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Oct 25
Hill Training
We did a hill training today. On Tuesday we often do our easy hill training of 75 minutes and for me at a pace of just under 7min/km. Generally no problems with the run. Legs were still a little stiff from the long run of Sunday, but had no problems. In the beginning I kind …
Oct 24
EASY LONG RUN
Today it is time for our weekly easy long run. Running 150 minutes as a preparation for our marathon in Rotterdam. It rained just before our run, but while running it was dry. Which is nice especially during a long run. Today I tried some new socks – toe socks. See if that will make …
Oct 22
TRACK TRAINING #7
Yippee!! Yesterday we were able to do some track training again. It was was finally dry again on our track training day. When it rains the government closes the track. After skipping 2 weeks of track training we were back on the track again. Today we did a TEMPO RUN. For my tempo run I …
Oct 20
ROAD TO ROTTERDAM MARATHON #6 – Hill Run
Thursday we had our easy hill run, meaning we both take the hills in a slow pace and do not do any sprints or speed runs. Out of our experience we notice that just making hill training a regular part of training boost makes our hips, gluten and legs stronger. When race day comes often …
Oct 18
ROAD TO ROTTERDAM MARATHON #5 – Hill Training
Tuesday is our day for hill training. Running hills on a regular basis is very important. Please remember that our hill training is done in a pace of easy run. We do not sprint up the hills or speed up. We just go up and down the hills in our area. Just take it easy …
Oct 16
ROAD TO ROTTERDAM MARATHON #4 – Long Easy Run
Today we had our long easy run. Gladly it was dry and everything went well. We ran for 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes). Boy was I tired afterwards but it is a very good preparation for the marathon we are planning to run in April 2023. In the beginning everything went fine and no …
Oct 15
ROAD TO ROTTERDAM MARATHON #3 – Running update
Little running update from Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The past few weeks we had a lot of rain here. Tropical storms are passing. Which is normal for this time of year. Unfortunately the sad part of all the rain is that the track get closed when it rains. So we haven’t been able to do …
Oct 09
ROAD TO ROTTERDAM MARATHON #2
This past week we had very bad weather here in Palawan. It is rainy season here but this week we had a storm passing and lots of rain. Also very humid which makes training sometimes a little hard. Shortage of breath 😃 All in all training went very well and happy with how it is …
Oct 06
PACER 10KM RUN: Congratulations Abby for running a PR 💪👍🏆
AUGUST 21, 2022Today I am my wife’s pacer. For a while now my wife wanted to break her PR (personal record) of running a 10km under 60 minutes or a sub 1 hour. My task today was to pace my wife and help her break her record. Have her run behind me and I will …
Oct 06
ROAD TO ROTTERDAM MARATHON #1
Starting October 2, 2022 my wife and I have officially started training for the Rotterdam Marathon that will take place on Sunday April 16, 2022. By running this marathon we want to raise enough support to help 100 kids with their school studies next year. (more info http://trainingthenations.com/100-kids-back-to-school-project) The planned training for this week – …
Sep 11
100 KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT
100 KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT – SUNDAY APRIL 16, 2023 ROTTERDAM MARATHON Goal is to gather a total of €15,000 donations through running the Rotterdam marathon on Sunday April 16, 2023. With the donations I like to raise enough support to help 100 kids for 1 year with their studies – Back to School …
Sep 10
Importance of Speed Training on the track
This time it’s all about Speed! Join us for track and speed sessions in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. NN Running Team … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B94WMAwZNg TTN Running TeamFB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ttnrunningteamFB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/philippinerunnersWebsite: www.trainingthenations.com Related pages:Why we do long runs
Sep 10
Why we do long runs
The long run is one of the most iconic training sessions out there. Why do we do it? What goes on in the minds of our athletes? Join Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Geoffrey Kamworor, Joshua Cheptegei and others for an inside view! NN Running Team … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeN1FeJIygQ&t=4s TTN Running TeamFB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ttnrunningteamFB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/philippinerunnersWebsite: www.trainingthenations.com
Aug 29
FUN RUN 10KM – First run after lock down in March 2020
FIRST RUN AGAIN AFTER LOCK DOWN IN MARCH 2020 Abigail did good on her first run. She did a 5km run and was able to break her pr with running a time of 27 minutes. I did a 10km run .. I wasn’t sure if I could hold the pace and therefore started with a …
Jan 02
Chasing Ten Ironman Triathlon Documentary
Chasing Ten Ironman Triathlon Documentary Triathlon is a sport that requires endurance and dedication in order to succeed. Adam is an amateur triathlete who is attempting to break the 10 hour mark in only his second ever full distance Ironman event. This documentary follows his lofty challenge and covers what it takes to try and …
