Week 4 is done and I must say even though consistency feels nice, it doesn't feel like I'm achieving much at this point.

This week was the same as the previous one - 3 runs, 25-30-35 minutes, 4.5 mph, 0.5% incline, average HR around 140 bpm.

I started feeling first signs of mechanical fatigue - there have been runs where my joints ache a bit for the first few minutes of the run. But then it passes.

Coach says - the “tight and rusty” feeling that passes after a few minutes is very normal at this stage. I guess things are still going well.

Coach is emphasizing I shouldn't push myself too hard and that I should stick to 3 runs per week, 2 runs at 25-30 minutes and one longer run at 35 minutes. Same pace, same incline.

Since I like feeling progress and even the 35 min. feels easy at this point, I'll try to push the longer run to 40 minutes next week. Coach says it's ok, as long as I still feel like I could be going after the 40 min. mark and that the next day feels normal.

We're still in the first phase of the training - building up consistency and the basics. And I can't wait for the next phase (~week 6) where we'll start extending the longer runs.

Thanks for sticking around 💪