micke-midlife on October 7th, 2008

helsinki is often referred to as the design center of the north. once you looked around at a nice sunny autumn evening, you understand why. the place is albeit functional really just beautiful. the surroundings are kept relatively clean, many areas feature buildings that are modern but not unaesthetic and nature puts out a dramatic [...]

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micke-midlife on October 5th, 2008

all green, good week! with a total distance of 83.5km and two interval sessions there’s a good balance of speed and endurance. the sixth week starts the second part of the first episode where speed work should pick up in preparation of the series of 10k runs from november onwards.
the 400s on monday felt quite [...]

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micke-midlife on October 3rd, 2008

there are many ways to get some estimation (or wild guesses) one’s marathon time. a simple google search on “marathon time prediction” provides ample of web pages where you can use past results of shorter run distances to get a feel what this would mean for your marathon time. however, it’s obvious, there’s a plethora [...]

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