking) made Garmin a bit worried and it decided to pump my breaks for today. But no worries, I'm still in the Productive zone!
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Got bamboozled today - it rained really heavy for a while, so I thought it's gonna be a rainy session, so I took a waterproof jacket and went outside.
It barely drizzled. For 5 minutes.
Still, 15K done, new #squadrats added, now to eat and recover before playing board games!
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Morning was rainy, so I took a bit of a gamble and decided to have a go after work.
Felt good, the creamy mushroom chicken wasn't a problem, sat nicely in my stomach, allowing me to do four loops around the park. Peak phase starts from today! Only a month to go.
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Happy there was no rain! Today I finally got my faster session of the week, which was 15 min at 4:35/k pace. Comfortably hard, I'd say?
In about a month I'd like to run like this for 45 minutes... It's gonna be a proper effort when I will get to it!
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I know what is the issue with me and getting out early - it's the bloody phone! Today's Wordle took me a bit, then I was checking news, game forums... Enough! Won't touch it before I go out running.
Base today instead of the promised Threshold, felt good, legs were moving.
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Was a bit lazy this morning, started to consider postponing the run, but... I just got up from bed. Prepared myself, got the shoes, keys and went outside. Easy.
Nothing significant happened, but I'm happy that this one got added to the Base efforts pool. Threshold tomorrow!
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