Patrick Mougin 🇪🇺🇦🇺🇫🇷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Jesus fuckin Christ 🤦🏻‍♂️

a man is playing a guitar while two women sing and dance on a stage . ALT: a man is playing a guitar while two women sing and dance on a stage .

I literally thought you were about to talk about these…

God I miss that scarf 😢

You in another decade

I really am so happy I had this opportunity - despite the narrow pathing during the first half, it actually is a really nice route, and I would recommend it to anyone! Now to look ahead to next Sunday - Hampton Court Palace Half… ❤️💪

My pacing in the second half was better than I expected, and contributed to the sub 1:50:00 time I eventually got (chip time was 1:48:11, around 3.5 minutes slower than my chip time last week at Olympic Park)…

Compared to last week, a couple of things I did differently:

* I did a warm up jog from the station to the start area
* I consumed an energy gel every 7 kms

If it had not been for my starting in the last wave and losing about 5 minutes trying to weave through people (combined with some very narrow paths), this would have potentially been another PB…

#running 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🧵

Cambridge Half Marathon

adidas Stockholm Marathon Plan (Week 14/26)

Half Marathon race

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Second of three consecutive half marathon race Sundays , and this one was relatively last minute!

That time again where a fresh haircut does wonders for one’s self-esteem and self-confidence 💇🏻‍♂️ a reminder to myself that I’m a fuckin catch!

#haircut #selflove #selfcare #imacatch ❤️

You’re still burning calories, which is what counts really 💪

No, not Jamie Dunn! 😮

And it worked - this tempo session felt so much better on my feet and legs than previous ones! So now I have one more tempo session on Friday before heading to Cambridge on Sunday for the half marathon - I’m feeling really good about things now… ❤️💪

Just before I did this session, I went and bought another pair of carbon-plated shoes (the new ASICS Magic Speed 5s), and then decided to try them out for the session - I usually don’t do carbon plates for tempo sessions, but I thought, “why not?”…

To be honest, I was almost dreading these, especially after the last couple of tempo sessions that I had. But then I tried something a little different…

#running 🏃🏻‍♂️

Rolling 500s with Runna ✅

adidas Stockholm Marathon Plan (Week 14/26)

2km warm up at a conversational pace (no faster than 5:15/km)

Repeat the following 7x:
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500m at 4:15/km
500m at 5:00/km
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90s walking rest

2km cool down at a conversational pace (or slower!)

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That’s a tune I haven’t heard in years! The female backup vocalist from Culture Club ❤️

I have a couple of tempo sessions this week before the next half marathon on Sunday in Cambridge - after what’s been an interesting couple of weeks, I feel like I’m finally getting my groove again… ❤️💪

I was quite surprised at how fresh my legs felt tonight after yesterday’s PB half marathon effort. Nevertheless I still took this one very easy, and it felt as such - a straightforward Zone 2 run…

#running 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🧵

10km Easy Run with Runna ✅

adidas Stockholm Marathon Plan (Week 14/26)

10km easy run at a conversational pace (no faster than 5:15/km). This is a limit, not a target - run at whatever pace feels truly easy!

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Three times a lady…

I can *only* imagine what would have come out of your mouth at that point…

On the eighth day, Machine just got upset… 😏

Oh god yes!

Either way, I managed to hit PBs not just for HM, but also for 20km, 10miles and 15km - not bad for my first official HM race! Now to take it a bit easy for the next few days before Cambridge HM next Sunday… ❤️💪

My legs *almost* went dead in the final few kms, but I managed to stay relaxed and keep them moving right to the end. The final stretch surprised me as I had hit HM distance on Runna with 150m of the official course still to go - thankfully my chip time came in under 1:45:00…

I deliberately held back on stride and pace for the first 10km, and then allowed myself to relax more into it after that. If you ever do this particular half marathon, be ready for lots and lots of hills - they almost humbled me in parts…

#running 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🧵

London Half - 🚨 NEW HM PB 🚨

adidas Stockholm Marathon Plan (Week 13/26)

Half Marathon race

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This was meant to be a conversational pace run. I started relatively easy, but even then I knew early on this was going to be PB territory - it was just a matter of by how much…

🤗🤗🤗 I fully get you, my friend!

This was my shakeout run for Olympic Park HM tomorrow, and I have to say I’m feeling good about it. I still plan to do the HM at conversational pace, but let’s see how my legs feel tomorrow and perhaps see if a HM PB is possible… ❤️💪