Running

on the way to my first formal race. it will be 5km and the mission that i talked with my coach yesterday (shoutout to @satzo7) is to run at a pace of 4:30. he told me the most important is to stick to the plan. if i want to do better times in the future, it will be in other races. or if im feeling good at the 3rd km i can go faster then. but step by step 

this training is a marathon and today is just a stepping stone on the process. feeling motivated and happy with my father, partner and daughter on the car. they are happy to come with me. mila even wants to run

gm

three important lessons from today’s race:

1. look up the altitude map before. it had very intense ups and downs 80% of it. i was not prepared for that and didnt have a strategy

2. don’t run with hoodie. gave a hug to a coach friend on the finish line and she told me this before saying congratulations lol

3. be mindful of the consequences that coffee has in my running practice. i drank two in the morning today before the race and it could be that it raises my heart rate more than what’s helpful. how do you regulate this? what’s your experience around it?

overall felt very solid. no pain in my body which is great. felt a bit hard to breathe consistently in a controlled rhythm, probably because im not used to run for long times at this pace (averaged 4:41 for a total time of 22:57)

happy and proud overall. looking forward to the next one

generalist currently working for /a0x - father and creator