JANUARY RUNNING JOURNAL: My First Long Run (15 km)

Happy weekend, runners in the world...

This week, I actually achieved a 20.41km run which was divided into two sessions. However, for this post, I'm going to review my running activities that I did in the first session on 8 Janauri 2025.

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The running agenda for today was because I really wanted to try longrun. The longest distance I ran was 12km last year, so I wanted to set a new distance of more than 12km.

Then, I'm aiming to try a 15km run. I really prepared for my first lungron. I was a bit nervous and didn't have any expectations. Even if I didn't make it, I wouldn't feel sad, because the important thing is that we keep moving consistently.

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As usual, after asr, I rushed to situ gintung and started a five-minute warm-up, then started running. Judging from the splits table, I tended to take a steady pace from the start until kilometre 10. By kilometre ten, my mentality was a bit shaky, and I thought about calling it a day. Fortunately, my determination was stronger than just the temptation to stop. Finally, I pushed my legs to step into the 11 kilometres to the finish.

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I finally managed to complete my run with a total time of 1:56:00 with a distance of 15.37km. Whaaa... congratulations, Tis you managed to beat yourself and become more determined. My average pace was 7:33/km with a heart rate in zone 3 of 165 bpm.

After finishing and cooling down, I sat down for a while to rest my legs before deciding to rush home. A beautiful day for my first long run. There was no strong wind, the sky was not too hot or rainy... the weather was perfect and beautiful.

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So, I hope I can be more consistent day by day. I also pray that I will be able to race for the half marathon category this year. Thank you for your prayers and support. See you next running and keep moving...

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