A nice and inspirational run with @coachbennett and Shalane Flanagan (in the #NikeRunClub app) through a dark and humid morning.

This was a good one, and even though I did not quite find my rhythm, I had a blast. Kept it easy and increased the effort slightly throughout.

"After winter must come spring
Change, it comes eventually
Everything is everything"

Distance: 7.31k
Pace: 5'28"

#CPH42 in 73 days.

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It was a dark and terribly stormy morning, and to the beat of LCD Soundsystem's "45:33" I did a fartlek:
- 6:00 warm-up
- 2 x 1:30 @ 7/10 effort
- 4 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 x 0:30 @ 9/10
- 4 x 0:15 @ 10/10
- warm-down until I got home

It was hard, and I got to really push myself, and it was fun, and I look forward to soon do it again.

Distance: 4.97k + some more not registered by the #NikeRunClub app
Pace: 5'15"

#ParisMarathon in 79 days. Getting there.

#running #MastoRunDK #EveryRunHasAPurpose

Morning easy run

#JustDoIt #NikeRunClub #Nike #running #strava #runna

Morning run

#justdoit #nikerunclub #nike #running #strava #runna

Had a blast with #NikeRunClub's "Worst Advice Ever Run" this morning.

"No pain, no gain."
"If you aren't #running hard, you're hardly running."
"Numbers don't lie."
"Sleep is for the weak."
"You need to run every day."
"Running is boring."

@coachbennett, my philosopher of running, humorously shredded all this terrible advice, setting me up for a fun run. It was just what I needed. Thank you.

Distance: 5.60k (306.57k)
Pace: 5'23"

#ParisMarathon in 115 days.

#MastoRunDK #EveryRunHasAPurpose

Morning intervals: 8 x 80 secs of various fast paces. Again, mixing things up on speed runs (and in general) was so much fun.

Due to windchill, it felt like -7 celsius out there (this one's for you, @pfernandes). Cold, but nice and clear.

A minor issue with the #nikerunClub app is that it doesn't count the light running I do between the intervals. It is what it is.

Distance counted: 3.92k (total: 188.37k)
Pace: 5'06"

#ParisMarathon in 142 days.

#running #MastoRunDK #EveryRunHasAPurpose

A few words on my experience with #Runna.

The app looks great and made a (solid and ambitious) AI-powered personalized training plan. Fine.

However, it provides audio feedback on pace *all* the time. "Slow down!" "Speed up!" Sometimes three such cues in 100 meters (and then 21.1k is a looooong way to go). It turned #running into a mechanical activity.

Could it make me faster? Maybe. Would it ruin my enjoyment of running? Certainly.

And that is why I stick with #NikeRunClub and @coachbennett.

An amazing morning run. It was cold (0 degree C), and it was pitch black when I started, but over the two hours the sun rose and I got to watch the world wake up. I spotted hares and a flock of geese, a young deer just 10 meters from me.

My free trial of #Runna expires now, and I won't move to a paid subscription. #NikeRunClub is better for me.

Week 38 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.

Distance: 22k (total: 147.56k)
Pace: 5'35"

#ParisMarathon in 147 days.

#running #MastoRunDK #EveryRunHasAPurpose