Highlights 9/45 Half Marathon Challenge

Adnan Sabanovic
3 min readJun 14, 2019

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Yessss!!! Today I ate carbs baby and I was flying …

After a day of fueling with barbecue I planned to jump on the trail the next day and make the correction from the day before.

This post belongs to a chain of posts where I track my progress throughout 45-day half-marathon challenge.

Last time I felt heavy due to bad ingredients I chose for my pre-run meal and I decided to make the correction this time. Have a look at the picture below.

Home made Pizza and Coca Cola

11km

To be honest, I don’t want you to suffer. Well maybe a little, but enough for you to not quit. As a matter of fact, with carbs I feel like it increased my endurance, since I ran 11km without any issues. The only downside is that I ate too much and I ran slower than usual.

Challenge

  • Ate and drank too much, 2 hours before the run, which is not not ideal, but did not want to miss the workout since I am traveling tomorrow and I might not be able to train.
  • Can’t wait to come home and pull proper gear for this weather.
  • My running shoes are almost 3 years old and have plenty of kilometers in them. Begging to be replaced.
  • Noticed a little cut inside my toe. Felt little uncomfortable
  • Started feeling discomfort in both meniscus

Have a look at my run

Joy

  • I didn’t hate it

Hydration

A lot of water, coffee and coke.

Heartbeat

Some people train according to their heartbeat. This is a valuable indicator which I had accidentally turned off for the previous runs. From now on I will be posting this chart as well.

Do not train in 180 area for long distances

Average 160, which is great for me
I am becoming persistent in starting slow and increasing the pace

LISTENING

This is what kept my focus while running. Interesting podcast.

TIP OF THE DAY

When I started running, I first ran in weird nike shoes that were not made for running. There might have been more for tennis. When I got my Nike Running shoes, everything became clear and soft.

Research the best shoes you can get

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Adnan Sabanovic
Adnan Sabanovic

Written by Adnan Sabanovic

Just a tech guy involved in mastering life using mental and physical discipline. Journaling about productivity, personal development and overall growth. #Life

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