#Running 1/4 marathon distance in 1:08 (6:20/km pace), at 35 ⁰C but with overcast sky this time. This is the first time in ages that I reached ~ 10.5 km distance and I'm quite proud of myself. :)
#RunMichelRun training day 011/2024 👟

1/3+ marathon distance today:
15 km in 1:40 ~ (6:35/km pace), training day 012/2024 👟
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High temperatures (37 ⁰C in the afternoon!) but I was near nature so decided to be #running again. 2 x 5 km, approx. 1:05 -- not bad at all...
#RunMichelRun 👟 / training day 015/2024
(Btw, I skipped logging 014/2024 on 08/Jul/2024 which was 6.1 km/0:48, big deal.) :)

A very hot day but I tried #running again -- felt like torture under the sun. :-D
12.6 km/1:30 (7:10/km pace)
#RunMichelRun training day 016/2024

Today I made a half-marathon #running distance! 21.5 km in 2:30 (pace: ~ 7:00/km), not bad at all!
Drank 2 liters of water almost, also not bad.
#RunMichelRun training day 017/2024

What a difference a few runs can make to a pair of normal sports shoes! Left: old pair // Right: new pair. Between them there is the distance of only 17 runs, each run between 5 (min) to 20 (max) kilometers. The old pair is almost completely unusable now so I had to go shopping today. :)
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#Running with the new pair of shoes today [see my previous toot], only 8 km in 0:50 today but I felt I can't do more, at least for now...
#RunMichelRun training day 018/2024 👟

Today's story: Why was I #running?
I needed to take the kid to a birthday party and then pick her up. Instead of waiting for her somewhere, I went to the nearby park and ran 27 km in 3:17 (7:15/km pace). :-D
If the birthday party was a couple of hours longer -- who knows, maybe I would have reached 42 km? ;-)
#RunMichelRun training day 019/2024 👟

37 degrees Celsius and up, blazing sun, and I managed to keep #running for only 10.5 km/1:15... It is what it is.
#RunMichelRun training day 020/2024 👟☀️

#Running again 1/4 marathon distance -- 11 km in 1:05 (6:00/km pace). A pretty good run. :)
#RunMichelRun training day 021/2024 👟

When #running today (14 km in 1:43, 7:15/km av. -- 1/3 marathon distance) I found some huge green pumpkins growing in the wild, and a book about fat loss. I didn't take the book -- I don't think I need it. :-D
#RunMichelRun training day 022/2024 👟

15.3 km in 1:47 (7:00/min pace) after more than 5 weeks (!!) pause in my #running sessions... I feel totally off, and what's more, I have signed up for two marathons! One is this Sunday (5 km) and the other is exactly a week later (42.2 km). Hmm. :-D
#RunMichelRun training day 023/2024

My first official mini-marathon this year! 5 km in 0:27:40 (5:25/km pace)
Now I'm resting and my wife (@molif) and kid (Simona) are #running their 2.5 km, I'm feeling so proud! ❤️
#RunMichelRun training day 024/2024
Update: Added a photo of me after the run. Wife and kid finished successfully too. 💖

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Vazrazhdane 5K Marathon official results are in!
Michel #5237, 5.0 km: place: 99 / time: 0:27:35
Ani (@molif) #2227, 2.5 km: place: 99 / time: 0:19:53
Simona #2226, 2.5 km: place: 60 / time: 0:16:57
We were amazing! (Also, it's kinda cool that me and Ani are both place 99 in our distances! Coincidence?;-))
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Today's #running training day 025/2024 👟 was OK:
21.5 km in 2:26 (6:50/km)
I am ready for a half-marathon! The problem is, this upcoming Sunday I'm running the full marathon distance at the Sofia WizzAir Marathon. :-D I'm not sure I can run double this distance in one go...
#RunMichelRun

The game is afoot! I'm #running this Sunday! :-) Just got my RFID number (I'm 933) and everything else.
#RunMichelRun 👟

Mission Impossible -- Sofia WizzAir Marathon complete!
Distance: 42.2 km or more (note: according to my phone GPS it was 45.0 km, but I know GPS modules have 2-3 % margin of error)
RFID chip time: 4:59:11
I'm on 563 place in men (out of 678 who signed up) and I'm proud. :)
(Note: I started tracking the run on the 11th minute, the logged GPS distance was 43.9 km, so it should be 45 km or more, when I add the missing 10-11 minutes.)
#RunMichelRun 👟 training day 026/2024
Now I'll take some rest.

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