[Run&Meditate Day 10] Jan 25th, 2018: A SPEED DAY!

Daily Running: Day 13

(Fifty runs till may #13)

Running

Today, I wanted to run fast. So I did some 400m repeats.
I felt not so strong in the beginning, but I felt stroger after each repeat.
I stopped at repeat 13th, but extending the last one to 3min one, and running at 17km/h.

It was a good day!

Running details

Distance: ~10km
Where: Indoor gym, treadmill
Time: ~40min
Speed Range: 1:30 fast (14km/h, 15km/h, 16km/h x 10 and 18km/h x 1). Total: 13 repeats of 400m
Run type: Speed!
Incline: 1% throughout

Feeling before the run
'Let's go fast and work on speed?'

During the run
First two laps were hard, but as my body warmed up, things became a lot more easier.
I stopped after 3rd lap, for a sip of water, b/c it was so dry in the gym.
The treadmill turned off while I was gone for water, oh well.

Feeling after the run
Very light and feeling strong.
This was the best speed day in 2018 so far!
I can't wait to do 20 repeats by June.

Strength&Flexibility

Pull-ups: No pull-ups today. Dips instead
Dips: 4 sets of 5 reps. 1 min rest in between. Standing tall
Jefferson-curl: Shit. I forgot to do this today. Might do it after leaving my office.

Daily Meditation: Day 15

Photo by Jordan McQueen on Unsplash

Time: 15 minutes
Feeling Before The Meditation
Meditating right after dinner has become my favorite thing.
I can't really focus doing work right after dinner, so it's nice to sit and tap into meditation.
During Meditation
Today I let my chin lift high and my face facing sky.
Although I was in my office, this simple move made me wonder about what's going on outside the office.
When I realized I was daydreaming, I came back to my breathing, and practiced my meditation further.
Feeling After The Meditation
I went right into doing some work, and made some progress :)

I hope my posts at least inspire you to think about running and meditation.
Please give me any suggestions or ask me any questions about running and meditation.
I will be very happy to help in any way.

Happy running and meditating!

Sung, a running turtle

Why running?
I got hooked to running in 2013. Running barefoot on grass, slowly, I learned how to be one with the movement. I loved running so much that I wanted to see how world's best runners live and train. So I went to Iten, Kenya in the summer of 2015. I read a sort of ebook with a Korean content start-up called 'PUBLY' about my 5 weeks in Iten (link). I want to share my experience with people who speak English as well, so I have started translating the prologue chapter. I hope to share my story with you soon. Oh, until then, you can check out some of videos I took in Kenya. You will especially love this video of 10km race in Iten, which I filmed myself on the back of a motorbike.
Why meditating?
I did a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat in 2011. There, I experienced a center of peace within myself. However, college, grad school, and real world slowly took me away from the practice. I am giving myself some social accountability by committing myself to meditate 15min before going to bed and upload a post about it on Steemit, along with my running post.

I chose to do 15 minutes because it does not feel too long nor insignificant. It feels very manageable, but at the same time long enough to induce me some equanimity and mindfulness.

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