Starting my mornings right with a run

20 January 2018 : I always love to start my day with a run. This morning was no different.

I will be running a full marathon of 42.195km at the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2018 on 8 April 2018 and this is my 7th week of training.

The menu today was to run 8 miles, 8 hills at marathon pace.

By marathon pace, this means training oneself to run at the pace one would expect to run during the actual race day for almost the entire duration of the training distance.

The run would start with a warm up, and gradually increase speed until marathon pace is reached.

Try to hold the pace as long as possible, then slow down to a 5 - minute jog to cool down.

I always add hills to my runs not just to keep the boredom at bay but to also build strength and stamina.

Here's my personal quote:

"For it is only when you learn to love and embrace the hills, even the flats will seem like a highway." ~ JL, the running photog.

I have found that this same principle may be applied to everyday life as well.

If you are free, check out my blog on my running exploits and race reports I have written in the past, over a cup of coffee :
www.runningphotog.blogspot.my